A person may feel that he or she is spending too much time wanting a certain thing. Or he or she may simply want a thing too much for his or her own good. If so, this person may want to eliminate cravings.
A craving is a powerful urge or need that comes at odd times. They can be for odd things that someone does not normally want. Or they can be for things that other people do not normally want.
Everyday life can be adversely affected by having a craving. A craving can come at bad times: while in a deep sleep or hard at work during the day. Or even at more difficult moments such as in a crisis or while under a deadline.
Cravings often happen during pregnancy. Expecting mothers frequently experience them. Often they are for strange things such as hot peppers, radishes, or vinegar. Often expecting mothers experience them in combinations, such as hot peppers with yogurt or burritos and waffles. The strange, unexpected needs of expecting mothers can sound strange, but they can also represent hidden nutritional needs. For instance, a craving for hot peppers can represent a need for nitrogen or even sodium. A suddenly acquired taste for yogurt can represent a need for calcium or sugar. These urges are usually temporary and often disappear when the hidden temporary nutritional need is met.
Some people experience desires that are unhealthy. For instance, a woman may start to spend too much time at a tanning salon because she craves the feelings that come from the ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight produces a release of hormones that she may crave. Or she may crave the effect that the UV rays have on her biological clock and her circadian rhythm. A man may crave alcohol because he is an alcoholic. He may try to drink alcohol at all social events because of stress or nervousness. A man may crave alcohol when he is alone because he is lonely or wishes to have feelings of escape. In either case, a person may wish to eliminate his or her urges if the cost of those urges begins to outweigh their benefits. If an urge produces health problems or starts to cost too much money, a man or woman may seek to eliminate those cravings.
A craving can be based on circumstances either physical or psychological. Physical issues can involve sickness, stress, or nutrition. Psychological issues can come out of anxiety, depression, and other problems. Eliminating a harmful craving will depend on whether the craving in question is rooted in psychological or physical circumstances.
Cravings that are physical in nature can be eliminated by dealing with those causes. If an individual eats an unhealthy diet, making that diet healthier can reduce the impulse or desire. If an individual is afflicted with a disease or disorder, getting treatment can mean managing or eliminating the impulse. If an individual is dealing with stress, reducing that stress can in effect get rid of his or her craving.
Cravings of the psychological sort can be handled by finding the psychological cause. If someone desires a certain food in order to feel comfort, finding other ways to get the same comfort can eliminate the craving. If an individual is suffering from depression and as result craves an unhealthy food or behavior, getting treatment for that depression by way of therapy or medicine can eliminate cravings.
A craving is a powerful urge or need that comes at odd times. They can be for odd things that someone does not normally want. Or they can be for things that other people do not normally want.
Everyday life can be adversely affected by having a craving. A craving can come at bad times: while in a deep sleep or hard at work during the day. Or even at more difficult moments such as in a crisis or while under a deadline.
Cravings often happen during pregnancy. Expecting mothers frequently experience them. Often they are for strange things such as hot peppers, radishes, or vinegar. Often expecting mothers experience them in combinations, such as hot peppers with yogurt or burritos and waffles. The strange, unexpected needs of expecting mothers can sound strange, but they can also represent hidden nutritional needs. For instance, a craving for hot peppers can represent a need for nitrogen or even sodium. A suddenly acquired taste for yogurt can represent a need for calcium or sugar. These urges are usually temporary and often disappear when the hidden temporary nutritional need is met.
Some people experience desires that are unhealthy. For instance, a woman may start to spend too much time at a tanning salon because she craves the feelings that come from the ultraviolet radiation. Sunlight produces a release of hormones that she may crave. Or she may crave the effect that the UV rays have on her biological clock and her circadian rhythm. A man may crave alcohol because he is an alcoholic. He may try to drink alcohol at all social events because of stress or nervousness. A man may crave alcohol when he is alone because he is lonely or wishes to have feelings of escape. In either case, a person may wish to eliminate his or her urges if the cost of those urges begins to outweigh their benefits. If an urge produces health problems or starts to cost too much money, a man or woman may seek to eliminate those cravings.
A craving can be based on circumstances either physical or psychological. Physical issues can involve sickness, stress, or nutrition. Psychological issues can come out of anxiety, depression, and other problems. Eliminating a harmful craving will depend on whether the craving in question is rooted in psychological or physical circumstances.
Cravings that are physical in nature can be eliminated by dealing with those causes. If an individual eats an unhealthy diet, making that diet healthier can reduce the impulse or desire. If an individual is afflicted with a disease or disorder, getting treatment can mean managing or eliminating the impulse. If an individual is dealing with stress, reducing that stress can in effect get rid of his or her craving.
Cravings of the psychological sort can be handled by finding the psychological cause. If someone desires a certain food in order to feel comfort, finding other ways to get the same comfort can eliminate the craving. If an individual is suffering from depression and as result craves an unhealthy food or behavior, getting treatment for that depression by way of therapy or medicine can eliminate cravings.
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