[okie01]

As with many ideas, you can’t dismiss them totally. I suppose these microbes could secrete certain chemicals that cause us to crave certain foods, or stimulate pleasure centers when we eat what they want us to.

My grandfather was a country doctor. One of his mantra was "listen to your body; it will tell you what you need".

Consequently, when I have a craving for something, I respond. And, invariably, I'll find that the foods I might be craving will have one thing in common: a particular trace mineral, magnesium, e.g.

[DoughtyOne]

I do think there’s some truth in this, that your body can tell you what you need if you can listen and discern meaning from it.