Comfort food. While some of us are comforted by the act of eating, much of the comfort may actually come from what we eat.
There are many neurotransmitters that are stimulated by food. Oxytocin, the love hormone, is the brain chemical that bonds lovers, as well as mother and child. Norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, the "feel-good chemicals," are brain chemicals that affect our mood and how we handle stress and anxiety.
Foods that promote a variety of feel good brain chemicals (serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, oxytocin) include:
- Protein rich foods: eggs. chicken, beans
- Apples, bananas, beets, watermelon
- Wheat germ
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