Foods That'll Give You Happiness😊Boost

7 Foods That'll Give You

A Happiness Boost

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 If you're looking for some cheerful snacks

You've come to the right place.
Nasha Addarich Martínez - Oct. 10, 2022

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Let's admit it. We spend most of our lives chasing happiness. We constantly try new things to improve our mental well-being like therapy, new exercise routines and meditations. But did you know eating certain foods can lift your spirits? Studies linking nutrition and mental well-being have emerged in the past decade, and certain foods are associated with increased serotonin in our brains. Serotonin, also known as the "happy hormone," is a chemical that plays an important role in regulating our mood. Low serotonin levels can cause mood instability.

Foods that make you happy, according to science
Here are our favorite foods that make you happy.

🍫 Dark Chocolate
You know the typical scene in movies where a girl sits on her couch in sweats, eating a tub of chocolate ice cream. Turns out Hollywood was on to something. A systematic review found that dark chocolate can positively affect one's mood. There are three main components found in chocolate that are associated with the feeling of happiness: tryptophan, theobromine and phenylethylalanine. Tryptophan is an amino acid the brain uses to produce serotonin. Theobromine is a weak stimulant that can improve your mood. Meanwhile, phenylethylalanine is another amino acid used by the body to produce dopamine, which acts as an antidepressant.
 

🍌 Bananas
If there were ever such a thing as "good mood food," bananas are probably it. But maybe not in the way you think they are. Although bananas contain serotonin, it is unable to cross the blood-brain barrier (think of the BBB as a wall that filters what can and cannot enter our bloodstream and make its way to our brains). But bananas can play a crucial role in regulating your mood in a more indirect way. Your body needs vitamin B6 to create serotonin, and bananas are especially rich in this nutrient. A single medium-size banana contains up to 0.4 mg of vitamin B6, which accounts for roughly 25% of the daily recommended intake.

 
🥥 Coconut
If you've got the winter blues and are dreaming of warmer days, coconut may transport your taste buds and mood to a tropical state of mind. Coconut is loaded with medium-chain triglycerides, which can help boost your energy. Another reason coconut is considered mood food is that a 2017 animal study found that MCTs from coconut milk may reduce anxiety. More research is needed to fully understand the link between anxiety and coconut in humans.

☕ Coffee
This one is for the 1 billion coffee drinkers in the world. Now you can justify your coffee intake (in moderation, of course) since coffee is making the world a happier place, one sip at a time. A 2016 meta-analysis concluded that coffee consumption is significantly associated with decreased risk of depression. Another small study concluded that coffee -- both caffeinated and decaffeinated -- significantly improved the subjects' mood compared to those who ingested a placebo drink.

🥑 Avocado
Other generations may say that avocado toast is to blame for millennials not owning houses, but one thing is for sure -- avocados are making us happier. This smooth and creamy fruit is packed with nutrients including choline, which your body uses to regulate your nervous system and mood. A 2020 study found that the healthy fats in avocados are associated with decreased anxiety in women. Another great reason to consume more avocados is that they are rich in vitamin B, which has been linked to lower stress levels.

🫐 Berries
Did you know that consuming more fruit is also associated with better mental health? A 2016 meta-analysis found that fruit and vegetable intake was highly associated with improved mental health. Berries, in particular, are rich in antioxidants, also known as flavonoids, which may reduce depression symptoms. Another study where subjects were given blueberry juice showed promising results that linked blueberry intake with slower cognitive decline that's associated with aging.
 

🍦 Fermented foods
Foods that go through a fermentation process like sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, kombucha and yogurt help you maintain a healthy gut and may also help improve your mood. The fermentation process creates probiotics, which in turn, support healthy bacteria in your gut.  

Now, what does your gut have anything to do with your mood? A lot. Up to 90% of serotonin produced by your body is created from gut cells. So eating fermented foods promotes better serotonin production.

