Moods and Foods
On Wednesday, Nov. 3, licensed nutritionist Kathy O’Brien, CN from the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org) spoke on the topic of Moods and Foods.
A group of about 30 students, faculty and guests learned about the most recent data correlating the relationships between physical and mental health. O’Brien revealed startling information about the hazards of foods that do the body more harm than good.
Among the positive food groups she described (for sustained energy and healthy cognitive functioning) were traditional sources of fats such as meat, butter and olive oil and minerals from vegetables.
In contrast were white sugar, artificial sweeteners, white flour, gluten, the increasingly present soy (whose high levels of estrogen can damage the thyroid), and the numerous foods containing Omega 6 oils (corn, canola, margarine, safflower, sunflower, shortening).
The brain needs the right kind of protein which produces amino acid. Too much or too little affects the production of neurotransmitters in our brain, which affect our moods and energy levels.
More and more children and adults are finding that changes in diet are solving problems ranging from anxiety, depression, insomnia and seizures to low energy and gastric/digestion problems.
For more information visit www.theWholeSoyStory.com, www.westonAprice.org, TheMoodCure.com. See photos
On Wednesday, Nov. 3, licensed nutritionist Kathy O’Brien, CN from the Weston A. Price Foundation (www.westonaprice.org) spoke on the topic of Moods and Foods.
A group of about 30 students, faculty and guests learned about the most recent data correlating the relationships between physical and mental health. O’Brien revealed startling information about the hazards of foods that do the body more harm than good.
Among the positive food groups she described (for sustained energy and healthy cognitive functioning) were traditional sources of fats such as meat, butter and olive oil and minerals from vegetables.
In contrast were white sugar, artificial sweeteners, white flour, gluten, the increasingly present soy (whose high levels of estrogen can damage the thyroid), and the numerous foods containing Omega 6 oils (corn, canola, margarine, safflower, sunflower, shortening).
The brain needs the right kind of protein which produces amino acid. Too much or too little affects the production of neurotransmitters in our brain, which affect our moods and energy levels.
More and more children and adults are finding that changes in diet are solving problems ranging from anxiety, depression, insomnia and seizures to low energy and gastric/digestion problems.
For more information visit www.theWholeSoyStory.com, www.westonAprice.org, TheMoodCure.com. See photos