Change Your Lifestyle, Change Your Mood
There is no simple solution to improve your motivation and happiness but there are several suggestions that may work.
Nutritionist, Caryn O’Sullivan, Appetites for life, stressed how important it is to eat breakfast. If it’s a good hearty breakfast packed with nutrients it is fuel for the rest of the day. Generally breakfast eaters tend not to binge eat before lunchtime causing them to crave sweets. Not only that, researchers at the 2003 American Heart Association conference reported that breakfast eaters are significantly less likely to be obese and get diabetes compared with non-breakfast eaters. To get the full benefits of breakfast, the Mayo Clinic recommends a balanced meal with carbohydrates, protein, and a small amount of fat.
It is also important to have a diet that is rich in omega- 3s which include, fatty fish such as mackerel, lake trout, herring, sardines, albacore tuna, and salmon, are rich in two kinds of omega-3 fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Other omega-3 foods such as tofu, soybeans, canola, walnuts, flaxseed, and their oils contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which convert to omega-3 in the body.
Sleep is another major component in mood changes. This may sound like common sense, but according to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), more than two-thirds of older adults suffer from sleep problems and many american adults don’t get the minimum amount of shuteye needed to stay alert. Sleep is vital to good health and to mental and emotional well-being. The NSF reports that people who don’t get enough shut eye are more likely than others to develop psychiatric problems and to use health care services. Plus, sleep deprivation can negatively affect memory, learning, and logical reasoning.
Drinking tea and keeping hydrated is also important. Decaffeinated tea is better, noting that the caffeinated variety can be dehydrating, and sugary drinks can lead to weight gain. There is some evidence that tea may help in improving memory, and preventing cavities, cancer, and heart disease.
Pace during phone calls, while you’re brushing your teeth, while watching your son’s soccer game. Every 20 steps a person takes is 1 calorie burned. An eight-year study of 13,000 people also showed that people who walked 30 minutes daily had a significantly reduced chance of premature death compared with those who rarely exercised, reports the American Council on Exercise.
And there are plenty of opportunities to move those legs: Take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk to the store, window shop at the mall, leave your desk and visit your co-worker instead of sending him an email, walk and talk with friends instead of meeting for a meal. Just keep moving.
We can’t stress how important it is to create a balance in your life by eating right, exercising and getting the proper amount of sleep. Again this is all common sense but we forget. Take note of the shifts in your mood when one of these factors are effected and begin to work on them as soon a possible.
If you want to be happy, be. Leo Tolstoy
-Bernadette McLoughlin
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