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Mood Boosting Foods For More Excellent Days. Part 2 of Energy Series [Guest: Nutritional Psychology Expert Rekishia McMillan]
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This is part 2 of the energy series. Follow the Moms Grab Coffee podcast wherever you’re listening as we dig into energy inducing nutrition and more wellness tactics over the next few weeks.
On today's episode --- It’s a no brainer that the food we eat impacts our physical body, but what about our mental health?
An expert in applying mental health nutrition and nutritional psychology to help women recover from depression, stress, and anxiety, Rekishia McMillan talks about how different types of food impact our mood.
In this episode we discuss:
- What we are actually consuming - is it truly “food” or is it a “food product”? Understand the difference
- A guide on how to choose mood boosting foods
- Top foods that support and sustain a healthy mood and alternative choices if you don’t like them
- A sample mood regulating menu based on a day in the life of a nutritional expert
- How to think about snacks
- Rekishia’s testimony of becoming an expert in nutritional psychology and integrative medicine
Episode Timestamps
3:03 - How we should think about food vs. food products
5:04 - The science behind how food affects mood
7:37 - Guide to choosing mood boosting food
9:36 - Top foods to regulate our moods
13:17 - What if you don’t like the foods needed to regulate our moods
14:40 - Rekishia’s testimony
17:35 - Sample menu in the day of a life of a nutritional expert
Connect with Rekishia and learn more on her website
Related Episode: Part 1 of Energy Series - Micro Workouts for Busy Moms
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