How Food Affects Your Moods Can your diet help put you in a good mood (or a bad one)? Why do I need to register or sign in for WebMD to save? We will provide you with a dropdown of all your saved articles when you are registered and signed in. WebMD Archive Can your diet really help put you in a good mood? While certain diets or foods may not ease depression (or put you instantly in a better mood), they may help as part of an overall treatment plan. Basically the science of food's affect on mood is based on this: Dietary changes can bring about changes in our brain structure (chemically and physiologically), which can lead to altered behavior. How Can You Use Food to Boost Mood? So how should you change your diet if you want to try to improve your mood? Continue reading below... 1. The connection between carbohydrates and mood is all about tryptophan, a nonessential amino acid. So what happens when you follow a very low carbohydrate diet? 2.
Crack Pie Recipe at Epicurious photo by Christopher Griffith yield Makes 10 to 12 servings active time 40 minutes total time 15 hours (includes baking, cooling, and chilling time) Anyone who has taken a bite of this Milk Bar best seller immediately knows the reason for the sassy name. Once you start eating this rich, salty-sweet pie with its oat cookie crust, you won't be able to stop. Preparation For oat cookie crust: Preheat oven to 350°F. Using hands, crumble oat cookie into large bowl; add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar. For filling: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Sift powdered sugar lightly over top of pie.
Am I too skinny? “Everybody says I’m too skinny!” At 5 ft 3 inches and 116 pounds, BMI 20.5, Jean was indeed slender. “People ask if I’m sick. ‘Do you have cancer?’ As more and more people lose substantial quantities of weight, this question comes up with increasing frequency. In general, it does not. Standing next to fat neighbors, family, and friends, Jean looks abnormally skinny. It’s surprising to see how often this question comes up among us wheatless folk. If you are among the few who truly are too slender, consider increasing calories from fat and protein–more eggs, meats, cheese, olive oil, avocados; consider strength training, since approximately a third of lost weight is lost muscle that can be easily regained; consider adding back modest quantities of non-wheat carbohydrates such as wild rice, sweet potatoes, and quinoa (1/2 cup is a safe quantity for most people; more and small LDL particles are triggered, as are higher blood sugars).
Why You Might Need More Salt (Yes, You Read That Right) Giving in to those salt cravings once in a while may actually make you feel better. To be clear, no one is suggesting that you eat a diet consistently high in salt. Most of us still consume far too much, going well over the recommended 2,300 milligrams a day. Too much salt is associated with high blood pressure and increased risk of heart and kidney disease. You should always avoid the hidden salts found in those highly-processed foods. But eliminating it completely, though, just may not be the ultimate path to wellness. "A low-salt diet may actually have some adverse consequences," said Dr. You may feel better by consuming some salt if: 1. Adrenals, those little peanut-shaped glands located at the top of the kidneys, have a big function, not the least of which is producing aldosterone, which balances salt and potassium. 2. 3. When sodium levels rise in the blood, the kidneys produce more of the “love hormone,” oxytocin, which lowers blood pressure, pain and anxiety levels. 4. 5.
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Low-Carb Diet Mistakes - Correcting Problems on Your Low-Carb Diet No big surprise - we all make mistakes. From the newest newbie, to the person who has been low-carbing for years, we all encounter bumps in the road, or our experiments don't turn out well. Here are 10 of the most common mistakes I see in low-carb eating. 1) Getting Off on the Wrong Foot You don't have to take a college class to understand low-carb eating. What Is a Low-Carb Diet? Low-Carb Food Pyramid How to Cut Carbs 7 Things to Know about Carbohydrates 2) Giving Up Too Quickly There are lots of different approaches to low-carb eating, and there are often missteps at first, as you try to find one that works for you, or to modify an existing one. Getting Through the First Week 3) Not Enough Vegetables Time and time again, people tell me they don't feel good eating a diet lower in carb, and it turns out they are eating almost no vegetables or fruit. Low-Carb Vegetables Low-Carb Fruit 10 Tips for Making Vegetables Easy 4) Not Enough Fat This can be a real problem. How to Overcome Fat Phobia
Food for Thought - Should I Wash Fresh Fruit in Vinegar? - Best Food Facts Have you ever washed fruits or vegetables in a mixture of water and vinegar? A Facebook post says to fill a sink with water, add 1 cup of vinegar and stir. Then, soak the fruit for 10 minutes and it will sparkle with no wax or white, dirty film. The post claims this will also make produce last longer. Last year, we asked Julie Albrecht, PhD, RD, about the best way to wash fruits and vegetables. To follow up, we wanted to know if vinegar really helps clean them. To summarize their answers below: Is it safe to soak fruits and vegetables in the sink with water and one cup of vinegar? Is it safe to use vinegar or acetic acid to clean produce? Dr. How much vinegar should you use? Dr. If you decide to use vinegar, research has shown that a 3 part water to 1 part vinegar is most effective. Is it OK to use water to clean produce? Dr. Before using any agent to clean, sanitize, or surface sterilize any fruits or vegetables, it is important to remove any soil or debris that might be on the produce.
Lunch Recipes for Health Andrew Scrivani for The New York TimesBroccoli, Cabbage and Kohlrabi Coleslaw With Quinoa Many people who have chimed in on the Recipes for Health page on Facebook have requested recipes for lunches they can take to work and eat at a desk, writes Martha Rose Shulman. Here she offers a week’s worth of light and simple ideas for dishes that travel well. Tuna, Chickpeas and Broccoli Salad With Yogurt Dressing: Inspired by the classic Italian combination of tuna and beans. Egg Salad and Greens Wrap: These delicious wraps can be made with the whole-wheat lavash found in Middle Eastern markets; beet greens and Swiss chard are both good choices. Black Rice and Red Lentil Salad: This colorful mixture is hard to resist, with its contrasting chewy and crunchy textures and a nutty Asian dressing. Israeli Couscous and Chickpea Salad: You can find a whole-wheat version of the spherical couscous marketed as Israeli couscous in some whole foods and Middle Eastern markets.