The power we hold, to the choices we freely make, in the foods we choose can offer us immeasurable benefits when the nourishment we deliberately seek can greatly soothe, calm and de-stress our internal systems.
We can activate our coping pathways by engaging in conscious selection and presence while eating. You will inherently feel brighter, happier and more positive because you are mindfully aware and purposefully selecting foods that become habits or behaviors with eating. It’s a win-win, you feel better because you will be eating with deliberateness (as opposed to emotionally eating) and in turn the nutrients and vitamins will greatly underpin you physically as well as social/emotionally.
We are in a time of new knowing and we alone can reap the tangible rewards of eating for harmony and wholeness…feeling tranquil and in balance with body and mind.
Keep Calm and Choose On!
1) Whole Fruits and Veggies: This can be fresh produce, raw or cooked.
(see all listed throughout document)
Optimal option:
Blueberries (these littlest berries pack a punch on our immune systems and defend against stress. Also, a protective effect on the brain with memory and anxiety relief).
2) Foods high in nutrients, vitamins and antioxidants, brain health and release a
‘feel good’ hormone…there’s a heap:
Asparagus, Beets, mushrooms, sweet potatoes, broccoli, spinach, kale, garlic
Raspberries, lemons, mangoes, cranberries, guava, papaya, grapefruit, tart
cherries, oranges, pomegranates
eggs, seaweed, soy, turkey, black beans
Turmeric
Green tea, water, Chamomile
3) Eat foods rich in magnesium…an elixir to lower risks of depression, steady the mind and fuel the body for energy:
Swiss chard, spinach, kale, arugula, avocados, pumpkin (pepita) seeds, black beans, quinoa, halibut, mackerel, salmon, almonds, cashews
4) Up your Omega-3 fatty acids:
Documented to reduce depression, specifically included…
mackerel, salmon, herring, oysters, sardines, trout, tuna, halibut, flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, pistachios, soybeans, avocados
5) Say ‘YES’ to Complex Carbs! These foods activate the brain’s release of serotonin, which helps lower stress and offer the body long lasting sustenance.
Sprouted grains, quinoa, millet, spelt, kamut, farro, barley, oats, lentils, green peas, chickpeas, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, brown or wild rice
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