Why do we get cravings? What’s your body trying to tell you?

If you’re craving salt you could be zinc deficient. If you haven’t got enough zinc you can’t taste your food properly and you need salt to bring out the flavour. Stress can also make you crave salt. When your adrenal glands are flat out nutrients are drained from your body, leading to salt cravings and exhaustion. Try easing up and relaxing more. Yoga and meditation are both good for relieving stress.

Eating too much sugar makes us insulin resistant, and that is the hormone that keeps blood sugar stable. When the body can’t process sugar properly it gets stored as fat. Reverse the efect by taking a chromium supplement, an essential mineral that’s found in poultry, beef and fruit and veg.

Do you need a caffeine blast to kick start your day, and how much coffee do you drink in a day. Caffeine addiction could mean you have a blood sugar imbalance. Try cutting down slowly to minimise the withdrawal symptoms, like headaches. Replace caffeinated drinks like tea and coffee with water or juices to rehydrate your body.