When you're not feeling your best self, your first instinct may be to reach for the pack of cookies or sugary foods. While these may give you some satisfaction, they're unlikely to help your mental health in the long run. Instead, opt for nutrient-rich foods like the ones on this list to give you a happiness boost.

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More mental health advice

• Naturally Produce More Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphin and Oxytocin for a Happier Brain
  
• What to Know About Anxiety, Signs to Be Aware of and How to Cope
• 8 Essential Questions To Ask Your New Therapist Before Your First Appointment

The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. 

Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives.

Read more: This is the best color for your bedroom, according to color psychology

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L’automne
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L’automne, au coin du bois,
Joue de l’harmonica.

Quelle joie chez les feuilles !

Elles valsent au bras
Du vent qui les emporte.

On dit qu’elles sont mortes,
Mais personne n’y croit.

L’automne, au coin du bois,
Joue de l’harmonica.
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Buddha 🙏 «Quotes»

Gautama Buddha

Quotes

Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha or simply the Buddha was born in Nepal in the 6th century B.C., Buddha was a spiritual leader and teacher whose life serves as the foundation of the Buddhist religion.

« Peace comes from within
Do not seek it without »

«Better than a thousand hollow words,
is one word that brings peace»

« Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared »

«We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves »

 

« You will not be punished for your anger

You will be punished by your anger »

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«We think of happiness as something we can take. But usually it comes from being content with what we have, and accepting ourselves  » - Cynthia Hand

Do not dwell in the past
Do not dream of the future
Concentrate the mind on the present moment»

« No one saves us but ourselves. 

   No one can and no one may. 

   We ourselves must walk the path »

 
«Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship  »

«The mind is everything. What you think you become»

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« Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without »
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Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill »

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Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace » 

 

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Silence 🤫 Why It Is Powerful

Why Silence Is Powerful

The Hidden Benefits of Being Silent

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Let’s explore why silence is powerful! In this video, we highlight the hidden benefits of being silent and why you should make time for silence. We live in a fast-paced world, and we are constantly exposed to noise and stimuli. And while it is important to have healthy social interactions, we can all benefit from some time in solitude and in silence. After all, there’s a reason people say silence is golden.
Believe it or not, there are numerous benefits of silence that can significantly improve your health - physically, mentally, and emotionally. There are even some secret advantages of being silent when it comes to communication and relationships! It’s important to understand why you should talk less and listen more - as sometimes, silence is the best answer. 

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https://youtu.be/7oN0ES2uicw

So learn to enjoy the quiet, 

and watch how a few minutes a day can improve your life.

Relax In 5 Minutes🖐🏻Japanese Method

🇯🇵 Japanese Method 🇯🇵

to Relax In 5 Minutes

How to relieve stress? 

While a certain amount of stress in our lives is normal and even necessary, excessive stress can interfere with normal daily activities and take a toll on our personal lives and health. 

Today we at Bright Side invite you to try an ancient Japanese technique of self-relaxation that will not take you more than 5 minutes and can be done just about anywhere. 

To practice the technique, it is important to understand that each of the fingers of our hand represents a different feeling or attitude.

 SUMMARY:

1. The thumb helps combat emotions like anxiety and worry.
2. The index can help you combat fear.
3. The middle finger helps you control anger and resentment.
4. The ring finger can help you fight depression and sadness. Also, it’s responsible for making you more decisive.
5. And the pinky helps to calm anxiety and increases optimism and confidence. This finger represents self-esteem.

To harmonize the life energy in the body, grasp the finger with the opposite hand, wrapping all the fingers and thumb around it. Now hold each finger for one to two minutes.

If you want to calm your mind, slightly press in the center of the palm with the thumb of the opposite hand and hold it for at least one minute.

Practice this technique every day to stay calm and re-establish the balance within yourself.

