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Mood Foods Solution Emotional and Mental Health

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MOOD FOODS SOLUTION EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Manage Your Moods with Good Food and Nutrition
Foods To Avoid When Caring For Your Moods

Mood Foods Solution Emotional and Mental Health. Most of us love eating whenever we’re feeling out of sorts. We’ve done it since birth! The important thing is to know that there are foods that can negatively affect our moods.

Mood Foods Solution Emotional and Mental Health Sunrider Diana Walker
Mood Foods Solution Emotional and Mental Health Sunrider Diana Walker

Anxiety Disorder or Fluctuating Moods

If you suffer from an anxiety disorder or fluctuating moods, it is important to stick with foods that boost your mood, not deflate it.

What foods do you want to reach for when you feel down or anxious? Do you want to eat a sugar-laden treat such as a slice of cake or ice cream directly from the tub? Or do you feel like eating salt-laden foods, such as hot fries, the latest super deal from a favorite fast food chain, or a bag of potato crisps?

Food can be Comforting

Whatever your choice, food can be quite comforting whenever we’re going through an ordeal. They can make you feel better in the short term, that is certainly true. Unfortunately, some of the foods that we compulsively reach for as ‘comfort food’ are working against our best interest.

Temporary Benefits, Suffer Later

Many of the types of food you instinctively reach for may only give you temporary benefits (the initial comforting feeling) and make you suffer later. At some stage in your life, probably as early as childhood, they provided solace, and your subconscious mind is seeking those feelings now.

But these foods are usually nutritionally poor, and any positive feelings won’t last for long. Ultimately they may make you feel more depressed, and this can be exacerbated by feelings of remorse because you binged on unhealthy foods, and now you are also seeing extra pounds on the scale.

RESOURCES:

A.   ARE YOU STRESSED CHECKLIST?
https://dianawalker.com/are-you-stressed-checklist/

B.  ANXIETY NATURAL REMEDIES
https://diana1.com/anxiety/

C.  DEALING WITH ANXIETY ATTACKS FREE EBOOK:
https://diana1.com/DealingWithAnxietyAttacks.pdf

Mood Foods Solution Emotional and Mental Health
Avoid Processed Foods

Here’s a list of the foods you shouldn’t eat or drink when you are feeling low and experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms.

You’re likely to get more anxious and depressed if you eat an excess of processed foods. Ham, sausage, hot dogs, pizza, burgers, and fries, are all foods you may find comforting, but you shouldn’t indulge in them.

Processed foods contain a lot of salt, and salt can cause a spike in your blood pressure levels. Excessive salt can also make your heart work harder and release adrenaline, which can make you more anxious.

Additionally, many processed foods are packed in plastics and cans that may contain the chemical called BPA (bisphenol A). BPA is known to affect mood and blood pressure, and we have now learned that this chemical can seep into our food products.

Many processed foods have minimal nutritional value, but an excess of calories. They’re also more difficult to digest, which can lead to acid reflux, gas, and other stomach problems. They can affect your metabolism and the hormones released can trigger anxiety.

Doughnuts and Pastries

If you have a sweet tooth, chances are you grab yourself a box of doughnuts, with all the cinnamon and sugar, sprinkles, or different colored icings. Unfortunately, regularly consuming these types of foods is a bad habit to get into if you have anxiety and depression.

Doughnuts and pastries contain added sugar, unhealthy fats, and white flour. They can rapidly raise your blood sugar levels and then they will also drop quickly. This sugar spike can trigger your anxiety and depression symptoms.

Ketchup, Sauces, and Dressings

Ketchup and other types of sauces contain excessive amounts of sugar and artificial sweeteners. They may also have an ingredient called high-fructose corn syrup. This is super unhealthy for anyone. It can also cause blood sugar and blood pressure levels to rise and fall drastically, making you feel more depressed and anxious.

Like ketchup, most pre-packed dressings for salads and sandwiches are full of artificial sweeteners and high-fructose corn syrup. If you buy them, make sure you check the ingredients first. You may be able to find naturally made dressings,so make sure you read the fine print. Added sugar in these products is definitely not good for your symptoms and mood.

Alcohol

Some people turn to alcohol to drink their woes away, or to help them sleep better if they are anxious, stressed, or depressed. However, alcohol doesn’t help your sleep quality, it negatively affects your sleep. Yes, you may fall asleep because of alcohol, but you won’t feel rested.

You may end up oversleeping too, which isn’t a good thing either. Sleep is the time your body is meant to rest and heal. There are many healing processes that your body goes through when it gets quality sleep. One is that it helps to reduce your anxiety symptoms.

