“Weekly topic-Connection between food and your mood”

The connection between food and your moods, have you thought about this before ?

I have become quite fascinated in learning about food and what the connections are with us.

There is a clear link to food and mood 

• Negatives effect on you mind
• Negative effect on you body
• Negative effect on emotions
• Poor diet
• Are you feel sluggish
• Are you often sick
• Depression
• Mood swings

Have ever noticed when your feeling stressed, bored, anxious, depressed you are more likley to tuen to unhealthy food over heaalthy choices and after your eaten your still not feeling that flash or still hungry or even may feel sick.

Simple its the connection between food and mood

Making small and simple changes can improve your over all mental wellbeing and this flows on to supporting your mental and physical health.

What makes us a feel good

• Sleeping
• Exercising makes
• Eating right

The brain needs fuel just like a car it keeps us going, so ensuring we are putting the right fuel in will keep us going and helps with our emotional state, mental health and our over all well being. The brain function called the hippocampus this is a key function in learning, memory and mental health.

The more healthy you are the better the hippocampus volume 

The gut is another key role there are so many different bacterias in our gut and particular bugs play a big function thats critial to health wellbeing.

• Vegies- Carrots, leafy vegies
• Fruits – Apples, bananas
• Legumes – Beans, chickpeas
• Wholegrains – Rice, bread
• Good oils – Plant based
• B group vitamins
• Vitamin D
• Omega 3 fatty acids

In moderation sugar, alcohol,caffeine salt

Pay attention to what you are eating and how you are eating, its all connected to your moods and for you to live your best life you need to be fueling the body with good foods and foods that will help your over wellbeing.