Name: Surprising Bad Mood Foods and Good Mood Alternatives
Uploaded: 2017-05-26T11:09:01.000Z
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Jordan: Hi, I'm Jordan Rubin and welcome to "Ancient Medicine Today," brought to you by

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And better yet, did you know that your bad mood might be caused by the food, dude?

Anyway, wake up today and get excited to find out about the surprising bad mood foods and

Folks, we learned years and years ago that our gut, which processes all the food we eat

and the beverages we drink, is our second brain.

So what goes on here affects what goes on here.

And if you have depression, may be episodic depression, you're up, you're down, maybe

you've got a serious mental condition, or maybe you're just not happy enough.

I bet if you will learn how to ditch the bad mood foods and consume the good mood alternatives,

Now, that's surprising that agave is bad because it is in so many health foods, but agave actually

And fructose can be challenging for the liver.

And when the liver is burdened, your mood suffers.

If agave nectar is a bad mood food, what sweetener do you think is a good mood food?

Now, honey in general, raw honey, is amazing.

It's the only predigested food on the planet, and it's loaded with enzymes.

Manuka honey actually contains antibiotic properties.

Manuka can be used topically for wounds and taken internally for ulcers.

Manuka is definitely a good mood alternative, but keep in mind it does have a strong flavor

so you're not necessarily going to sweeten baked goods or even oatmeal with manuka.

It is an acquired taste, but it is sweet and it is a good mood food.

Folks, some people say, "But I drink alcohol because I'm in a bad mood and I feel really

And alcohol also affects the liver, which makes it a bad mood food.

When we're talking about alcohol, alcohol is highly processed.

The materials often are genetically modified.

They're certainly sprayed with pesticides, herbicides, fungicides.

So, in general, high-percentage alcohol beverages and/or beer, which is pictured there, can

You guessed it, red wine, but a little bit.

Now, red wine typically has sulfites as preservatives, which can cause issues in sensitive people.

A limited amount of good, organic or biodynamic red wine can be good for you.

I bet you didn't realize that kombucha has a trace amount of alcohol, but it also has

probiotics, enzymes, and a bunch of other good compounds, such as catechins, and polyphenols,

even theanine from tea, which boosts your mood and your brain.

Serotonin dropping causes you to feel blue, right?

So if we want to turn that frown upside down, how do we do it?

Pink, yellow, blue, packets, doesn't matter what, you're not losing weight, but you might

What are some good sweeteners, you ask, to boost your mood?

Well, here it goes, honey, we talked about that a little bit.

Stevia is a decent non-caloric sweetener.

Coconut sugar is actually a whole food sweetener.

You can get it in liquid, you can get it in powder.

And molasses is a nutrient-dense, high-mineral sweetener.

Again, it's an acquired taste because it's very rich, but it can be good.

So take a gander at some of those sweeteners.

They can help make your day a little bit sweeter.

For years, they were saying to avoid butter, consume margarine.

Margarine contains hydrogenated oils, which can be toxic to the body and the mind.

Better butter is better so you'd better consume butter, right?

You know that butter actually contains short chain fatty acids.

One is butyric acid, which is for the gut, balances your microbes, and good gut means

Coffee can actually be a good mood food if you use organic beans, you grind them yourself,

But let's just assume that you consume too much coffee and it drains your adrenal, stimulates

Green tea or herbal infusions, such as turmeric.

If you use ginger, you use turmeric, you use peppermint, you use dandelion, almost any

herb or spice, elderberry, clove can be used in a hot water extraction called a tea, an

Those are good alternatives, a little bit less processed, lower in caffeine, or in the

case of turmeric, zero caffeine, and they're not easily abused.

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