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Jan 2024
10m 38s

Understanding and Overcoming Food Cravin...

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.
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This podcast often talks about sugar cravings, but what about when you crave other things? What causes you to reach for the dark chocolates, avocados, or that bag of nuts even after eating a well-balanced meal? Find out about why you crave what you crave, what you can do about it, and get your serotonin kick with Kristi on this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist. 

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