 

TIMESTAMPS:

1. Thumb  -  Anxiety     0:59
2. Index Finger - Fear  1:03
3. Middle Finger - Anger 1:06
4. Ring Finger - Sadness 1:09
5. Pinky Finger - Self-Respect 1:16
6. How this method works 1:38

Is this the reason why, when holding someone's hand we feel calmer? 

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Silence 🤫Why It's So Good For Your Brain

Why Silence

Is So Good For Your Brain

By Carolyn Gregoire -  SCIENCE Jan 09, 2017

In a loud and distracting world, finding pockets of stillness can benefit your brain and body. Here are four science-backed reasons why.

We live in a loud and distracting world, where silence is increasingly difficult to come by ― and that may be negatively affecting our health.
In fact, a 2011 World Health Organization report called noise pollution a "modern plague" concluding that “there is overwhelming evidence that exposure to environmental noise has adverse effects on the health of the population.”
We’re constantly filling our ears with music, TV and radio news, podcasts and, of course, the multitude of sounds that we create nonstop in our own heads. Think about it: How many moments each day do you spend in total silence? The answer is probably very few.
As our internal and external environments become louder and louder, more people are beginning to seek out silence, whether through a practice of sitting quietly for 10 minutes every morning or heading off to a 10-day silent retreat.
Inspired to go find some peace and quiet? Here are four science-backed ways that silence is good for your brain ― and how making time for it can make you feel less stressed, more focused and more creative. 

1.  Silence relieves stress and tension.
Florence Nightingale, the 19th century British nurse and social activist, once wrote that “Unnecessary noise is the most cruel absence of care that can be inflicted on sick or well.” Nightingale argued that needless sounds could cause distress, sleep loss and alarm for recovering patients.
It turns out that noise pollution has been found to lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks, as well as impairing hearing and overall health. Loud noises raise stress levels by activating the brain’s amygdala and causing the release of the stress hormone cortisol, according to research.
An unpublished 2004 paper by environmental psychologist Dr. Craig Zimring suggests that higher noise levels in neonatal intensive care units led to elevated blood pressure, increased heart rates and disrupted patient sleep patterns.
Just as too much noise can cause stress and tension, research has found that silence has the opposite effect, releasing tension in the brain and body.A 2006 study published in the journal Heart found two minutes of silence to be more relaxing than listening to “relaxing” music, based on changes in blood pressure and blood circulation in the brain.

2. Silence replenishes our mental resources.
In our everyday lives, sensory input is being thrown at us from every angle. When we can finally get away from these sonic disruptions, our brains’ attention centers have the opportunity to restore themselves.
The ceaseless attentional demands of modern life put a significant burden on the prefrontal cortex of the brain, which is involved in high-order thinking, decision-making and problem-solving.
As a result, our attentional resources become drained. When those attention resources are depleted, we become distracted and mentally fatigued, and may struggle to focus, solve problems and come up with new ideas.
But according to  attention restoration theory, the brain can restore its finite cognitive resources when we’re in environments with lower levels of sensory input than usual. In silence ― for instance, the quiet stillness you find when walking alone in nature ― the brain can let down its sensory guard, so to speak.

3. In silence, we can tap into the brain’s default mode network.
The default mode network of the brain is activated when we engage in what scientists refer to as “self-generated cognition,” such as daydreaming, meditating, fantasizing about the future or just letting our minds wander.
When the brain is idle and disengaged from external stimuli, we can finally tap into our inner stream of thoughts, emotions, memories and ideas. Engaging this network helps us to make meaning out of our experiences, empathize with others, be more creative and reflect on our own mental and emotional states.
In order to do this, it’s necessary to break away from the distractions that keep us lingering on the shallow surfaces of the mind. Silence is one way of getting there.
Default mode activity helps us think deeply and creatively. As Herman Melville once wrote, “All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by silence.”

