Moods?????

So.... We all have our good days and our bad days and on the bad days you usually feel Stressed, Sluggish,Cranky,Anxious,Angry,Sad and PMS (yes said it). On those yukky bad days there is a way to fix it...without a pill...can you guess what it is?? The answer is ....... FOOD!!

BUT

Just remember... quantity...That great saying you always hear you need to keep in mind- all things are good in moderation. 

So here is the list:

Feeling stressed? Chocolate is your answer!! Dark chocolate to be exact! Experts say that dark chocolate can actually reduce your stress hormones and known as cortisol and catecholamines which then reduces your anxiety giving you the chance to relax a bit. Even as little as 1 small square can do this so keep a slab around and have a square or even two every time you feel stressed or under pressure.

Sluggish- You know that terrible feeling where you are so tired you cant keep your eyes open or you just cant get yourself to focus on something? Spinach salad is what you need and not coffee like we think. Before i let you in on why spinach helps you must know the interesting reason to why we feel sluggish.... Impaired blood flow and nutrients to your brain does and this happens when you have high levels of homocysteine in your blood which damages your blood vessels which causes the impaired blood flow that then leaves you feeling sluggish. The reason why spinach makes you feel better is because it contains folic acid which lowers homocysteine levels. You actually don't have to stick to spinach because its not the only food that contains folic acid... any green leafy vegetables, potatoes, cereals and beans also contain folic acid.

The next one really like....

Apple with peanut butter :) yuuuuum! This is where I have to keep moderation in mind!!

So this is for when you feel cranky which usually comes with feeling tired and you actually don't have energy to do anything! All you need is to increase your energy levels and you can do so with carbohydrates but carbohydrates burn quick giving you a boost of energy and dropping you down. So... what you do is add a fat or a protein because fats and proteins take longer to digest which keep you going for a longer period of time so your apple is your carbohydrate and your peanut butter is your fat but its your HEALTHY fat because its also a protein. Try it - You wont be sorry!!

Anxious - Salmon burger or Salmon sushi

Salmon s a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids which keeps your anxiety levels nice and low and even nicer it also reduces anger and irritability.

Green Tea for anger!!

So green tea contains caffeine and caffeine actually makes you get that angry feeling but because its such a small quantity in green tea you don't have to worry.Green tea contains theanine which helps calm you down and help you focus so I would say its good to sip on some green tea before a meeting.

Sad is next on the list...

We have a hormone which is called serotonin which you probably know all about but know it as the "happy Hormone" that calms you down, makes you feel happy or even relaxed. Vitamin D is the key to keeping this hormone level so low fat milk or mushrooms.

Last on the list is.... wait .... PMS....

Pms is a combination of two of the above... you want to combine carbohydrates and vitamin D. So an egg salad would be good to start with egg mayo salad. The egg provides protein and your mayo the serotnin making you feel satisfied and happy :)

Hope this helps for one of those bad days... Really try the apple and peanut butter :)