Food and Mood

Are you looking for ways to improve your emotion and mental health?

Eating a balanced diet rich in fruit and vegetables helps with

keeping your mind vigorous and can help

to relieve anxiety.

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Poor nutrition also leads to physical health problems, which affect how we feel and think, causing your mind to be forgetful, clouded, irritable and can promote anxiety.

'Feel Good' foods aid in the the release of Serotonin, Dopamine and Amino acids. They are a safe and easy first step in helping to manage anxiety.

Serotonin is believed to act as a mood stabilizer, and the chemical is commonly linked to ‘feeling good.’ Low levels of serotonin can cause anxiety, depression, irregular sleep, nervousness, headaches and aggression.

7 Foods high in Serotonin

~ Eggs ~ Cheese ~ Pineapples ~ Tofu

~ Turkey ~ Salmon ~ Nuts and Seeds

Dopamine is the key factor in motivation, productivity and focus; it boosts your drive and concentration, helping you feel that ‘You did it.’

11 Foods high in Dopamine

~ Eggs ~ Cheese ~ Fish ~ Green vegetables

~ Fruits – bananas, berries ~ Seeds ~ Almonds

~ Meat ~ Green tea ~ Chocolate ~ Seaweed

Amino Acids are known as the building blocks and play a foundational role in maintaining your body’s normal function. The lack of proper amino acids in the body can negatively impact memory, learning, mood and sleep regulation, eating and pain.

7 Foods high in Amino Acids

~ Lean meats – poultry ~ Fish ~ Dairy

~ Eggs ~ Beans & Legumes ~ Grains

~ Nuts and Seeds

Finding foods that will fill you up that are balanced and help fuel, restore, and energize you are key. What you eat is so important; by eating a balanced diet rich in whole grains, fruit and vegetables is a much healthier option than eating lots of sugary comfort foods that may fill you up temporarily.

Food plays a bigger role than you may think.

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