4. Getting quiet can regenerate brain cells.
Silence can quite literally grow the brain.A 2013 study on mice, published in the journal Brain, Structure, and Function, involved comparing the effects of ambient noise, white noise, pup calls and silence on the rodents’ brains. Although the researchers intended to use silence as a control in the study, they found that two hours of silence daily led to the development of new cells in the hippocampus, a key brain region associated with learning, memory and emotion.
While preliminary, the findings suggested that silence could be therapeutic for conditions like depression and Alzheimer’s, which are associated with decreased rates of neuron regeneration in the hippocampus.

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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/silence-brain-benefits

Why Silence Is So Good For Your Brain
According To Science
Silence Rewires Your Brain
Makes You More Intelligent
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The brain reacts more to silence than noise
Silence Rewires Your Brain

For years, we have heard the advice to watch less television and read more books. Absorbing the wrong energy will create negative consequences. Now, science is revealing it may have more to do with the differences in how the brain responds to noise and silence.
According to science, one thing that can increase your intelligence is doing nothing.
This is not to say you should curl up in a ball and hide under a rock. Exploration and relationships are keys to opening your mind. At the same time, you should to take moments to be still.
If you feel the urge to have some quiet time. Listen to your body. Even on days of continuous hustle and bustle. You should take time at lunch and before bed to keep silent. It’s for the sake of your present and future brainpower – and mental health. This may be a practice you have been subconsciously doing all along. If not, now is the time to start.

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“Silence triggers self-reflection”. I absolutely love that.
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I have been practicing silence not long ago and i have discovered that being silent and loving yourself has really changed my life and even those who never used to consider me they're now respecting me because of the power of silence 🙏
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This is amazing!!!! I knew it on the inside that this really happens, even I have observed it happening....It must be in the daily routine of all of us to take some time for ourselves and sit alone for that duration....it's a kind of refreshment and brings a lot of innovative thoughts and obviously increases our intelligency.... BTW video is very informative:)
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Awesome and so true! Society has become so loud and obnoxious today that I find myself craving just plain silence more and more, and I used to be the type of person that needed noise to sleep, like city sounds and such. Now loud noises and people yelling actually make me cringe!
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The same principle as meditation. I suspect the practice has been understood by billions of people over the ages and scientifically researched extensively during the industrial era. I suspect silence enhances the ability to meditate consciously and unconsciously.
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The old proverb about silence is more meaningful than originally interpreted. Quieting your speech, actions and surroundings does more than prevent you from looking unintelligent. Studies prove silence actually makes you smarter. Let’s look into what led to these discoveries and why it makes sense.

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What the Internet🌐is Doing to Our Brains?
https://paulcpw.blogspot.com/2022/10/what-internetis-doing-to-our-brains.html

What the Internet🌐is Doing to Our Brains?

What the Internet is Doing

to Our Brains?

Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. 

It changes how we think, how we work, and it even changes our brains.
We interviewed Nicholas Carr, the author of, "The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains," about how the Internet is influencing us, our creativity, our thought processes, our ideas, and how we think.

 

Favorite quote from the author:

The Shallows Summary - March 18, 2022

Maria Deac Mental Health, Mindfulness, Productivity, Psychology, Science, Technology

1-Sentence-Summary: The Shallows explores the effects of the Internet on the human brain, which aren’t entirely positive, as our constant exposure to the online environment through digital devices strips our ability to target our focus and stay concentrated, all while modifying our brain neurologically and anatomically.

The brain is a phenomenal organ, allowing us to carry out day-to-day operations and perform special cognitive functions. An outstanding factor related to the brain is that it changes its neurological and anatomic composition throughout time. Nowadays, though, the Internet started to play a crucial role.
With ongoing technological advancements, people rely more and more on the Internet in their daily lives. The Shallows by Nicholas Carr explores the detrimental effects of being exposed to the virtual world and how it physically affects our brain. It also talks about its effect of it at a neurological level.
 

Among many valuable insights, the book offers a series of valuable lessons. Here are my three favorite ones from the book:

1. The Internet is altering our brain’s ability to stay focused.
2. The Internet makes us process vast amounts of information, which causes burnout.
3. Allow yourself time away from the Internet by spending time in nature.

