Nutrition

7 Foods That Make Us Happy

All your body wants from you is to give it the nutrients it needs to maintain health!

The secret to eating healthy is to find a balanced diet of nutritious foods that feed your organism and help it maintain its health. You might thought it’s more complex, but it’s not.

Nutrients is all we need to feed our bodies. But since most of us follow our taste buds more than our nutritious needs, we often eat less nutritious food that tastes delicious.

Let’s face it, delicious foods make us happy. However, there is an alternative, a way to eat nutritious and healthy foods that will also make you happy.

Happiness is a feeling that arises when our body creates certain chemicals, like serotonin and dopamine. There are foods that help us create more of these chemical.

These are the 7 healthiest foods that increase our serotonin levels and make us happy. Include them in your daily menu and see the difference in your mood.

These 7 Foods Make Us Happy:

1. Fish

The Omega 3 fatty acids are known to stabilize mood, decrease depression and improve memory and focus. Fish is known to have high doses of these fatty acids, especially fishes like Salmon.

2. Bananas

Eating a banana will give you two important things for feeling happy, B6 vitamins and potassium. B6 helps the body to synthesize its own serotonin and a 2008 study revealed that diets with ample potassium helped reduce symptoms of depression and stress.

3. Dark Chocolate

Eating dark chocolate makes you happier because it contains phenylethylamine, a chemical produced you experience love. this chemical promotes the release of release of endorphins, that’s why you feel happier.

4. Legumes and Nuts

Nuts are rich in B vitamins that help with anxiety, depression and improving the mood. Walnuts, for example, are rich in Omega 3 acids. These foods are also rich in protein that additionally increases the levels of feel good chemicals.

5. Pineapple

They are not just a tasty fruit. Pineapples contain 17 micrograms of serotonin per gram, and that’s significant. Not only that, but they also contain bromelain, which is an anti inflammatory enzyme.

6. Avocado

Having high amounts of good fats, avocados are one of the healthiest foods on planet earth. They have high doses of Tryptophan, an essential amino acid used by the brain to produce serotonin. It’s the feel good central nervous system neurotransmitter.

7. Eggs

They are loaded with mood promoting omega 3 fatty acids, zinc, B vitamins, and iodide, and because they’re packed with protein, they’ll also keep you full and energized long after you eat them. Some nutritionists say eggs are one of the healthiest foods for humans.

Dejan Davcevski

I help people upgrade their Spirit, Mind, Body, Heart to become the best version of themselves! After 10 years of writing, coaching and collaborating with top coaches from all around the world I have learned the best secrets to help you unleash your full potential! You can be a Superhuman! Write me at davcevskid@gmail.com if you have any direct question! Much Love!

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