Food and Your Mood

     How many times have you been sad, upset or angry and reached for the first sweet or salty thing in site? Or when you have nothing else to do (boredom) you open the fridge or the cabinets and look or pull anything out just to munch on. Even think, happy occasions, you go out to eat, or have cake. We all at some point or another associate food with our moods.


     It’s called comfort food for a reason. Its makes us feel warm and full, and in some ways safe, when you have them. I for example only want my mom’s chicken soup when I am sick because she always made it for me and on the same note when I’m upset I reach for chocolate. There is nothing wrong with that but how about trying to control it. Instead of going out to eat for special occasions, who not do something that the person likes to do (a movie/museum). When you’re upset or angry why not take a walk, or write about it in a journal, instead of eating that pint of ice cream. Finally if being bored is huge issues pick up a hobby (knitting, reading) or play a game with someone.

If you must reach for something though, make smart choices;

Sweet: Fruits with whip cream

          : Apple with peanut butter (or almond butter)

Salty: Cheese and crackers

         : Popcorn


Live Healthy,
     Nadia

Detox Warp Up

      My week detox is over,  though this week was really difficult. I made it though and I am so proud of myself(and my mother)! I have really learned a lot about my eating habits, I don’t  eat nearly as many fruits and vegetables as I now know I can, I give into my cravings a lot and now I know I can resist those cravings. My mother and I have also come up with some new (detox friendly) recipes.

       I feel like this detox was exactly what I needed to really get me to the next level of healthy eating.  I have always been one to watch what I eat, but now its on another level and I have proven that I can do it. I am now seriously thinking of doing a week long detox once a year, it really has made a difference, in not only my eating but I can feel it in my body as well. I would really suggest that people who want to get healthy but don’t know how to really get it started I would defiantly recommend you think of a detox.

Live Healthy, 

 Nadia 

Detox Day 3 & 4

     Things are getting easier!! Though I still felt tired a lot during the last two days I have been able to deal with it well. I think it just goes to show how much I depend on sugar or caffeine to give me energy, even if I only drink one cup of coffee or tea a day. I too fall for that mid-day sugar pick me up at work to get me to the end of the day, but I can see now that I don’t NEED to have it!

     On another note, I am so glad that my mother is doing this with me every night over dinner, that she so amazing and cooks, we talk about how we feel that day and how things went. We both are feeling kind of the same way every day, like today for example we both felt kind of sluggish, tired and a little out of it. I am so glad to get support from her, and a lot of other people in my life, it makes it a little easier to get through the day.

     Turning to the actual food aspect of this whole detox, I am now eating at least 4 fruits and vegetables a day!! Its great, I have mostly been eating oatmeal for breakfast( I am sick of it though), then have a fruit ,then lunch, and a little later most fruit or vegetables, as for dinner my mother will make something simple like brown rice and kale in a tomato sauce with garlic, which we had last night and it was amazing! Also all week I have only had one cup of juice, other then that its been water!