BAD MOOD FOOD!

Health experts warn that dietary contributors to blood sugar spikes and crashes, can can lead to symptoms such as low mood, irritability, brain fog, anxiety, fatigue and difficulty concentrating…  

⇒ Caffeine:  Coffee and tea release dopamine and serotonin, which is fine in small doses, but too much — often as little as one extra cup — can lead to irritability, agitation and anxiety. Consider replacing that extra cup with a decaf version.

⇒ Baked goods:  You know they are loaded with sugar and can cause sugar spikes and crashes. 

⇒ French fries:  They’re full of saturated fats, refined carbohydrates and excess salt. That’s a perfect recipe for energy spikes and crashes, and the bad mood and exhaustion that follow. 

⇒ Processed foods:  Chips, Pop-Tarts pizza bites…all of them can cause terrible moods due to high amounts of refined sugars, saturated fats and preservatives. 

⇒ Alcohol:  Small amounts can be fine, but regular or excessive consumption can worsen your mood. 

⇒ Fizzy drinks: Can rapidly lead to a sugar spike followed by severe sluggishness. (I’m guessing this isn’t a good time to ask for a rum-and-Coke?)