A Sweet Tooth
By the Barefoot Medic
Have you ever noticed
that young people show a marked affinity for sweet things? "Mmm".
As we grow older our tastes do change and become more discriminating, or more likely we just get set in our ways. Or, do our tastes simply change in line with our needs?
“Each according to his/her needs?”
Indulge me a moment… Do you occasionally have urges/cravings for things you would not normally eat or drink?
It’s a well know fact, (so I’m told), that expectant mothers experience wild cravings in the middle of the night, for things that would normally seem revolting to them!
When the body is undergoing radical changes, new building materials may be required; do you suppose the body has an awareness in addition to that of the brain, a mind of its own? Could it be that unaccountable urges, cravings and dreams are the outward manifestations of the body attempt to communicate its needs to the conscious mind?
“Hormones are defined as chemical messengers.”
At ‘THAT’ time
of the month, a woman may get ‘Cranky’!
It’s her hormones you may say - excusing her tantrums, mental/physical
attacks on your person. This is of course the upper extreme. No two people are built the same though, I've known quite a few cranky men; take me for instance.
Is it possible
that hormones have even more subtle effects on us than currently supposed?
Radical life
changes may bring on similar effects.
For example a
couch potato of 10 years standing, suddenly taking up physical exercise, could possibly
bring on a craving for sweet things…
Conversely, if
you suddenly start craving ‘Pilchards in tomato sauce’ & pickled
onions/eggs, should you be seeking changes in your life? Are you pregnant?
Family break-ups,
retirement, bereavement, stress, a lottery win.
Would a change in diet help you deal with those?
How could we test such a theory?
Maybe seek out
people undergoing unexpected life changes.
Get them to
identify any activity changes resulting (if any).
Analyse the
chemical content of the dietary changes resulting…
Could a pill be created to provide the missing components? Then when other people are undergoing similar life changes we could administer that pill… No this is getting silly… Or, is it?
Comments
will be Welcome:
It is tongue in cheek but there must be studies. We can't be the only ones thinking about it!?
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