Short description
In this eye-opening expose of the food-mood connection, renowned nutrition expert Jack Challem isolates the nutritional triggers of bad moods such as anger, tension, fatigue, impatience, and anxiety, providing solutions that will help readers stabilize their moods, gain energy, sleep better, handle stress, and be more focused.
Long description
Renowned nutrition expert Jack Challem isolates the nutritional triggers of bad moods, providing solutions that will help you stabilize your moods, gain energy, sleep better, handle stress, and be more focused. He lays out a clear-cut, four-step plan for feeding the brain the right nutrition, presenting advice on choosing the right foods and supplements as well as improving lifestyle habits to help regulate mood swings.
Review
‘…Challem has hit the nail on the head…It was a joy to have read and very inspirational.' (ChallengeOxfordshire.com, January 2011).
Table of contents
- Foreword by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART I The Food-Mood Connection. 1 How Food Affects Your Mood. 2 How Life's Stresses Do a Number on Your Moods. 3 Neuronutrients, Moods, and Your Mind. PART II How to Improve Your Moods. 4 The First Step: Take Your Supplements. 5 The Second Step: Eat Mood-Enhancing Foods. 6 The Third Step: Be More Active. 7 The Fourth Step: Begin Changing Your Life Habits. PART III Improving Your Specific Mood and Behavior Concerns. 8 Dealing with Irritability, Anger, Aggressiveness, and Violent Behavior. 9 Reducing Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior. 10 Reducing Distractible and Impulsive ADHD-like Behavior. 11 The Overweight-Prediabetes Connection to Mood Swings. 12 Dealing with Down Days, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder. 13 Dealing with Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Afterword. Appendix. Selected References. Index.