3 Simple Fall Recipes That Will Brighten Your Day

Have you ever heard the term mood food recipes? There is a direct link between our food, our mental wellbeing, chronic disease and integrative health. Every meal is more than a choice of daily fuel and nutrition. It can also be a determining factor in your mental, emotional and physical health.

It is possible to transform your behaviors, mood, memory, attention, physical pain, emotions and thoughts through simple and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle choices. Food is medicine and the body has an incredible ability to be its own healer when nourished well. The gut is directly linked to the brain, so what we eat everyday will impact our brain and body. Though nutrition is a bio-individual approach, there are some tips that can support a healthy link between food and mood.

 

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Some foods to avoid in order to increase happiness and mental wellbeing are high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated fats, sugar and unhealthy processed foods.

Some foods to “add in” for brain and body health are superfoods like berries, wild caught salmon, nuts (especially walnuts and Brazilian nuts), avocado and leafy greens like kale and spinach. The transition to the fall season is a wonderful time to try foods like butternut, acorn or spaghetti squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and apples.

As we move into the colder seasons when our immune system can be compromised or depression can grow with less light and activity, remember to integrate mood supporting foods to strengthen your immunity, fuel your body and boost your wellbeing. Try one of these easy mood food recipes that are perfect for fall.