How Our Foods work on Our Mood

Our brain is the place where billions of neuron cells connected. These cells linked with chemical line called neurotransmitter. As a command center, brain could tell any chemical reaction in our body to kick off based on nutrition in our foods, which will work on our mood directly.

There are two dominant neurotransmitter, Serotonin and dopamine-norepinephrine. Serotonin linked with relaxed mind and attitudes, comfortable feeling, low emotional tension, and focused state. On the contrary, dopamine-norepinephrine intimately linked to active mind and body. D-N responsible for our watchful and alert state also military us into much more spontaneous, selfish, and reactive in our daily activities, increasing our vulnerability from stress.

Food And Dessert

Any nutrition that enters our body could work on chemical balance inside neuron-systems and affecting its function. For example, by now you should understand why your vegetarian friends regularly have more patience than your friends who eat red meat regularly. That is no coincidence at all, the food is talking straight through attitudes.

foods and Mood

Vegetarian menu is rich in serotonin boosters because abundant source of involved carbohydrate. Potatoes, red rice, nuts, beans, and seeds all rich in serotonin. However, though vegetarian diet offers much serotonin, consumption of refined sugars reduce its effectiveness. High fructose syrup could neutralize all the serotonin, so while fruit salad should make us relaxed, adding too much syrup or unhealthy dressing is not recommended. The red meat lovers on the contrary, consumed much unsaturated fats. These unhealthy fats will stimulate yield of dopamine-norepinephrine. Not only that, modern food brought much more danger to our mood. You see, 60% our brain is consisted of fat and very sensitive of fat intake because most of mass yield meats bring also growth hormone, antibiotics, and synthetic beta-carotene from the cattle, our brain chemical balance will suffer much more so that it will yield much more D-N, manufacture us literally stressed out.

Stress after a whole day of work

Taking a break for a while, getting a nice vacation could be helpful in reducing tension in our brain. But when the vacation is over, workload will be increased for two fold maybe more. I say deal with it, but in the smarter way.

Stop smoking, coffee, alcohol, or even black tea. Caffeine, nicotine, and other relaxing substance in those only pacify you momentarily. While you will be more effective at work for a while, your night will be restless, giving you endless circle of nicotine or caffeine addiction. Deep fried foods or pastry products as snacks should also be avoided. You do not need more D-N to deal with your load of works.

Fast food is not a good selection for lunch, try salad or whole grain sandwich. Consider fruit as your best friend whenever you need a snack. Chili pepper in hot foods also helps in reducing stress because it loosen your stiff nerves and advance your blood circulation. For supplements, choose one with vitamin B involved and lysine amino acid.

Pms?

For ladies, menstruation condition regularly is the hard time for us men to interact with you, even in expert way. Pms is undoubted linked in your eating style. Too much junk will not do well with your mood balance. Start to enjoy wholesome foods which boost serotonin. If whole grain is impossible, reduce bread consumption, baked potatoes is nice as a substitute for your carbohydrate source. Consume a lot of vegetables and fruits, including banana. Tofu and tempeh should be a good selection than red meat.

As for dessert and treats, go for yogurt. Lassies and smoothies should satisfy your appetite. Yogurt, while rich in starch, also great source for vitamin B6, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, and zinc. These substances potentially relax menstrual pain and eliminate the uncomfortable mood before menstruation.

How Our Foods work on Our Mood