Are You Getting Enough Vitamins And Minerals?

Do you have any idea if you have what you need even though you hear a lot about vitamins and minerals? You probably are, for the most part. However, there are times when we don’t, and this direct us to a very interesting theory. My mom gave me a book she read a long time ago, and it said that people who do not get enough vitamins and minerals each day not only get sick much easier, they also walk around with abnormal cravings.

After I read the book, it made me think about a teacher I had in sixth grade. This guy was your classic teacher, though he was not very animated. Quite often he would eat the chalk he had in the class room. I never believed there had to be a reason why he did it even though we thought it was funny at the time. Could it have something to do with the quantity of vitamins and minerals in his diet? I have no idea, but this book told me it was. It’s an interesting theory. But would it makes us eat chalk if our body craves for vitamins and minerals it is not getting?

So this might be the explanation why you crave certain foods. That’s certainly not as awful as eat chalk, but this might elucidate odd cravings, especially during pregnancy. Expecting women require more vitamins and minerals than anybody, and they must to be sure they get them. Do they have to ask for Italian dressing and hotdogs in the middle of the night if they aren’t getting the vitamins and minerals for themselves as well as what they need for their growing baby? I don’t know.

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