| Yesterday, she fed me pizza and french fries and a | | | | Nutrients such as vitamins and minerals cross the |
| supersized coffee. Can someone give her information | | | | blood brain barrier that protects our brain from bacteria |
| on healthy eating? The sole redeeming factor of the | | | | and other invaders. Human beings have survived for |
| meal was the ketchup on the fries, due to its lycopene | | | | eons by eating foods that our beautiful planet has |
| content - a powerful antioxidant! So I guess I shouldn't | | | | given us. Unfortunately, as a society in the past |
| complain, although the high sugar content made me | | | | seventy-five years, we have become addicted to the |
| crazy and stressed for about a half hour. My circuits | | | | taste of junk food. Many seem to be lacking facts |
| are malfunctioning; I can't remember squat. I needed | | | | about healthy eating and how nutrient dense foods |
| the caffeine in the morning to rev up the | | | | encourage superior brain and body health. However, |
| neurotransmitters out of doze mode. But now I'm in | | | | you can change your habits! Remember that healthful |
| overdrive and need ultimate anxiety relief! | | | | food choices are natural stress remedies that soothe |
| Today if my owner, my Hurried Person, isn't running | | | | your nervous system. |
| too fast, I might get a real dinner with some grilled | | | | Seven Nutrition Tips for Stress Management |
| chicken (amino acids), brown rice, broccoli and a salad | | | | 1.Drink eight glasses of water daily. |
| (complex carbs) with olive oil dressing (essential fats). | | | | 2. Use cold pressed oils, and other healthy fats such |
| Who am I kidding? If I'm lucky, I'll get a greasy burger | | | | as nuts, olives, seeds. |
| with diet soda pop and a donut for dessert. Sigh...I can't | | | | 3.Eat a serving of leafy greens and some beans daily. |
| go on. I'm walking out. Oh, I can't. I'm her brain. | | | | 4.Eat four or more servings of vegetables; fresh, |
| Food, Mood and Stress: Are They Connected? | | | | cooked or in soup. |
| Can your food choices be the culprit for bad moods, | | | | 5.Eat two to three servings of fresh fruit daily. |
| body tiredness and fuzzy thinking? Do you find | | | | 6.Use whole grain products instead of processed ones. |
| yourself getting anxious a few hours after you've | | | | 7.Eat two to three servings of protein foods daily - i.e. |
| skipped lunch or after a meal with high sugar content? | | | | fish, chicken, low fat dairy, soy products, beans or |
| If so, you're not alone. Have a good look at your diet. | | | | legumes, lean meat choices, whey protein powder. |
| The foods you put into your mouth each day have the | | | | Give yourself the gift of whole foods - a natural stress |
| potential to offer natural stress, anxiety relief...or misery. | | | | remedy. Your mind and body will love the resulting |
| Let food be thy medicine. | | | | nutrition health benefits. |
| (Hippocrates, 400 B.C.) | | | | |