How To Have A Happy January Part 1
January is a challenging month for most, a lack of daylight, miserable weather and little to look forward to. However, the food you choose to eat throughout these drizzly days will go a long way in dictating your mood and motivation. Concentrating on embarking on a diet that contains the following nutritional elements will arm you with useful tools to create and sustain motivation and positivity. Each week we will be posting two vital vitamins and nutrients that aid in boosting mood, energy and vitality, along with the top foods and delicious recipes.
Vitamin D
Vitamin D has been found to contain plenty of mood boosting properties, and with a lack of sunlight, it is almost guaranteed that our levels will be running low.
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Try these recipes to up your vitamin D levels:
Spicy mackerel with bulgur wheat
Omega-3
Maintaining a stable mood is reliant on your omega-3 levels, there have even been findings that show that omega-3 could help treat depression.
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Try these recipes to give your omega 3’s a boost:
Smoked mackerel nutty pasta salad
Pear, gorgonzola, walnut and cranberry salad
Chia, berry and spinach smoothie
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