studies show that eating a GOOD breakfast within 1/2 hour of waking is the BEST thing for maintaining concentration, energy and good humour throughout the day.
breakfasts with a whole lot of simple sugar like instant oats, lucky charms, special k, rice crispies, skim milk, coffee and juice might seem like the low fat way to maintain a slim waist line, but this breakfast is not fit for the birds, and could be as bad as no breakfast at all as they both lead to high sugar release then crash…hypoglycemia…AKA “bad mood in a meal”. by the end of an hour or two the brain is starving again, fatigue and/or irritability settle in.
on the sunny side of life, a breakfast with complex carbohydrates (containing fibre) and protein (containing tryptophan-precursor to serotonin) provides a slow source of glucose for the brain, the body’s hungriest organ. although the brain is hungry it likes to go for the slow burn, the slower the better. fibre, fat and protein found in dark rye, quinoa or whole grain toast, smoked salmon and salad OR whole/steel cut oats, Red River, fibre1, all bran with psyllium, nuts and flax seed, fresh fruit and berries, whole yogurt or milk slow down the digestion, releasing just enough sugar for the brain over hours, keeping the tummy full, and the mood satisfied.
ps: dont’ starve the brain!
xox dr millie lytle nd
nice blog!!
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