Does FOOD affect your MOOD?
October 12th 2006 04:53
The short answer to the title of this post is a resounding YES, at least for me anyway. I think food sensitivity varies in people. For example, I know (it’s a sure bet) that if I eat a meal of starchy carbohydrates in the evening (say a big bowl of pasta and not much else), I wake up the next morning feeling tired, flat and generally pretty crappy, with a headache to boot. I know I am sensitive to what I eat. The same would go if I ate a heap of chocolate - as much as I love it - before bed. My whole blood sugar system is sensitive to what it processes. In short, I am one of those people who were just waiting for the low GI craze to hit humanity, because my body needed it. I had been living life experiencing highs and lows of blood sugar and thus experiencing the high and low energy treadmill.
The reverse is also true. I know if I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables (fresh), and not a lot of junk food for say a solid week, I’m feeling pretty good about life in general, my energy levels are good and I concentrate better at work. If I throw in a few days exercise in the week, I’m even better. Perhaps even throw in a bit of meditation and quiet time and I’m wondering why I don’t do this all the time!. I try to monitor how I feel after eating certain foods so I gain an understanding of what I shouldn’t really indulge in too greatly. Although I do wish the skin on KFC chicken didn’t taste so damn nice, cause I know that stuff can’t be good for the body!
Not all people are as sensitive to what they eat as I am. At least I don’t think so. Are you? MB
The tastebuds like it but the body doesn't
The reverse is also true. I know if I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables (fresh), and not a lot of junk food for say a solid week, I’m feeling pretty good about life in general, my energy levels are good and I concentrate better at work. If I throw in a few days exercise in the week, I’m even better. Perhaps even throw in a bit of meditation and quiet time and I’m wondering why I don’t do this all the time!. I try to monitor how I feel after eating certain foods so I gain an understanding of what I shouldn’t really indulge in too greatly. Although I do wish the skin on KFC chicken didn’t taste so damn nice, cause I know that stuff can’t be good for the body!
Not all people are as sensitive to what they eat as I am. At least I don’t think so. Are you? MB
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