6 Foods To Instantly Improve Your Mood & Happiness
6 Foods To Instantly Improve Your Mood & Happiness
If you’re currently feeling down, sad, depressive or just “blah”… guess what – you’re HUMAN…
You have a heart. It’s normal to feel depressed or sad once in a while.
To cry because you’re feeling sad, empty, or lonely…
However, if these deep feelings of sadness or hopelessness continue for extended periods of time…
Or have slowly become a part of your daily life and are preventing you from enjoying life, interacting with people, and feeling normal and happy, then we need to make some changes in your “biochemistry”.
By eating certain foods, we can optimize your “happy” hormones and neurotransmitters, to help minimize depressive feelings and quickly improve your mood.
REMEMBER – Life is meant to be LIVED, not simply “survived” from one day to the next.
So let’s get started with the 5 foods that are clinically proven to help minimize feelings of sadness and instantly improve your mood.
1- Green Tea
Green Tea is great because it contains an amino acid called L-Theanine, which is clinically proven to help reduce depressive feelings while helping create calmness at the same time.
L-theanine works by increasing the activity of neurotransmitters GABA and Dopamine1,2,3
Drink at least 3-4 cups daily or take L-Theanine pills.
2-SALMON
It’s important to eat wild-caught Salmon at least 2-3x weekly because of the omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential to brain health.
People with mood changes have added or increased their omega 3’s and their symptoms immediately got better.4,5
There are three types of omega-3 fatty acids: ALA, EPA, and DHA. Of the three, EPA appears to be the best at fighting depressive feelings.6
In fact, one study even found EPA to be as effective against depressive feelings as the antidepressant drug, Prozac.7
If you don’t like fish, at least take 2-3 grams of omega fish oil pills daily.
3-Magnesium
Eat foods high in Magnesium, such as Spinach, pumpkin seeds, and almonds.
Magnesium plays a critical role in brain function and mood, and low levels are linked to an increased risk of mood changes.8
One analysis of over 8,800 people found that those under the age of 65 years, with the lowest intake of magnesium, had a 32% greater risk of depressive feelings.9
I personally add in an extra 800 mg daily of Magnesium, right before bed because it also helps with relaxation and sleep.
4-eggs
Whole eggs are very important for overall health, and especially brain and mood health.
This is because egg yolks contain cholesterol, which is needed to create many of your sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen, etc.), which all affect your mood.
Don’t worry, cholesterol from eggs won’t raise your cholesterol levels.
However, having low cholesterol is linked to depressive feelings.10
Eggs also contain zinc, B12, and fat-soluble vitamins such as D and K. Being deficient in any of these is linked to higher levels of depressive feelings.11,12
5- Probiotic
Foods high in probiotics are very important for your mood.
Your gut bacteria is linked to many health ailments — heart and blood sugar problems and even more so — mood and happiness.13,14,15
Yogurt, Kefir, Sauerkraut, Tempeh, Kimchi, and similar foods are very high in healthy bacteria and pro and pre-biotics. Make sure you’re having some daily.
If not, at least take some probiotic pills daily.
6- Adaptogens!
Plants and herbs have amazing healing abilities. This is why most animals eat plants. It’s only us humans who don’t.
In fact, over 50% of drugs are based on plant and herbal extracts because they are so effective.
Adaptogens are a unique class of healing plants. They help balance, restore, and protect the body.
The correct ones, when combined with specific amino acids and minerals can quickly rebalance, optimize and help fix your “stress” and “worry” hormones.
- They can help lower your “stress hormone”, cortisol.
- Increase your “pleasure chemical”, dopamine.
- Improve your “happy hormone”, serotonin.
- Create inner calmness allowing you to not get stressed as quickly or worry as much.
- They also help you get deeper and better sleep because your adrenal glands aren’t overworked.
The benefit of using adaptogenic herbs is that they are easy and convenient to use. The correct formula will allow you to just take a natural pill and you’ll start to feel the positive benefits within minutes and hours.
You can use these daily or just during times of extra stress and worry. You’re in control. They’re not addictive and safe for daily and long-term use.
I actually use them at night, to help me relax and get better sleep.
Thanks for reading and have a happy and healthy day.
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