Jessica Vachal
It truly is amazing how much of an impact eating well can have on your overall life outside of your meals. Just think about it – when you are hungry you tend to be crotchety and grumpy, everything tends to look worse because you are not feeling in tip-top shape, and that leads to no good for anyone. This comes about from either eating too little, or eating too much sugar and foods that will not last very long and keep you feeling full throughout the day, or those long hours after lunch. This tends to be an issue with people – they want to lose weight or fit into smaller jeans, and so they skip breakfast and they wander through the day hungry and upset at tiny things that normally would never have bothered them. Or, they eat a big breakfast because they are told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and to “make up” for it, they eat little to no lunch. It is truly a vicious cycle and it will end well for no one.
After all, when you are full and contented you are able to focus more fully on the tasks at hand and you are more chipper and in a better mood all throughout the day. Now, of course the opposite can be said for if you over eat – going to any extreme when it comes to diet and eating is never a good idea. The fact is, your body needs balance to be contented and this relates to the food put into your body just as much as it does to the exercised you put your body through and the love you feel in your heart and how hard you work for your brain. The entire human body works together as a single unit, and giving yourself proper fuel is what keeps that machine working together at its optimum potential.
This is also why you need to make sure that you get plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables into your diet, since your body uses food like theses more readily than over-processed fast foods and junk foods. Keeping your body working at its optimum capacity is what keeps you feeling happy and contented in your mind, keeps your head working quickly and efficiently, keeps your mood elevated and keep you happy all around. If you’re lucky enough to have a YoNaturals healthy vending machine in your workplace then your task is made much simpler as you will have their organic fruit juices and snacks to choose from. Yet even if you are not lucky enough to have such options, you can still pack yourself apples and carrot sticks to munch on, rather than French fries. Stick with this kind of eating for even a week, and you are sure to see a difference in your mood. That happiness, rest assured, will keep you coming back to healthy and nutritious fruits and vegetables all day long!