Food and it affects on Emotions

Emotional Connection with Food

Growing up we are surrounded by celebrations. Celebration feasts are usually the type of foods that we eat on occasion...

As many of us grow, and life gets tough we look back at the foods that make us happy when we have a celebration or a special occasion. These foods include cake, sweets, chocolate, fried foods etc

These foods make us feel better and for a brief moment in time, but because it only works for a moment we want more and more.

This is how weight gain can occur.

When stress gets the better of you, instead of emotional eating, try some relaxation techniques or even exercise which is a great way to elevate stress.

Food and how it affects mood

When you are feeling blue there are foods that can help to boost mood and help assist with stress. These foods has vital nutrients such as magnesium, B vitamins and omega 3 that can help in times of stress and sometimes depression. These foods include:

• Berries
• Broccoli
• Spinach
• Mushrooms
• Chinese Broccoli
• Salmon
• Avocado 
• Nuts and Seeds

There are foods that also destroy our mood and makes us more moody and depressed. These foods are:

• fried fatty foods
• White flour (fluctuates blood glucose levels which affects mood)
• Simple sugar foods (fluctuates blood glucose levels which affects mood)
• Aspartame (causes headaches and can affect mood)
• Artificial food dyes 
• MSG 

Food plays a major role in mood in many different ways, it is just a matter of eating the right type of food for the right mood. 

Further Reading: 

Here are some sites that are worth looking at in regards to food and emotions

• http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/emotional-eating-feeding-your-feelings
• http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-10556/7-food-ingredients-that-are-destroying-your-mood.html
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-may-md/emotional-eating_b_2592674.html
• http://www.webmd.com/depression/features/foods-feel-better

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