Sometimes, even being a Christian, I find it hard to get into a joyful mood. So I looked it up ...Google is amazing.. and found some mood changing FOODS... Ahh...Yes..Food!!!
- If your feeling sad....Magnesium is know for producing serotonin: Good sources of magnesium include halibut, almonds, cashews, unprocessed peanut butter, spinach, black eyed peas, lentils, kidney and pinto beans, baked potatoes, and long grain brown rice. Bananas also aid the release of serotonin.
- If your stressed....Blueberries can help relieve stress. The tiny berry is loaded with vitamin C, which is a stress reducer. Almonds also reduce stress with vitamins and minerals like vitamin B2, vitamin E, magnesium, and zinc.
- Feeling Restless: Cottage cheese contains tryptophan, a sleep inducing amino acid that relaxes the entire body and mind. If you don't do dairy you can also find tryptophan in soy milk, tofu, hummus, and lentils. Sesame seeds are rich in trytophan but they're also high in carbohydrates with a medium protein content, perfect for before bedtime.
- Clarity ................Rachel wrote that blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries "activate the brain's natural 'housekeeper' mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline."
- Depressed....... Cut out the sugar-rich foods. Sugar can deplete your body of B vitamins. Add some amino acids like you find in cottage cheese, bananas, turkey or fish. Amino acids can produce feel-good messages in your brain and combat depression.
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