Craving Sour? Liver (Wood Energy) In TCM, Our liver is strongly related to our emotions and an imbalance can cause anger/stress/anxiety, resulting in a craving for sour foods. A liver imbalance could also be causing you to crave fried, greasy, fatty foods.

Lemons. It may seem unusual but it’s common for pregnant women to crave lemons. Some women satisfy this craving by adding lemon to their water, which is a great way to stay hydrated. Some also crave eating the fruit itself.

An intense craving for orange juice or any other citrus fruits could mean your body may be fighting off an infection. Craving citrus can also mean digestive dysfunction.

When you eat a sour food, the acid in it triggers a response in the taste receptor cells found on your taste buds. Previous studies have suggested that eating sour foods causes the release of serotonin, a compound that can affect many basic bodily functions such as appetite, sleep, memory, mood, and sexual desire.

How much lemon water should you drink? Stephens recommends using the juice from two to three lemons (about four to six tablespoons) throughout the day, and drinking one or two glasses of lemon water with meals, and one glass in between meals.

A great source of vitamin C and fiber, lemons contain many plant compounds, minerals, and essential oils. These yellow fruits also have many potential health benefits. Eating lemons may lower your risk of heart disease, cancer, and kidney stones.

To satisfy your craving for something salty with just the right amount of bite, try a few olives or some “healthy” chips instead (we like these roasted veggie ones). You could also snack on a handful of popcorn or edamame. Or you know, just surrender to your craving and eat a damn pickle.

Some other common reasons for craving pickles include dehydration, electrolyte imbalances or Addison’s disease. Pregnant women often want pickles because nausea and morning sickness can also make them dehydrated. Another study showed that pickle juice could lower blood sugar spikes in healthy adults.

Pickle juice can contain large amounts of lactobacillus, one of several healthy gut bacteria. This bacterium is one of many probiotics, which are beneficial to your overall health. However, most commercially available pickle juice has been pasteurized, meaning the bacteria it once contained are now inactive.