Food on Mood and Cognitive Performance
What do we know about food?
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Food is essential to life-but are we eating the right thing?
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Over the course of time, food has been severely modified from its original form
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The Standard American Diet (SAD) has significantly impacted both physical and mental well-being
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We are seeing significant increases in mood-related disorders and stress levels-is our dietary intake and lifestyle have some fault?
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Food can either be POISON or MEDICINE
What about food on the brain?
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Food impacts numerous neurotransmitters-either for good or detriment. The primary neurotransmitters:
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Serotonin
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Norepinephrine
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Dopamine
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Acetylcholine
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Food impacts mitochondria
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biogenesis (creation)
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cellular respiration
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energy creation
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Water
Does the type of water I drink matter? What does water have to do with mental and physical well-being?