A reader having trouble breathing found a simple solution: take less iron. The supplement had built up to excessive levels.
Ice cravings were triggered by anemia so severe the patient needed to be hospitalized.
Addiction to non-food items like popcorn or ice can signal a mineral deficiency.
A common drug combination, metformin for diabetes and an acid-suppressing drug for heartburn, can cause vitamin B12 deficiency.
You may not know it, but common over the counter acid suppressing drugs can interfere with the body's absorption of Vitamin B12, leading eventually to a deficiency.
A craving for unusual foods such as an ice addiction could be a warning of an underlying medical problem like anemia or zinc deficiency.