07 Sep Food and Mood: Five Food Links To Make You Happier!
Food and Mood…
I remember the day when I clearly realized that I was grabbing for a bag of potato chips to soothe my anxious feelings.
I’d been driving for an hour in anxiety – producing traffic near Los Angeles, and had merely stopped for gas, when I found myself nervously buying and downing a bag of Lays. For many, many years, I had been doing that – soothing feelings with food – without even making the mind/body connection.
Most of us grab mood-altering foods without realizing it, and for most of us, that means simple carbohydrates like potato chips, sweets, and other starchy foods.
However, even though these might give us a momentary mood boost, eventually they usually plunge us into greater tiredness, depression, or anxiety.
But it doesn’t have to be this way! There are foods that lift our souls, spirits, and bodies with no negative after-effects.
But really, these wiser food choices aren’t mainly a quick fix for difficult moods: consistently eating these can lead to a more continual happy, peaceful mind, according to many sources.
Below, I’ve included 5 helpful links to help you with wiser mood management through being aware of what you eat. And the great news is that, unlike simple carbs, these food choices have a positive impact on our bodies as well. And of course, a happy body = a happy mood = a happy you!
Food and Mood: Five Healthy Mood Foods
The next time your emotions take a turn for the worse, try one of these 5 Healthy Foods to Improve Your Mood
Food and Mood: Food and Mood App
Check out this Food & Mood App: Know what you have eaten, then know your mood after eating. Learn which food is followed by a positive mood.
Food and Mood: A Specific Food List to Choose From
Did you know that eggs can improve your memory and concentration? Or that eating sunflower seeds or Brazil nuts can put you in a positive mood because of selenium? Or that orange juice or spinach can counteract depression because of their folic acid? Print out this article by Dr. Richard Wurtman at MIT and put it on your refrigerator as a reminder of these and other helpful nutrition happiness boosters.
Food and Mood: Eat to Feel Good Now and Later
Food and Mood: 6 Ways Your Diet Affects How You Feel – “What you eat or don’t eat for breakfast will have at least a subtle effect by mid-afternoon, and what you’re eating all day will have a huge impact today and down the road.” Angela Haupt
Food and Mood: A Smorgasbord of 15 Foods
15 Mind – Boosting Foods: “Tired, crabby or blue? Self-medicate with foods that won’t pile on the pounds.” The title of this article says it all: 15! That’s a lot!
So go indulge in these sites and indulge in happier foods. Bon appétit!