FOOD : "Let your food be your only remedy"

When mood and health go through the plate

To have energy, to be in a good mood or in good health ... It is necessary to bet on the good food! But what should you put on your plate to feel good in your body and in your head?

"Let your food be your only medicine"

Hippocrates, father of naturopathy, already saw things like this. To prevent disease and to stimulate its shape, it is necessary to choose the foods that one puts on one's plate and to say "yes" to nutraceuticals or functional foods!

The term "food" is a word suitcase that mixes food and medicine. These foods, aptly named functional foods in Canada, would have a real impact on health and mood. But what are these nutraceuticals (100% natural)?

NB: We are not talking here about industrial nutraceuticals whose health claims are often the result of marketing operations and whose clinical tests proved to be too insufficient for them to be considered as real functional foods by large institutions or by nutritionists.

The main natural nutrients:

In order to be able to speak of a functional food, it is necessary that the virtues of the food concerned are supported by conclusive scientific studies.

Dr. Richard Béliveau1 lists some functional foods that affect health and mood:

Green tea
Chocolate
Turmeric
The tomato
Citrus fruits, etc ...

I do not forget the nuts:

This is not a snack that we often think about ... and yet, the dried fruits, besides being tasty, are rich in calcium, magnesium and vitamin E, special nutrients good mood!

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Almonds are an undeniable source of energy because of their magnesium content, whose beneficial effects have been proven on stress. In case of slight anxiety or fatigue, take about 10 almonds (100 kcal).

Brazil nuts (about 20 kcal / nut) are also a major source of magnesium. Alcanisantes, these nuts buffer the acidity of our organism. This mechanism makes it possible to restore the acid-base balance and thus to find energy and vitality! Dosage: a handful of nuts a day (about 5 to 6 nuts).

I think of vitamin B6 against the blows of depression:

Vitamin B6 plays a crucial role in the synthesis of certain neurotransmitters such as serotonin, melatonin and dopamine. They maintain psychic balance and regulate mood, appetite and sleep.

Foods rich in vitamin B6 such as turkey or chicken, tuna, salmon or cod, potatoes with peel and unsalted pistachios, are excellent against depression, irritability and fatigue. So do not forget to put them on the menu!

... and I bet on vitamin B12 if I have trouble concentrating:

Vitamin B12 is essential for the growth, cell division and function of the body's cells, as well as the balance of the nervous system. These properties make it a fundamental vitamin to maintain shape and concentration!

Meats, poultry, fish, seafood, eggs and dairy products, rich in vitamin B12, are foods that will promote memory, concentration and energy.

Je me procure des fruits pour la bonne humeur:

C’est reconnu : la consommation de sucre libère de la dopamine dans notre cerveau, l’hormone du plaisir. Mais plutôt que de se tourner vers les produits sucrés raffinés qu’on trouve dans le commerce, pourquoi ne pas miser sur les fruits de saison ?

De manière purement psychologique, le goût sucré des fruits pourrait permettre la libération de dopamine.

C’est là tout le principe des aliments fonctionnels puisqu’un « aliment-réconfort a une dimension physique : son goût, sa texture, son allure, et une dimension émotive. Et l’émotion peut déterminer l’aliment-réconfort que vous chercherez. »

And of course, I say "yes" to dark chocolate for well-being:

Chocolate, and especially dark chocolate with at least 75% cocoa, stimulates the good mood!

Rich in magnesium, it is an anxiolytic and a natural antidepressant, which is why it is the subject of many scientific studies. It contains phenylethylamine, a neurotransmitter that stimulates the production of endorphins.

Although we do not yet know the precise function of endorphins, we now consider that they contribute to a sensation of pleasure.
Dosage: limit yourself to 1 square of dark chocolate (50 g) per day for pleasure, for mood and especially for the line!

That's all for today my friends !!