Don’t ignore these 4 food cravings

When you’re feeling salty…

Reaching for salty snack foods like potato chips and pretzels is a good sign that you’re low in iron. So eating healthier, iron-rich foods (like grass-fed beef, poultry, seafood, beans, and leafy greens) instead of snack foods is the best solution. It’s also pretty common to crave salty snack foods after working out or sweating a lot. That’s because when you sweat, you lose sodium. This causes your body to crave more because it wants to replace what it’s lost.

Read: The ‘mind trick’ that reduces salt cravings and stroke risk

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Jenny Smiechowski

By Jenny Smiechowski

Jenny Smiechowski is a Chicago-based freelance writer who specializes in health, nutrition and the environment. Her work has appeared in online and print publications like Chicagoland Gardening magazine, Organic Lifestyle Magazine, BetterLife Magazine, TheFix.com, Hybridcars.com and Seedstock.com.

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