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Can food affect your Mood?

Dark Chocolate
When your in a nice mood it boost whenever you eat a bar of chocolate.
There's chemical reason called anandamide, a neurotransmitter produced in the brain that temporarily blocks feelings of pain and depression. It's a derivative of the Sanskrit word "bliss," and one of the great things about chocolate is that it not only produces this compound, it also contains other chemicals that prolongs the "feel-good" things of anandamide. Chocolate has even been referred to as “the new anti-anxiety drug.”

Bananas
Bananas contain dopamine, a natural chemical that boosts your mood. They’re also rich in B vitamins, including vitamin B6, which help to soothe your nervous system, and magnesium, another nutrient associated with positive mood. But you have to be careful to limit them if you have insulin/leptin resistance.

Coffee
Coffee affects a number of neurotransmitters related to mood control, so drinking a morning cup could have an effect on your general sense of wellbeing. Research has also shown that coffee triggers a mechanism in your brain that releases BDNF, which activates your brain stem cells to convert into new neurons, so by drinking it improving your brain health. Research also suggests that low BDNF levels may play a significant role in depression, and that increasing neurogenesis has an antidepressant effect!

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Emotions affecting our Health

By Victoria