{"id":49986,"date":"2016-12-18T17:13:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T17:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secretosdelsur.com\/zit-je-niet-goed-in-je-vel-kan-voeding-helpen\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T20:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T18:13:45","slug":"food-as-medecine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secretosdelsur.com\/en\/mediterranean-lifestyle\/health-tips\/food-as-medecine\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you loose your positive vibes? Can a diet help you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mediterranean diet is a very good base from where to continue searching for solutions.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>A common problem with some people who have  mood swings is that they often have the need to compensate with “comfort food”. <\/span>They hope to find solace or relief in eating for example chocolate or sweets. <\/span>But who suddenly eats a lot of fast sugars, your body gets tired … and that feeling won’t make you happier . As you can see,<\/span> a downward spiral and a succession of ups and downs will be the result.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The first thing we need is a good base: the Mediterranean diet. <\/span>(Read the full chapter devoted to this on my homepage)<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Do not skip meals<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Make sure that every day you eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, dairy products and whole grains.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Regularly eat fish and max. 2x a week meat<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Don’t follow any unilateral diet for example by deleting carbohydrates. But e<\/span>at with common sense.<\/span><\/span>
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    With this as a base you can also focus on food sources that naturally possess a higher dose of for example: tryptophan. <\/span>Tryptophan (happiness hormone), makes that our body can produce serotonin and melatonin. <\/span>Both affect our mood, sleep and appetite. <\/span>Naturally our body needs relatively little tryptophan. <\/span>Daily is 3.5 mg to about 6 mg per kg body weight should be sufficient. <\/span>So for a person of 60 kg, 210 mg tryptophan should be sufficient.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Foods in which we find tryptophan are: soybeans, sunflower seeds, Parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, milk, banana, dates, … Four dates have 7 mg tryptophan and 100 g sunflower seeds 0,30 gr tryptophan.<\/span><\/p>\n

    There are a few things you better delete from your diet:<\/span><\/p>\n

    fast sugars
    \n<\/span>Industrial prepared dishes
    \n<\/span>Alcohol
    \n<\/span>Coffee
    \n<\/span>Even though it is not easy , try to move, to sport. <\/span>The fresh air and the sunlight will have a positive effect on you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Would you like to read more about this than I can recommand the following books. I am not sure all of them has an english translation:<\/em><\/p>\n

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    • Optimaal gezond zonder medicijnen – Dr. Rudy Proesmans<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Kerngezond, leefstijl als medicijn tegen westerse ziektes – Frank Jonkers<\/em><\/li>\n
    • De mooie voedselmachine, de charme van je darmen – Giulia Enders (sure there is an english translation)<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Gezonde darmen, voor een slanke lijn – Dr. Michaela Axt-Gadermann<\/em><\/li>\n
    • La Salud en tu despensa – Enrique Sanchez \/ Paloma Gil del \u00c1lamo \/ Javier Garc\u00eda<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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