Blog 1 Hello friends! My name is Sarah. I am a healthy eater and who enjoys crossfit with a passion for delicious food. I would like to make eating healthy easy, tasty, and fun. Throughout the next eight weeks I intend to give a fact on food along with a recipe and the how to on cooking the recipe I provide. Waking up on Monday mornings can be a struggle for most but I like to think of them as a new beginning.
Think of me as a to eat better, work harder, with more opportunity to be a better you – Sarah Record It’s the start of the week and we tend to feel like we have to turn out brains “on” for work, then by Friday we are ready to turn our brains “off,” to disconnect and relax. A lot of times we work in an office where fresh air is limited and starting at a computer is an everyday event so along with our brain being tired, we get strained eyes and overloaded on the same routines.
You can achieve balance and keep your brain and body energized so that you don’t feel like falling onto the floor when you walk in your house Friday evening. So in the spirit of getting a jump start on your week, here are 5 tips – or “brain food” to boost brainpower, energy, and memory. Tip #1 Eat more o m ega 3’s! These essential fatty acids found in salmon, flax seeds, walnuts (to name a few) are not only good for your brain; they also help fight inflammation in your body, keep your blood and heart healthy, lower triglycerides, and regulate insulin response and weight. Tip #2 Eat Protein For Breakfas t & Lunch. Meat, eggs, fish, poultry, nuts and seeds give you the energy you need to get things done. Put walnuts and butter on your oatmeal, not maple syrup and raisins. For afternoon energy, eat a low-carbohydrate, high-protein lunch like stir fried chicken with broccoli or a chicken breast with cooked green beans. Avoid pasta-only meals. Tip #3 Eat Yo ur Greens. Cooked spinach, broccoli, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, chard, bok choy, beet greens, Chinese broccoli are all energy boosters, with chlorophyll, magnesium and B vitamins. Vary them! Tip #4 Dr ink Eno ug h Water. The amount you need varies by person. Signs you need to drink more include thirst, dark/deep yellow urine, fatigue, mental fogginess, dry skin and constipation. Avoid cold water, which slows digestion. Avoid sweet and artificially sweetened drinks. Make sure your water is free of added fluoride, which can suppress thyroid (and thus energy and metabolism) and free of pollutants. Tip #5 Elim inate Or Re d uce Sugar and W hite Flo u r. Muffins, cookies, fruit juices, white bread and white pasta contain refined sugars and simple carbohydrates that wreak havoc on blood sugar. That leads to low energy. Replace them with protein and complex carbs like veggies. Until next week friends! Sleep as much as possible, our bodies heal while we sleep