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Welcome to the BoareFoot Foodie diet and nutrition information page

Mood-Altering Diet:

Many common foods provide natural chemicals that influence the brain’s ability to use neurotransmitters, chemicals that enable cells to send messages back and forth. “Calming” foods increase the availability of the neurotransmitter serotonin. “Mood elevators” increase the availability of the neutrotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine.

foods that calm your mood:

Beans------------------------Cereal--------------------Pasta

Bread------------------------Grains

foods that elevate your mood

Beef (lean)------------------Fish----------------------Shellfish

Chocolate-------------------Pork (lean)---------------Tea

Coffee----------------------Poultry (lean, no skin)----Veal (lean)

 

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