Healthy Home Newsletter September 2018 - Volume Xvl, Issue 9 | Page 2
Get Inspired
Healthy Eating
Change Your Mood - With Food
Not only does what you eat impact your weight and health,
studies show it can affect your mental and emotional states as well.
Need a boost? Protein will perk you up. Norepinephrine and
dopamine, found in protein-rich foods, increase concentration and
alertness. Sources: Beans, lean poultry, red meat or cheese.
Anxiety keeping you up? A small, carbohydrate-based snack may be
just what you need to relax and ease into sleep. Serotonin has been
shown to have a calming effect, and production can be boosted by
eating carbohydrates. Sources: A small bowl of fiber-rich cereal with
skim milk before bed can help give you a good night's sleep.
Nervous? Foods that stimulate the release of dopamine may produce
pleasant feelings, translating to a more approachable persona.
Sources: Bananas, milk and leafy greens.
Depressed? Fish is more than just brain food. Recent studies have
shown that the omega-3 acids found in fatty fish may help ease
symptoms of depression by raising the levels of serotonin in the brain.
Sources: Fatty fish such as salmon, herring, tuna or sardines.
The Big Move
Cancer Ride
Sunday, September 9 th
In a bad mood? Several studies have linked low levels of selenium
with tendencies towards anxiety and irritability, so load up on this
nutrient to shake your foul mood. Sources: Sunflower seeds, whole
grain cereals and Brazil nuts.
It’s that time of year again for
the Big Move Cancer Ride.
Annette and our Niagara
Clean and Healthy Team rides
again and could use your
support. Or maybe you want
to get involved in this great
cause yourself!
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16827/about
Quotes for September…
“By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer.” –
Helen Hunt Jackson
“My favorite poem is the one that starts ‘Thirty days hath September’ because it actually tells you something.” –
Groucho Marx
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