Ready to explore these lessons in detail with me? If so, let’s start with the first one!

 
Lesson 1:  

Your ability to concentrate and stay focused diminishes as you use the Internet
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you try to focus on a sure thing, maybe while reading or studying, but can’t stay focused for more than two minutes? If so, chances are your brain is affected by the Internet. Are you confused? Let me break it down in simple terms!
The use of the Internet makes our brain learn superficially, get easily distracted, and overall not function on a deeper level. Since our brain is plastic, it falls for these shortcuts. Our Brain becomes addicted to the repetitive and interactive features of the virtual world. After all, every stimulus is just a click away, so why shouldn’t we access them?
Essentially, the constant exposure to the Internet and its nocive effects on the brain will make it crave more and more stimulation, increasing the need for processing information such as emails, notifications, news, and whatnot.
Hence, the attention span reduces significantly and the ability to stay focused for a prolonged time decreases, and with it, so does our happiness. Why is that? Because we can’t live in the present and appreciate the level of excitement a given moment has since we always feel the need for more intensity.
 

Lesson 2: 

Spending too much time online can lead to burnout and tiredness
Whenever we go online, the Internet presents us with a desirable place that keeps us hooked for minutes, if not hours at once. This space is tailored to our needs and wants, so why would you want to get out of it, right? Well, allow me to tell you why. If you feel that something is off with you and feel tired all the time, this may be the case.
Studies show that we are presented with more bits of information in a week than our ancestors had to deal with in their entire lifetime. Imagine how much cognitive power that must take to process. However, we are not programmed to consume that much information, so as a result, we feel burnout and exhausted.
To help yourself get out of this situation, you must interrupt the constant supply of digital news, notifications, or any online stimulus. It will help your brain get a break from all the data it has to process, but it will give you more time to rest mentally.
It is beneficial for the brain to be away from virtual toxicity- getting bored, and being alone. The brain needs some time to rest and reset.
 

Lesson 3: 

The remedy? Unstructured time spent in nature
A brain that’s overwhelmed with information and is constantly exposed to new sources of distress can only take you so far. An overwhelmed mind will most likely feel tired all the time. The remedy? Going back to your roots, or spending more time in nature. Allowing yourself to elope in the natural world and spend some time disconnected from the Internet will cure your burnout.
Although you’re not always online, the triggers are always present, and your brain is always alert for them. You’re ready to consume that fresh stimulus whenever a notification or a new message pops up. But you’re waiting for a new one, and this process goes on and on.
In other words, your mind is always active, never truly resting and letting go of this state. As such, science says that physically removing it from the source of distress and moving your body in nature will improve your mood, memory, and happiness level.
Researchers and philosophers worldwide have advocated for this natural remedy for as long as we can recall, and for a reason! Brief interactions with nature, such as taking a walk, can significantly improve your memory and focus, shows a study conducted by neuroscientist John Jonide. So how to integrate more time in nature into your schedule? Pick a hobby such as hiking, doing picnics on the grass, or walking around in the forest.

The Shallows Review
The Shallows delves into the controversial subject of the Internet and its detrimental effects on our physical and mental health. While we live our lives on the web, our brain is changing its neurological structure for the worse, leaving us stressed, anxious, tired, and without the ability to focus and retain information. The book highlights the toxic environment that the Internet provides for us and explores the remedies and ways out of the virtual hook.

Who would I recommend The Shallows summary to?
The 20-year-old person addicted to their cellphone is looking for ways to ditch their social media addiction. This is for the 30-year-old concerned parent who wants to take charge of their children’s time spent online. Lastly, the 40-year-old psychologist or neuroscientist is interested in the effects of the Internet on the human brain. 

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Why Silence Is So Good For Your Brain
According To Science
Silence Rewires Your Brain
Makes You More Intelligent
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