Soda and Caffeine

Soda is a carbonated and sweetened drink, and you already know that too much sugar is not good for you. Soda also often contains caffeine that can cause rapid heartbeat or insomnia. Caffeine can certainly give you a kick of energy, but too much of it can make you feel down.

So watch how much coffee you drink if you are prone to anxiety and depression. One cup can make your heart beat rapidly, so it may be better for you to totally avoid it.

NOTE:
26 years ago ~ Diana Walker was able to easily get off 8 cups of coffee a day with Sunrider Calli Tea, with no withdrawal.
Watch my video below (Over 15,000 views! published 14 years ago)

Smoothie Bowls Sunrider Recipes

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Smoothie Bowls Sunrider Recipes

You have probably seen smoothie bowls around, most likely on social media sites like Instagram. These bowls aren’t just to look pretty, but they are delicious and contain a lot of vitamins and minerals. Here are some different health benefits of eating smoothie bowls.

Smoothie Bowls Loaded With Nutrients (and add Sunrider NuPlus for added nutrition and taste)

One of the top reasons you should consider eating smoothie bowls is because they are very good for you. You have full control over the amount of fat, calories, and carbs by changing the ingredients, and you get all the added nutrients of those ingredients.

Smoothie bowls often contain:
* Fruit
* Nuts
* Seeds
* Dairy/Non-Dairy
* Vegetables
These are all loaded with vitamins and minerals your body needs. You may have any combination of nutrients, but often these smoothie bowls contain antioxidants, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, and many other essential nutrients.

You Can Try New Things

Smoothie bowls provide the perfect opportunity for you to try new things that will be in the bowl or used on top for toppings. While you may not have another use for Super Foods like cacao nibs, chia seeds, maca powder, and hemp seeds, they are frequently used in smoothie bowls. There is such a large variety of interesting ingredients you can use, from acai packs for the thickness of the smoothie, to using coconut shavings or goji berries on top. Think of all the different ways to try these new, fun, and healthy ingredients for your smoothie bowls.

Smoothie Bowls Encourage Healthy Eating

Also consider the fact that because smoothie bowls are fun to make and of course pretty to look at, you are more encouraged to eat healthy. Perhaps you mostly want to make one of these bowls for the awesome Instagram picture – that’s okay! You will still be eating the bowl for breakfast or another meal during the day, allowing you to get all those nutrients you might not have otherwise enjoyed.

You Get Your Daily Amount of Fruits and Veggies

A smoothie bowl contains a large smoothie that is loaded with fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-rich ingredients. If you are struggling to get your daily amount of fruits and veggies, this is a great way to increase it. It is a simple smoothie bowl you eat with a spoon just like a bowl of cereal, but you are really loading up on the vitamins and minerals. One smoothie bowl could have a cup of kale, an entire banana, full serving of berries, and nuts and seeds, which is going to be great for your body and your mind.

Smoothie Bowls Sunrider Recipes
Mango Coconut Smoothie Bowl
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Have you ever had a smoothie bowl? If you have seen or heard of them, you know that they can be pretty amazing arrangements of fruits and vegetables that come together to make beautiful and healthy dishes.  The Mango Coconut Smoothie Bowl is fairly simple and requires only a few minutes to get started.

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Why It’s Awesome

This Mango Coconut Smoothie Bowl doesn’t have as many ingredients as some other more elaborate bowls, but it’s still a contender. This bowl has a lot to offer in the way of omega 3 fatty acids and protein from the seed toppings. Protein helps the body to metabolize fats and other useful building blocks of your cells. Chia seeds also have a good amount of zinc, and potassium along with a few B vitamins. Mango is known for helping the functionality of the digestive tract.  They are excellent at helping people to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, and contain nutrient mixes that are effective at improving eyesight. Lemon juice will accompany the mango with its content of vitamin C. Citric acid is also great for the skin and digestion.

How You Make It

  • ½ lemon juice with no pulp
  • ½ cup filtered water
  • ½ cup coconut milk
  • 1 cup frozen mango chunks
  • 1 banana frozen or chilled
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds or 1 package of Sunrider NuPlus
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Blend the water, coconut milk, and lemon juice with the banana, and frozen mango until it’s a thick liquid. Then take the chia and sesame seeds and sprinkle them over the entire bowl as you see fit. After that, all you need is a spoon to enjoy this healthy, sweet, protein packed treat!

