Guide to CRAVINGS: Part I ~The Kooky Stuff

Michelle Edmonds, M.A., M.Ed

Sr. Nutritionist| Author

THE SERENITY CHALLENGE

Serenity Weight and Detoxification Program

September 20, 2013

PICA

Craving non-nutritional substances, such as ice, clay, dirt

Many resources will give iron deficiency anemia as the cause for ice chewing or craving ice.

This is an over  simplified explanation; it is more accurate to say that it is a manifestation of a mineral deficiency in general

Sera Young, Craving Earth: Understanding Pica: The Urge To Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, And Chalk-

Start: 03/21/2014 8:00 pm

Humans have eaten earth, on purpose, for more than 2,000 years. They also crave starch, ice, chalk, and other unorthodox food items. Some even claim they are "addicted" and "go crazy" without these items. Sifting through extensive historical, ethnographic, and biomedical findings, Sera L. Young creates a portrait of pica, or nonfood cravings, from humans' earliest ingestions to current trends and practices. In engaging detail, she describes the substances most frequently consumed and the many methods used to obtain them. She reveals how pica is remarkably prevalent, identifies its most avid partakers, and describes the potentially healthful and harmful effects.

Young evaluates the many hypotheses about the causes of pica, from the fantastical to the scientific, including hunger, nutritional deficiencies, and protective capacities. Never has a book examined pica so thoroughly or accessibly, merging absorbing history with intimate case studies to illuminate a behavior deeply entwined with human biology and culture. 

Craving Earth: Understanding Pica: The Urge To Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, And Chalk (Paperback)

By Sera L. Young

$22.50

ISBN-13: 9780231146098
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Columbia University Press, 8/2012 

1. Correct the mineral deficiencies

All people need at least 90 Essential Vitamins and Minerals DAILY (actually 94)

Click to listen to this 13 minute audio on PICA 

60 Essential Minerals
Calcium	Magnesium		Phosphorus		Potassium	Sodium
Chloride	Sulfur		Cobalt	Copper		Aluminum
Arsenic	Barium		Beryllium	Boron		Bromine
Carbon	Iodine		Iron	Manganese		Selenium
Zinc	Cerium		Cesium	Chromium		Dysprosium
Erbium	Europium		Gadolinium	Gallium		Germanium
Gold	Hafnium		Holmium	Hydrogen		Lanthanum
Lithium	Lutetium		Molybdenum	Neodymium		Nickel
Niobium	Nitrogen		Oxygen	Praseodymium		Rhenium
Rubidium	Samarium		Scandium	Silica		Silver
Strontium	Tantalum		Terbium	Thulium		Tin
Titanium	Vanadium		Ytterbium	Yttrium		Zirconium
16 Essential Vitamins
Vitamin A	Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)		Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	Vitamin B3(Niacin)		Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)	Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)		Vitamin C	Vitamin D		Vitamin E
Vitamin K	Biotin		Choline	Flavonoids and bioflavonoids		Folic Acid
Inositol
12 Essential Amino Acids
Valine	Lysine		Threonine	Leucine		Isoleucine
Tryptophan	Phenylalanine		Methionine	Histidine		Arginine
Taurine	Tyrosine
3 Essential Fatty Acids
Omega 3(EPA, DHA, (LA)		Omega 6	Omega 9

Plant Derived Minerals™ - 32 fl oz Item #: 13203 Our bodies need a steady stream of minerals, many in trace amounts, to function properly. Plant Derived Minerals™ are liquid concentrates containing up to 77 minerals from prehistoric plants in their unaltered colloidal form.* Supplement Facts Your Price: $20.00 When dinosaurs roamed the earth 70 million years ago, they likely walked on soil abundant with minerals. Plants and fruits likely contained at least 77 minerals, which became water-soluble as they transmuted through the root system to become part of a luscious, succulent, vibrant and life-sustaining source of food. Plant-derived minerals have been encapsulated in the earth as a pure food since that time. Our bodies need a steady stream of minerals - many in trace amounts - to function properly. Our Plant Derived Minerals™ products are liquid concentrates containing up to 77 minerals from prehistoric plants in their unaltered colloidal form. SUGGESTED USE: Adults, mix one or two fluid ounces in a small glass of fruit or vegetable juice of your choice. Drink during or after meals, one to three times a day or as desired 2.  ELIMINATE THE PARASITES and FUNGUS Causing the deficiency (Check with your coach for these advanced detox items) CHANGE YOUR DIET Crowd out the cravings  1. Add more raw foods and juices In is not necessary to become a "raw foodie" to be healthy (no extremes please; you will not sustain it 2. INCREASE YOUR PROTEIN INTAKE~ ADOPT a  slightly modified PALEO LIFESTYLE Part II: GUIDE to CRAVING:  Fats and Sugar (such as peanut butter, crunchy snacks, chips, etc)