Mood-Lifting Foods  By Kate Crosby, B.S.,
C.N.P.
Protein
in chicken, eggs or fish provides the building blocks for making the critical
brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine. These brain chemicals help us feel calm, happy or motivated, but they
can't be made from an ice cream sundae. Many people believe that antidepressant medications like Prozac or Paxil
make brain chemicals, but in fact they don't. We make serotonin and dopamine
from salmon, steak and chicken.
If
you are experiencing low moods, it's important to eat protein throughout the
day to provide the brain with a steady supply of nutrients to make serotonin
and dopamine. When my clients eat this
way, they comment that their moods are better.
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