SMOOTHIE BOWLS SUNRIDER RECIPES

See more Sunrider Recipes here:
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2.   https://diana1.com/sunrider-recipes/

3.  https://diana1.com/green-smoothies/

4.  https://diana1.com/vitashake-ingredients-and-sunrider-recipes/

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Holistic Health Consultant
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Clean Eating Sunrider Vitataste

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Clean Eating Sunrider Vitataste Cravings Reduced
Very Unique Product to Reduce Cravings for Junk Food!

How to Deal With Cravings for Processed Foods and Junk Food.

Clean Eating Sunrider Vitataste (I will give you more information on this nutritional product below).  One of the best ways to deal with cravings (addictions) is to remove a physical presence.  Cleaning out your pantry, and removing processed foods, and junk food from your living environment is a great start. After all, if a sugar-filled snack or processed microwave meal is not available, you can’t eat it. 

Clean Eating Sunrider Vitataste Stop Sugar Cravings Diana Walker

Keep Healthy Snacks in Your Car and Workplace

Sometimes you may experience cravings for processed foods and junk food when you are away from home. A great way to kill those desires is to keep healthy and delicious tasting fruits, vegetables, homemade granola bars and other unprocessed snacks in your car and workplace.

Drink Water to Reduce Junk Food Cravings 

Studies have shown that drinking 8 to 16 ounces of water can fight a food craving for more than an hour. Also, if you eat 5 or 6 meals throughout the day your stomach constantly stays full. This means less of a chance that you will give in to the urges created by a processed food that is calling your name.

Keep a Food Journal

Keeping a food journal is also helpful here. Whenever you experience a craving for unhealthy, processed food, write down your feelings. Then look at what happened just before the craving hit. Did you receive an exceptionally good or bad piece of news? Emotional eating is not in response to true hunger, and is often attached to a sugar addiction which can be a problem with processed foods.

Surround Yourself with Like-Minded Individuals

Surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals is extremely important. If you have someone you can talk to that is also trying to steer clear of the dangers of processed foods, your chances of eating smart and never giving into unhealthy cravings are much higher.

 Your “Why?” Statement

You should also keep a “Why?” belief statement on you at all times. This can be simply a small card that fits in your wallet, pocket or purse. Write down the reasons why you are avoiding processed foods and trying to eat a much healthier diet. This can provide the motivation to beat even the strongest cravings. 

The Takeaway

Eating healthy means avoiding heavily processed foods. And you can actually save money by treating your body to a much healthier diet in many cases. There are cookbooks, DVDs, courses and web videos which arm you with the proper information regarding processed foods and their dangers, and how to avoid them.

The information included in my blog posts acts as a primer to get you started on a path towards healthy and smart eating. Formulate a game plan for eating a clean, whole, plant-based diet beginning today, and you will treat yourself to a happier and healthier tomorrow.

Clean Eating Sunrider Vitataste

Vitataste is a Concentrated Food in a capsule
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Vitataste is a concentrated food (juiced Chinese food herbs)  in a capsule.

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Vitataste helps with Cravings, so people are not so addicted to things they shouldn’t be eating.  

How do we use it? Well, just swallowing two capsules once, twice or three times a day can boost the body’s ability to slow down or not have the cravings.

It is very effective to swallow two capsules before you indulge in that ice cream, or pie or whatever sweet you are eating.  It will ease the burden of the pancreas to work to metabolize the sweet.

So if you are going to cheat and eat a dessert or something, take two capsules before you eat it, if you can remember.  If you forgot, then take it after you eat the sweet.  The sooner the better after indulging.  When taken in this manner, it helps the negative effects of eating the sweet on the body’s metabolism.

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Clean Eating Sunrider Vitadophilus for Digestion

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Clean Eating Sunrider Vitadophilus for Digestion
~ 8 Reasons to Cut Out Processed Foods

You know that a diet rich in fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains is healthy for you. But do you know exactly why you should be cutting processed foods out of your life?

Here are the Top 8 Reasons to cut out processed foods.

#1 Many processed foods include MSG (monosodium glutamate)

MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a form of salt which has been chemically changed to enhance the flavor of many popular processed foods. It has been directly linked to weight gain and obesity, and negatively affects how full you feel when you are eating. This can lead to binge eating, since your brain never knows when you are full.

Liver inflammation, kidney failure and even brain damage are possible byproducts of heavy exposure to MSG. Unfortunately, it is the world’s most popular flavour enhancer. And it can be listed under any of the following names – acid hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed corn, MSG, plant protein extract and yeast extract, among others.

#2 Processed Foods can be full of High Fructose Corn Syrup

Why is high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) so dangerous to your health?

