Mental Healthy Mental Happy - Being the Best Me Possible: 2
[image error] May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so all month I'm running a series on how we can stay as mentally healthy as possible! Nutrition is a major factor in mental health, and I've teamed up with Certified Nutrition Consultant Jen Simon, of FoodWorks Wellness, LLC, to bring you some tips on keeping your brain happy! This week we're focusing on digestive health. Did you know that 90% of your serotonin is found in your digestive tract and blood platelets? That means that although serotonin acts in the brain to regulate mood, sleep, memory and learning, social behavior, and brain cell regeneration, it is made in your digestive system. So, if our digestive tract is off balance, our serotonin may be too. How do we keep our stomach and digestive system working to its highest potential? Jen has some tips for us!
1. Avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners
2. Limit processed food such as pastas, chips, breads and other baked goods
3. Get enough fiber from multi-grain foods and vegetables, at least 30g a day
4. Include fermented foods, like kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled vegetables, kefir, and cultured yogurts in your diet each day (if you don't prefer these foods Jen suggests a probiotic supplement)
Imbalances in gut flora and low digestive enzymes can cause decreased digestion and reduced absorption of nutrients. The suggestions above can help improve these imbalances. Jen also recommend some therapeutic supplements to help heal the gut, such as l-glutamine, slippery elm, marshmallow root, and N-acetyl-glucosamine. Jen helps individuals through a specific program to heal leaky gut and decrease inflammation in the body. She can work one-on-one or, if you're local, has a group program starting in June. Contact Jen at www.foodworkswellness.com/ for more details.
Through tonight, don't miss my Being Me Series special, with the first in the series free, and 2nd at $0.99 (Find them here: Romance)! If you like entering giveaways, LitRing has a series promo & giveaway at https://www.litring.com/series/.
As always, wishing you health and happiness,
Tricia
1. Avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners
2. Limit processed food such as pastas, chips, breads and other baked goods
3. Get enough fiber from multi-grain foods and vegetables, at least 30g a day
4. Include fermented foods, like kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled vegetables, kefir, and cultured yogurts in your diet each day (if you don't prefer these foods Jen suggests a probiotic supplement)
Imbalances in gut flora and low digestive enzymes can cause decreased digestion and reduced absorption of nutrients. The suggestions above can help improve these imbalances. Jen also recommend some therapeutic supplements to help heal the gut, such as l-glutamine, slippery elm, marshmallow root, and N-acetyl-glucosamine. Jen helps individuals through a specific program to heal leaky gut and decrease inflammation in the body. She can work one-on-one or, if you're local, has a group program starting in June. Contact Jen at www.foodworkswellness.com/ for more details.
Through tonight, don't miss my Being Me Series special, with the first in the series free, and 2nd at $0.99 (Find them here: Romance)! If you like entering giveaways, LitRing has a series promo & giveaway at https://www.litring.com/series/.
As always, wishing you health and happiness,
Tricia
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