So this afternoon, completely out of nowhere, I got smacked with a chocolate craving so strong it felt like a personality shift. Not “ooh, a little sweet would be nice,” but full-on desperation. Chocolate or death. No in-between.
The best part? I wasn’t even hungry. I’d eaten a decent plate of pasta bolognese two hours earlier. I was fed. I was fine. And yet my brain was foaming at the mouth for sugar like it owed it money.
Usually, I cave and grab something sweet because, honestly, life is hard, and chocolate is soft. But today, for reasons I still don’t understand, I decided to try something else.
I poured a glass of sparkling water, added a pinch of salt like some kind of medieval witch, popped a magnesium pill, and waited.
And the craving vanished. Like, actually disappeared. Not reduced. Not soothed, just gone. I sat there blinking, like, what kind of black magic is this?
Apparently, I didn’t need chocolate. I needed electrolytes and a placebo ritual that kept my mouth distracted long enough for my nervous system to cool down. My body wasn’t screaming for sugar; it was probably just low-key tired, slightly depleted, and bored.
I don’t know, man. Cravings are wild.
Half the time they’re not even about food. They’re just our overstimulated, underslept brains flailing around for dopamine like Wall Street bros in a Red Bull shortage.
So yeah, next time your mouth tries to pick a fight with your blood sugar, maybe try some salty fizzy water and see if the craving was real or just your brain being a little drama queen.
Peak Capitalism is weird. Bodies are weird. Magnesium is apparently a vibe now.
The end.