Because it contributes to liver deterioration, plaque buildup in your blood vessels, has been shown to cause diabetes, it accelerates the natural aging process in your body and can contain unhealthy mercury poisons. And it is used in more and more processed food products all the time.

#3 Low-fat often means High in Sugar

Many processed and manufactured foods boast about being low-fat or no-fat in nature. The process which pulls fat out of those foods also involves adding HFCS, sucrose, lactose and glucose, as well as other yummy tasting but unhealthy sweeteners.

Sugar triggers the “feel good” transmitters in your brain, and this can cause an addiction to sweet tasting processed foods. Sugar can have a devastating effect on your health, and is believed by many doctors and nutritionists to be the leading cause of chronic disease and obesity in today’s modern societies.

#4 Important nutrients are processed out

Many processed foods are created to last longer on the shelf, and taste better than when they existed in their natural state. This often involves removing wonderful phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals, either intentionally or indirectly.

By its very definition, processing foods leads to a non-natural state. So many of the healthy components that nature packs into its foods are lacking when that food is processed.

#5 Unnatural and dangerous chemicals are added

We just mentioned that food manufacturers are usually only interested in creating products that last as long as possible, are inexpensive to make, and taste great so you continue to buy them. How do they do this? In laboratories they find chemicals like fructose that trigger an addictive response in your brain.

They then inject those chemicals into foods during the manufacturing and packaging processes. This unneeded MSG, sugar, salt and a long list of man-made chemicals finds its way into processed food, which is unhealthy at best and dangerous at worst.

Clean Eating Sunrider Vitadophilus for Digestion

#6 Clean foods are easier on your digestive system
Clean Eating Sunrider Vitadophilus for Digestion

We just discussed how cheap, flavour-enhancing, unhealthy chemicals get into your processed food. Your body identifies these as poisons and toxins, and works very hard to rid your system of them. But they are much harder to digest than the foods which nature intended men and women to eat. This makes your digestive tract work harder than it has to, and this can lead to a long list of gastrointestinal problems and health issues.

Clean Eating Sunrider Vitadophilus for Digestion – Sunrider’s delicious apple-flavoured probiotic, Vitadophilus, supplies a minimum of 20 million live culture bacteria (lactobacillus acidophilus) each serving.  This does not contain milk products and does not have to be refrigerated.  The package is very convenient to carry with you, and if you have digestive problems, gas, flatulence ~ take 1 package and within 10 minutes, it is gone!!

. Supports digestive balance and immune system health
. Supports intestinal comfort and bowel function
. Has fast-acting proprietary formula made with natural ingredients

Read more here:  https://diana1.com/vitadophilus-sunrider-digestion-acidophilus/

#7 Whole foods are less expensive than their processed counterparts

Junk food addicts often claim that eating healthy foods is just too expensive. But several studies like one published by the Rodale Institute show that the opposite is actually true. For instance, they show that one serving of 100% organic chili (made with fresh ingredients) costs roughly $0.50 less than a can of microwavable chili like you would purchase at the grocery store.

#8 You will begin to feel healthier almost immediately

Processed foods contain a lot of junk your body does not need. This can include phosphates which actually weaken your bones and organs. The excess sugar in processed foods can lead to weight gain and heart problems, and many manufactured foods can can lead to chronic inflammation, dementia, respiratory failure and multiple neurologic problems. When you eat clean and avoid processed food, you become healthier.

Wishing you Vibrant Health!
Diana Walker, CEO, Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles
Holistic Health and Sunrider Leader
https://dianawalker.com/sunrider

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Clean Eating Sunrider Evergreen

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Clean Eating Sunrider Evergreen

Clean Eating Sunrider Evergreen questions and answers  You may have heard people talk about eating a “clean” diet. While there is no specific definition for clean foods, eating clean means sticking with foods that are as close as possible to their natural state. You want to avoid preservatives, colouring and man-made chemicals.

Drinking lots of water aids a clean diet by keeping your system flushed. And for the most part you want to target fruits, vegetables, whole foods (items that have been processed or refined as little as possible and are free from additives or other artificial substances) and a plant-based diet.

How do you Identify Clean Foods?

When reading food labels, which you should be doing all the time, you want to avoid most foods with more than 5 ingredients.

One-ingredient foods, such as apples, oranges and other fruit in their natural state, are examples of clean foods.

And you definitely want to avoid the big 3 added ingredients which cause the most havoc to your health

  •  Salt
  • Sugar
  • Unhealthy Fats

Another tip is to turn away from products that are “made with whole grains”. Instead, go for 100% whole-grain products. Refined grains such as bread, cereal and pasta which are made from white flour should also be avoided. But whole-grain pasta, cereal and bread are considered clean foods.

