If you feel sad, do you have a favorite comfort food? Or if you feel happy, are there foods you like to buy for your personal party? If so, you can see how food can influence your emotions.

For example, you may have reached for something sweet during a stressful day or if you’ve felt tired. You know it’s not good for you, but you do anyway. However, what if you could turn this connection into a way for managing stress and promoting emotional balance? Clean eating can do that for you!

Food and Your Mind-Body Connection

Your brain and body are connected… there’s no doubt about that, but what might surprise you is how they interact in ways you may not consciously consider. One clear example is how the foods you eat directly influence your mental and emotional health. Continue reading →

When we’re young, we don’t think about our brain health, it’s only when we start to get older, and see our elders suffering mentally that we start to pay a little more attention to our own brain.

However, how can we care for it? Well, one of the most effective ways to support brain health is to feed it with the right nutrients and you can do that through clean eating. You don’t have to follow strict ‘brain’ diets or create complicated meal plans to make a big difference. Just a few simple changes can help you keep your brain healthy as you age.

Your brain uses a lot of energy, so it needs to be fed the right fuel, which includes specific vitamins and minerals. The key is to consume a balance of foods that provide these nutrients, including healthy fats, quality proteins, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Continue reading →