http://positivetranceformations.com.au/blog/foods-for-moods/ The body–mind link is undeniable, and what we eat can affect our moods. Eating to make ourselves feel better can become a problem when it becomes comfort eating or food addiction, but eating to restore low blood sugar levels can be a simple solution for beating stress and feeling better. So can eating foods that are rich in tryptophan, the amino acid needed to build serotonin, the brain chemical that makes us relax and feel peaceful. Chocolate (in moderation – 50 g of dark chocolate daily) is an excellent source of tryptophan but there are many other common and delicious foods that are also good sources of tryptophan.

1. FOODS FOR MOODS

2. THE MIND–BODY CONNECTION IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN’T DENY.

4. WE ALL KNOW THAT WHAT WE THINK AND FEEL
HAS AN EFFECT ON WHAT OUR BODIES DO.

5. IF YOU HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM A STRESS-
RELATED DISORDER OR MENTAL PROBLEM
(WHICH IS WHY YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT
HYPNOTHERAPY) THEN YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT THIS MEANS.

6. . YOU KNOW HOW STRESS, ANXIETY AND PANIC
MAKE YOUR STOMACH CLENCH AND YOUR
HEART RACE. YOU KNOW HOW FEAR MAKES
YOU FEEL SICK AND OFF YOUR FOOD.

8. THE WAY WE FEEL OFTEN AFFECTS THE WAY
WE EAT, AND THE WAY WE EAT ALSO AFFECTS
OUR MOODS.

10. THIS IS OFTEN ONE REASON WHY EMOTIONAL
EATING (COMFORT EATING), WHERE PEOPLE
EAT MORE THAN THEY KNOW THEY SHOULD IN
ORDER TO DEAL WITH A NEGATIVE EMOTION, IS
SO POWERFUL AND CAN BECOME QUITE AN
ADDICTION. WHAT YOU EAT REALLY DOES
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

12. IN A NUTSHELL, COMFORT EATING IS A
REACTION TO A NEGATIVE SITUATION AND AN
ATTEMPT TO FILL AN EMOTIONAL GAP OR
HEAL AN EMOTIONAL WOUND BY STUFFING IT
WITH FOOD.

13. IF YOU HAVE THIS SORT OF PROBLEM, THE
CHANCES THAT YOU ARE HITTING THE SALAD IN
EXCESS AS A FORM OF COMFORT EATING IS
UNLIKELY – IT’S ALWAYS THE SWEET, THE
FATTY AND THE STARCHY THAT WE TURN TO IN
THIS SORT OF SITUATION.

15. POSSIBLY THIS IS BECAUSE THESE FOODS ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH CELEBRATIONS AND EATING
THEM IS AN ATTEMPT TO RECAPTURE THE
POSITIVE FEELINGS OF A CELEBRATION TO
REPLACE THE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS.

16. DEALING WITH THE UNDERLYING EMOTIONAL
PROBLEM OR UNHAPPINESS IS THE
SOLUTION, WHICH HAS TO BE DONE BY
WORKING WITH THE DEEP PARTS OF THE
PSYCHE.

17. BUT IF WE FEEL A BIT RUN DOWN AND UNDER
STRESS, EATING THE RIGHT FOODS IN THE
RIGHT QUANTITIES CAN REALLY HELP.

19. IT’S VERY COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO GET
CRANKY, IRRITABLE, SNAPPISH AND
EMOTIONAL WHEN THEIR BLOOD SUGAR
LEVELS RUN LOW.

20. HAVING A WEE BITE OR TWO WHEN YOU’RE
LIKE THIS IS CERTAINLY GOING TO MAKE YOU
FEEL BETTER.

21. HOWEVER, BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ARE JUST A
SMALL PART OF THE EQUATION WHEN IT
COMES TO FOODS AND MOODS.

22. SOME FOODS ARE BETTER AT BOOSTING YOUR
MOOD THAN OTHERS.

24. AND CERTAIN FOODS STIMULATE THE
PRODUCTION OF SEROTONIN, SIMILAR TO THE
WAY THAT OTHER FOODS (ESPECIALLY
COFFEE) STIMULATE ADRENALINE.

25. HIS IS BECAUSE THESE FOODS CONTAIN AN
AMINO ACID THAT IS USED FOR BUILDING
SEROTONIN.

26. AND CERTAIN FOODS STIMULATE THE
PRODUCTION OF SEROTONIN, SIMILAR TO THE
WAY THAT OTHER FOODS (ESPECIALLY
COFFEE) STIMULATE ADRENALINE.

27. AS AN ADDED ADVANTAGE, SEROTONIN IS
NEEDED TO PROMOTE GOOD SLEEP, SO FOODS
CONTAINING TRYPTOPHAN MAKE EXCELLENT
SUPPERS OR BEDTIME SNACKS AS A WAY OF
ENSURING GOOD SLEEP AND PROMOTING
RELAXATION.

28. READ MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COMFORT
EATING AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED AT
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