Clean Foods Close to Nature

Generally speaking, if a food item has just one ingredient or is as close to its natural state as possible, it qualifies for clean eating. This means no more cans of soup or candy bars, fried chicken and french fries. Fresh poultry, seafood and meat are usually fine, as long as you take it easy on the creams or sauces.

Follow these tips for spotting clean foods:

  1. If there are more than 5 ingredients, look for an alternative.
  1. If the food you are thinking about purchasing is in a package, it has been processed to some point.
  1. If you read a food label and there are ingredients with names that you cannot pronounce, put it back on the shelf.
  1. Most foods with organic labels are cleaner than other options.
  1. Avoid trans fats, monosodium glutamate (MSG), high fructose corn syrup, other sugars, sodium and other salts, and white flour.
  1. If you see the following ingredients, you are looking at extremely processed foods:
    * Corn Syrup
    * Fruit Juice Concentrate
    * Maltose / Maltodextrin (a white powder made from corn, rice, potato starch, or wheat)
    * Cane Sugar
    * Sodium
    * Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
  1. If you purchase any of the following Dirty Dozen foods, choose Organic whenever you can, and wash thoroughly before eating. (The Dirty Dozen foods are so named by the Environmental Working Group because they are extremely high in man-made chemicals and pesticides. When grown in the traditional manner, these 12 foods tested positive for anywhere from 47 to 67 different chemicals! )
  • Apples
  • Sweet bell peppers
  • Cherries
  • Imported grapes
  • Celery
  • Strawberries
  • Domestic blueberries
  • Nectarines
  • Kale, spinach and collard greens
  • Potatoes
  • Lettuce
  • Peaches

Over the past 20 years, the need to eat better has been more clearly defined to include eating more fruits and vegetables.

Today, we are aware that the phytonutrients in those fruits and vegetables play a key role in the body’s daily need to regenerate and repair itself. We are even aware that the naturally occurring colours in the food are also of great importance to our overall health.

Clean Eating Sunrider Evergreen
~ The most important colour in the food chain is GREEN.

Generally green foods are often referred to as Super Foods.

Most of the green foods are high nutrient dense foods. Green foods are efficient sources of phytonutrients. Their anti-oxidant, complex structure makes great nourishment and fuel for the body.

Read More here about Sunrider Evergreen

Clean Eating Sunrider Evergreen Diana Walker Canada USA

 

Evergreen, by Sunrider International, is a liquid herb concentrate, which contains licorice, chlorophyll, iron zinc, and peppermint oil.

What is chlorophyll? Chlorophyll is the green coloured matter of plants. The green plants used in Evergreen are Alfalfa and Peppermint.

Why is chlorophyll so important? There are five points worth reviewing:

1. Chlorophyll dense foods are rich in trace minerals. One of these important trace minerals is strontium. Strontium helps our bones retain and hold such minerals as calcium and magnesium.

2. Chlorophyll is also an excellent source of organic iron. With this type of iron, there is no constipation or stomach distress. In fact, chlorophyll and human blood are similar in their makeup. The only difference is that the center element in chlorophyll is magnesium and center element in blood is iron. If you have iron poor blood, chlorophyll would be a good addition to your diet.

3. Chlorophyll assists in improving circulation and letting blood flow more easily through the arteries.

4. Chlorophyll is an alkaline food. Many of the foods we eat daily such as wheat, dairy, meats and most other grains are acid-forming foods. Too many of these foods put our body in an almost constant acidic state. Poor health is often
associated with an extremely acidic body. We need to balance this with more alkaline forming foods. Chlorophyll rich foods are alkaline forming and are good for the body.

5. Chlorophyll rich foods also have high enzyme activity. Enzymes are responsible for hundreds of chemical activities in our body. Without enzymes we could not live. Chlorophyll increases enzyme activity in the liver and the pancreas. It helps
us to digest our food and to break down fats and carbohydrates so we can use them for energy. Chlorophyll rich foods are natural energy boosters.

Why Sunrider Evergreen? Evergreen is a chlorophyll rich food in a convenient, whole, concentrated form. It has all of the benefits mentioned, but unlike any other chlorophyll based product on the market, it is fat soluble, thus more bio-available.
Evergreen is available in convenient 15 ml bottles packed 10 per box.
Mix with water or juice daily for optimum chlorophyll intake.

 

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Now that you know how to spot clean foods, we will take a look at the best reasons for steering clear of processed foods in our next blog post.

 

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