We hope you had a great Australia Day and that 2012 has started nicely for you. Are you familiar with the latin quotation: Mens sana in corpore sano (A healthy mind in a healthy body)? You know, it's so true that what we eat is so important, not only to our physical health, but also to our mental well-being. One Raw Food blogger that we really like is Lori Clayton who is a regular contributor to the We Like it Raw site. Here's a great article by her titled "Healing Mood Disorders with Food". In it, she lists some Good Mood foods:
- Almonds: High in B6, magnesium
- Walnuts: High in minerals and omega 3
- Chia: High in essential fatty acids
- Sesame Seeds: High in calcium, magnesium, tryptophan
- Kelp: High in calcium, omega 3, protein, zinc, magnesium
- Cashews: High in tryptophan, which is a precursor to serotonin
- Greens: High in calcium and folic acid
- Guava: High in vitamin C, tryptophan
- Figs: High in calcium, magnesium, fiber
- Cacao: High in magnesium, also makes opioids that make you happy!
- Avocados: High in essential fatty acids, tryptophan, folic acid
Foods and beverages to avoid are the usual suspects: artificial sweeteners (much better to substitute our low-GI sweeteners), foods high in saturated fat, sugar, caffeine and wheat. Lifestyle is also an important factor with exercise increasing endorphin levels, meditation helping to keep you relaxed, and being in the sunshine increasing serotonin and helping your body generate Vitamin D which has been proven to help with depression. You can also supplement Vitamin D.
Speaking of Vitamin D, a new meta-analysis study published shows that adequate circulating Vitamin D reduces the risk of all-cause mortality by 29%. Furthermore, it lowers colorectal cancer risk by 40%! Read more here >>>
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Yours in wonderful health,
Valerie & the team at Raw Power
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