Effects of Diet to our Mood

Eating a proper diet everyday is very important for all of us to achieve a good life. Our body and our mind are connected to one another. Thus, the amount that you eat can give a great impact to what might be your mood.

To make the brain work or communicate, a certain chemical known as the neurotransmitters are needed to conduct electrical impulses or in simpler term, brain waves. Dopamine, endorphins, glutamine and serotonin are such neurotransmitters. Your body should necessarily manufacture these chemicals with the use of the enzymes, fatty acids, amino acids, mineral, proteins and carbohydrates which can be taken from the food that you eat. If you are not eating enough food or not eating enough of the right foods for your body to be able to manufacture these chemicals, you will end up having depression or anxiety as an effect.

Another mistake in terms of diet that will, in most cases, lead to low moods is by making your blood sugar or glycemic index (GI), rise and fall all through out the day. Not eating you meal can result to having a low blood sugar. On the other hand, simple consumption of starchy foods, sugary foods or what we call carbohydrates can make the blood sugar high. With this up and down of the blood sugar or glycemic index, this can greatly affect a person’s mood which will some time make them irritable, sad or forgetful.

Craving for carbohydrates is also an attempt to medicate yourself from depression in the way of raising your serotonin. This certain chemical is the one responsible for sleep, mood and appetite.

Also, eating foods with carbohydrates with a lower Glycemic Index (GI) means that the energy given by these foods will then be released to control or stabilize blood sugar levels. Because of that, it will help you feel better for a long time and will avoid the ups and down of the blood sugar level which may play a great part on the shifting of your moods. Such foods that are said to contain carbohydrates are wholemeal breads, boiled potatoes, sweet potatoes, pasta, brown rice, oats and wholegrain cereals.