[ExI] eating what you need

[Adrian Tymes]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 8:51 AM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> https://neurosciencenews.com/nutritional-intelligence-20464/
>
> I read of this baby study (which could have been replicated ethically, I
> am sure) many years ago and have validated it in my own experience:  when I
> get short of some nutrient I start eating foods that supply it.  This is
> esp. true of green things:  after some time of not eating them, when I do
> my brain rewards me with great taste, far more than I usually experience
> with that food.  The next day the same food does taste anything special - I
> have gotten the nutrients I needed.
>
> "You know, I think I'd like some  ________."  And you have no idea where
> this came from.  And when you do eat it, it is esp. good.
>
> Have you had these experiences before?
>

I have, though it's not entirely reliable.
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