Skip to main content

10 mood-boosting foods

 Want to boost your mood and energy? The nutrients in these foods will make you feel a million bucks.

 

 

Tomatoes - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Tomatoes:

High in lycopene, an antioxidant necessary for optimum mental functioning and resilience.

 

Oats - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Oats:

Traditionally used to soothe nervous exhaustion and fatigue and jam-packed full of nutrients, oats also help reduce cholesterol, improving blood circulation to the brain.

Spinach - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Spinach:

Containing folic acid, it helps to protect the brain. Low levels of folic acid can impair concentration.

Ginger - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Ginger:

Stimulates circulation and, according to traditional Chinese medicine, keeps the good chi flowing.

Avocado - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Avocado:

Rich in potassium, provides the body with stamina. A deficiency of which may cause fatigue and 3-oclock-itis.

Eggs - 10-mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness
Eggs:

A convenient and versatile protein source during those lazy winter evenings. Omelette…nom.

Cashews - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Cashews:

High in iron for strength, cashews also contain some tryptophan and the other healthy brain fat, omega-9.

Beans - 10 mood boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Beans:

The vegetarian protein of choice, crammed full of nutrients, fibre and complex carbs.

Parsley - 10 mood-boosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Parsley:

Lauded for its flavour, it’s packed with B vitamins that promote better memory and mental alertness.

Chocolate- 10-mood moosting foods - PHOTO - Women's Health & Fitness

Dark chocolate:

Contains magnesium, tryptophan and anandamide, a chemical that is produced by our brains when we are happy and increases motivation. Hallelujah!

 

5 ways to boost your happiness>>

{nomultithumb}

 


Read more ...
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

VIDEO: Swiss ball dumbbell chest press

Improve your upper body strength with this Swiss ball workout. WH&F Head Trainer Nikki Fogden-Moore demonstrates. Read more ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Robyn Lawley: I don't do fad diets or fake food

Robyn Lawley is the face of Pantene , a swimware designer and cookbook author. Here, she tells us how she stays in shape. "I am an Australian size 16, which is really rare in the fashion world," Robyn says. "People don’t understand that models are so, so, so much smaller than I am. I’m trying to spread body love and body positivity because the message can get lost when people are focusing on things like weight loss stories; that’s not what I’m about." Instead of focusing on extreme diet plans , Robyn concentrates on getting fit and healthy. "I think exercise is a really great combat to depression, sadness and generally not feeling good about yourself," she says. "Fitness is where you get your endorphins and how you’re going to make yourself feel empowered. I like kickboxing, swimming and SoulCycle, which is a crazy American trend of cycling in the dark to crazy music. I’m terrible at it. I enjoy yoga as well. "I get into the trends like everyone...
Post a Comment
Read more

How to stop yourself from overeating

  Wondering why you constantly overeat? Here are three factors that may be contributing to over-indulging.    It’s easy to over-dramatise the odd extra helping as a ‘binge’ or ‘blowout’, but if you are consistently eating more than your body needs, there may be good reasons.  The stick: Macro shortfall The human body’s drive for protein is so powerful that it will keep consuming food until its protein needs are met according to a University of Sydney study. As protein intake decreases, kilojoule intake increases, researchers reported. The fix: Consume 15 to 20 per cent of daily kilojoules from high-quality, low-fat protein sources. Lean meats, legumes, fish, eggs and tofu all qualify. The stick: Multitasking Whether it’s the portion sizes at your local, a bout of intense work stress or mindless nibbling in front of the telly, there’s a whole gamut of reasons why we eat more than what we need or when we’re not hungry at all .  The fix: Try to eat intuitively...
Post a Comment
Read more