Some of us, in fact all of us, get cravings every now and again. Cravings can tell a lot about your body both physically and emotionally. Physically we often crave what our body is missing such as certain minerals, vitamins and other nutrients. Emotional cravings can come from the stresses of everyday life; we crave sweets when things are difficult, crunch when we are angry, carbs when we feel fatigued both physically and mentally, and so on.

Each season causes our body to shift as well as our cravings. Winter brings on warming, heartier foods, spring, cleansing, purifying foods, summer, lighter, raw and cooling foods and fall leaves us in-between summer’s bounty and winter’s chill.

Spring cleansing foods that are available right now help to clean out and purify the blood. These foods also offer great amounts of phyto-nutrients – which help feed the body’s cells, boost the immune system and even reduce inflammation. Phyto = plant, the best fuel and disease defense is plant nutrition.

So how does this help curb sugar/carb cravings? By eating these in-season, fresh phyto-nutrients (leafy greens, dark green veggies, other colorful veggies and fruit, your body can clean out the ‘gunk’ and refresh or reboot your system. Focus on these whole and natural foods and note how your body changes.

Remember, your body will crave what you feed it most. Happy, healthy body rebooting!