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Mineral deficiency?

Hey....I have been having really tough issues with depression, REALLY SEVERE anxiety insomnia & intense rage & fleeting compulsive/irrational thoughts, & horrible digestive symptoms such as reflux, nausea, gut wrenching cramping w/ horrid diarreha. i I have tried so many meds & react to all of them badly, I am currently doing acupuncture. But the last few months, I have been craving cashews like you could not imagine...it's not the salt...& I don't crave any other nuts...but I feel like I could eat cashews for bfast lunch & dinner every day for the rest of my waking life..... are cashews especially rich in any particular nutrient that might indicate some sort of deficiency? Don't know if it is related to any of my other symptoms but was thinking maybe it might help me figure something out.
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I get cravings for one kind of nut or another for some reason. Have to eat a whole bag of them.  I think our body craves the nutritious oils in them. Omega oils.  Look that up.
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