{"id":1699,"date":"2013-12-03T09:02:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T09:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/creativelifechanges.com\/?p=1699"},"modified":"2017-11-17T05:38:24","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T05:38:24","slug":"choose-your-foods-and-choose-your-moods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quietbrillianceconsulting.com\/choose-your-foods-and-choose-your-moods\/","title":{"rendered":"Choose Your Foods and Choose Your Moods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personal note<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thanksgiving has just come upon us (and follows us around in the form of leftovers) with all its claims on our energy\u00a0\u2013 shopping, food preparation, traveling, dealing with people we may not see very often (some of them difficult), and \u2026 oh, yes, overeating.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started early this year by taking a brain-impaired friend to a restaurant for a full turkey dinner on Monday, while contemplating the upcoming full turkey dinner on Thursday. Luckily, we ate at noon, and while I went home feeling overstuffed and vaguely as if I had been force-fed, I rounded out the day with a large plate of saut\u00e9ed kale followed by a cup of sliced peaches for Monday\u2019s supper. At the end of the day, I had actually eaten a fairly well-balanced diet despite my midday excesses. More importantly, I had restored some balance to the way I felt, psychologically as well as physically.<\/span><\/p>\n

Along the way I mused on how much I have learned about how our moods \u2013 those strange, seemingly unpredictable waves that surge over us \u2013 actually are related to what we take into our bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nobody wants to forgo the pleasures of the holiday season, in which one of the major emphases is food. We just need to be aware that overeating may make us sluggish, fretful, despondent, and even irritable, and that by making mindful choices we can fully enjoy the holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Choose Your Foods and Choose Your Moods<\/span>
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The holidays can be a time of moods that go up and down. It\u2019s easy to assume that\u00a0changing moods are the result of what happens to you, or worse yet, just something that comes over you without any explanation whatsoever. Wouldn\u2019t you like to have a way to choose how you feel? A way that works fairly rapidly, despite external stress?<\/span><\/p>\n

One way is to avoid automatic eating & drinking. Get off automatic pilot; instead, pause, think, and choose.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For example, coffee and sugar may rev up your nervous system. This is not the same as having energy. These foods may make you highly motivated to do something \u2013 but is it the right and the reasonable thing to do? And do you need a lot of energy \u2013 maybe nervous energy \u2013 to do what you\u2019re doing? <\/em>Some tasks call for long, slow-burning energy. Others call for calmness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some things you can select to help you choose more serene moods:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If you want slow-burning energy and calmness, try complex carbohydrates, such as milk or oatmeal.<\/strong> Whole grains such as oatmeal or bran muffins, especially in the morning, will give you slow-burning energy that will stay with you for several hours, and decrease your appetite for the fats, sugars, and salts that we all crave when we are under stress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Try green tea, <\/strong>which has calming properties that outweigh the caffeine it contains by altering levels of the brain\u2019s own anti-anxiety medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00a0Nuts, with their protein content, are always a great and satisfying portable treat. <\/strong>They are especially good if you eat the non-greasy, unsalted kind. And they can keep you away from the donuts, cookies, and other sweets that call to you when you\u2019re tired.<\/span><\/p>\n

One nut in particular stands out: the pistachio. <\/strong>Who knew these nuts could actually calm you? The most recent finding is that these delicious nuts actually relax your blood vessels, lowering your blood pressure and helping you to feel calmer!<\/span><\/p>\n

Foods that contain lots of Omega 3 (salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, walnuts) <\/strong>can reduce anxiety and even pain, due to an anti-inflammatory effect. Ground flaxseed, another food rich in Omega 3, can be sprinkled on cereal or put into biscuits or breads for additional delicious flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n

And the great news here is that Omega 3 has been found to not only reduce, but to reverse the signs of aging!<\/span><\/p>\n

All this, just for choosing the right foods!<\/span><\/p>\n

See, when you recognize you have a choice, and deliberately choose what you put in your body, you are more in charge than you may have thought.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Confident Introvert<\/span><\/h2>\n

Another myth I have encountered recently is that introverts are fine with no outside contact whatsoever. No, we enjoy contacts and stimulation that we get outside of our own nests; we just need to control\u00a0how much<\/em>\u00a0we get all at one time.<\/span><\/p>\n

A great party with lots of people may be very enjoyable for a confident introvert \u2013 for a limited time. We\u2019re the ones who leave early when we\u2019ve had enough stimulation, just as some people quit eating when they\u2019ve had enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a reflection on the host. It\u2019s a reflection of the fact that we recognize and pay attention to our inner needs, always a healthy way to live.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0The Confident Introvert:\u00a0<\/em>http:\/\/www.ConfidentIntrovert.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Personal note Thanksgiving has just come upon us (and follows us around in the form of leftovers) with all its claims on our energy\u00a0\u2013 shopping, food preparation, traveling, dealing with people we may not see very often (some of them difficult), and \u2026 oh, yes, overeating. 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