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Carbs are not all bad or, in huge quantities or when consumed with excessive fat, all good. However, we would argue, especially for individuals with antidepressant weight gain and emotional overeating, carbs are a necessary part of one’s daily food consumption, both for nutritional reasons and for helping to create a greater sense of calm.
Who doesn’t love gingerbread this time of year, with it’s warming spice and nostalgia to summon Santa Claus? Here is a cookie recipe, perfect for a Serotonin Power Diet snack, to include in your healthier holiday repertoire.
Looking for Serotonin Power Diet-friendly snacks to help reverse antidepressant-related weight gain? We’ve selected ten snacks to help control your appetite and elevate your mood between meals.
Our Autumn Grain & Kale Salad recipe is packed with flavor and nutrients. It’s perfect for a Fall and Winter dinner on the Serotonin Power Diet.
Coaching led by the founders of the program is a great way to avoid missteps on the diet and to stay motivated through accountability.
Check out our Pumpkin Bread recipe that’s perfect for Fall and can be enjoyed during any phase of the Serotonin Power Diet.
Many studies affirm what any failed dieter knows well: stress is a trigger for the consumption and overconsumption of calorie-dense, usually nutrient-weak foods. When we are stressed, we lose control of our ability to say “no” to unhealthy choices and it’s harder to stop when we feel full.
Looking for a delicious breakfast recipe? Enjoy this healthy, refreshing and delicious smoothie.
If snacking is just driven not by hunger or a desire to taste chocolate chip cookies, but by an individual’s emotional need, as it so often is, then a relaxed, restrained, Zen-like approach to selecting snacks may be difficult to achieve.
I was in charge of refreshments at a reception held for a guest lecturer and, aware of some of the attendees’ dietary limitations, selected gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, and vegan cookies, as well as a large bowl of seasonal fruits.
Anyone who has eaten when frustrated, angry, bored, worried, exhausted, lonely, or depressed—but not hungry—has engaged in emotional eating
(So that makes most of us.) And for most, the food eaten is less likely to be steamed broccoli, poached chicken breast, or fat-free yogurt and far more likely to be a member of the so-called carbohydrate junk food family.
She wouldn’t remember. Why would she? It was at least 15 years ago since I appeared as the only guest on her afternoon television program, discussing the benefits of carbohydrates on mood and controlling appetite. After I wrote a book on how nutrients can influence mental performance and mood, one of her many producers asked me to be on her show.
