by Samin | Mar 26, 2021 | Mood & Food
“Healthy food can have a powerful effect on mood.” 1 When I think about health; I always come back to the definition given as long ago as 1946, by the World Health Organisation (WHO).2 “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely...
by Samin | Mar 26, 2021 | Mood & Food
Spinach and Other Dark Leafy Greens For a quick and sustained mood-boost, I enjoy some dark leafy greens such as kale, spinach, collard greens. They are loaded with all kinds of nutrients that are beneficial to a healthy mood. This includes magnesium, which is...
by Samin | Mar 26, 2021 | Mood & Food
Nuts All nuts are great for our mood. In particular Brazil nuts, almonds, cashews, peanuts and walnuts, which are one of my special favourites. They are high in anxiety-fighting magnesium. Also they have been found to be one of the richest foods on earth in selenium,...
by Samin | Mar 25, 2021 | General
Like most of us, I have experienced stress and anxiety at times in my life. Stress is our response to a threat, in a situation we feel uncertain or uncomfortable about. Anxiety is when stress continues, after the cause of the stress is gone. Often I have wondered why...
by Samin | Mar 25, 2021 | General
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield Nobody (including myself) likes getting injections, but for some people, the mere mention of injection causes crippling fear. People can suffer from needle phobia, a condition which approximately 10%...
