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When it comes to food and keeping to a healthy balanced diet, do you struggle? Is changing your physical appearance just not enough to motivate you when those fundraiser chocolates get passed around the office? Then here’s another reason you want to stay on track and eat the right things…

Mental stability…

“Good” foods help us to stay stable under stress and balance our mood. So that we can attend that last stressful meeting for the day with a clear mind; or can be patient when our children test us with tantrums at bed time.

Balancing the brains chemistry is easier than you think. By making simple changes to what you eat and when, you can make positive changes to the chemical balance in your brain.

Follow these 3 steps to engage a healthy mind…

1.      ALWAYS  have a good yummy breakfast!

Yes, we’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But what should we be eating and why?

A protein rich breakfast will help increase your concentration and problem solving skills by boosting a chemical in your brain called tyrosine leaving you more energetic and creative throughout your day.

Also a good source of complex carbohydrates such as wholegrain bread or oats will keep your energy flow even until your next meal.

Eating Breakfast is also the best way to kick starting your metabolism each day! BONUS!

2.      Make time to snack!

One thing my clients always say to me is that they don’t have time to stick to their regular meals. But how hard is it to have a snack close by that could in return make them even more efficient at their daily tasks?

By snacking more regularly on healthy snacks such as nuts which are full of proteins and slow release energy, you are feeding your brain the nutrients it needs to sustain a higher alertness and creativity. Taking 2 minutes to eat may save you hours trying to problem solve on a “half-empty brain”.

If you do forget to eat and at 3pm when your sugar levels have dropped find you craving a bucket of lollies as a quick pick me up, then your best option is a piece of fruit. An apple, peach or pear contains fructose, a slow releasing sugar that will give you the energy you need without the crash 20mins later.

3.      Eat a super Food…

Oily fish, avocado or nuts: Great for stress; full of the omega 3 DHA which acts as a stabiliser so that chemical messages can be sent throughout the brain with ease. DHA also has been shown to increase serotonin, a chemical in the brain that improves mood and decreases depression.

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