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The relationship between diet and mood is complicated. Whether diet leads to emotional changes or emotional changes determines whether diet is like a chicken laying eggs or an egg laying chickens, but we still can't give an exact answer. All kinds of moods and situations can be reasons for us to eat, and what we eat in our stomachs also affects our mood.

1. Eat in anger

Vitamins are important substances to maintain human metabolism, and are also directly related to "anger" in emotions. The vitamins related to anger are vitamin B 1 and B3. If the intake of vitamin B 1 is insufficient, it will be irritable; If the intake of vitamin B3 is insufficient, you will be anxious, emotionally unstable, and even suffer from insomnia or depression.

In addition, eating too much meat and candy may also lead to impulsiveness and irritability. The amount of meat eaten is closely related to the content of adrenaline. Eat more meat, and the content of adrenaline will be higher. The content of adrenaline is closely related to the emotion of "anger". The higher the content, the easier it is for people to get angry on impulse. Eating too much candy can lead to "sugar-addicted mental anxiety disorder", and anxious people are prone to get angry, so it is not advisable to eat too much candy.

These are all foods that are easy to cause "anger". In daily life, there are also some foods that can be eaten more, which will not only lead to irritability, but also relieve anger. These foods have the function of "smoothing qi", which can effectively relieve chest tightness, shortness of breath, insomnia, depression and other symptoms caused by anger, and is conducive to improving mood and mood.

Hawthorn is not only a kind of food, but also a commonly used Chinese herbal medicine. Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn is "good at relieving pain and resolving food stagnation", which can not only relieve chest and abdominal pain caused by anger, but also treat arrhythmia caused by anger; Lotus root is known as "the best product of harmonizing qi", which can not only harmonize qi, but also nourish the heart, soothe the nerves and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Radish can relieve symptoms such as stomach pain caused by anger; Roses can also "shun qi", relieve the unfavorable qi caused by anger and help calm the nerves.

2. Malnutrition may be "pathetic"

When the human body's tryptophan intake is insufficient, there will be melancholy and pessimistic mood. So eat more foods rich in tryptophan. Foods rich in tryptophan include millet, eggs, mushrooms, sunflower seeds, black sesame seeds, sea crabs, pumpkin seeds and pork floss.

When the vitamin C content in the body is insufficient, it will lead to emotional and behavioral apathy, depression and loneliness. We should ensure that the human body can absorb enough vitamin C. Fresh fruits and vegetables are the most abundant in vitamin C. Vegetables include leeks, spinach, green peppers, cucumbers, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage and broccoli. Fruits include kiwifruit, fresh dates, strawberries, loquat, oranges, oranges and persimmons.

In addition, there are many foods that help to suppress depression and sadness. Chicken soup is the most typical of this kind. Chicken soup is rich in free amino acids, which can increase dopamine and adrenaline, make people's mood warm and help suppress pessimism. Eating more bananas also helps to improve the sad mood. Because bananas are rich in a substance called "alkaloid", it can boost confidence and stimulate fighting spirit.

A report on emotions from Harvard University points out that people who always look worried and depressed should eat more fish. It is found that people living by the sea are generally happier than those living inland, not only because the sea is refreshing, but also because their main food is fish. A fatty acid in fish oil has anti-anxiety effect.

3. capriciousness is the expression of extreme emotional instability.

Eating more alkaline foods can effectively alleviate the degree of instability. In daily food, pineapple, soybean, peanut, egg yolk, etc. Can play this role.

If the mood swings, irritability, or even for no reason, there is an impulse to get angry. The best way is to be a vegetarian and calm down. The "vegetarianism" mentioned here is not a vegetarian diet that completely abandons meat, but a way to adjust emotions through diet. Vegetarian food is rich in chlorophyll and fiber, which can regulate blood pressure and make people feel calm.

Those who love salt are all "lazy people"

Laziness does not belong to emotional changes, but it has a direct impact on emotions. People who are often lazy will definitely not be a positive and happy person. Improper diet can also lead to laziness and illness. The eating habits that lead to laziness are simply "one more and one less", with more salt and less iron. If the amount of salt is too much, the metabolism of the body is limited, and salt will "accumulate" in the body, making people dull and lazy. Iron deficiency in the body can make people look sleepy, listless and always lazy. Animal foods, such as lean meat, roe, shrimp, heart, liver and blood, are rich in iron, which is easily absorbed by human body. If you are a vegetarian, you can eat more plant foods, such as seaweed, kelp, soybeans, black beans, tofu, red dates, black fungus, egg yolk and so on. These foods are also rich in iron. But the absorption rate of plant food is not as good as that of animal food. If you can mix meat and vegetables, you can greatly promote the absorption of iron. For example, green pepper with blood tofu is a good way to supplement iron to the human body and fight against "lazy disease". Green pepper is rich in vitamin C, which can promote the absorption of iron, while blood tofu is rich in heme iron.