Good Food For A Good Mood

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31

The phrase “garbage in, garbage out” expresses the concept that poor data input leads to faulty data output. The same concept applies to food. Studies cited by the Mayo Clinic state that food and the severity of our depression could be related. Food can play a role in our moods. They found that research subjects with diets high in processed foods, sugar, and fat reported higher levels of depressive symptoms.9

Conversely, according to the study, subjects with diets high in fiber, fruits, and vegetables were likely to experience lower levels of depressive symptoms. Organizations such as the American Heart Association and Johns Hopkins Medicine recommend certain eating plans such as the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits and vegetables and limits processed meats and dairy products.10

Whatever our dietary preference, we have options that can either harm or help our mood. We can choose foods that make a positive difference in our emotional health and optimize our brain functioning. God made our bodies to interact with the foods we eat. Just as we want to enter good data to provide accurate results, we want to give our bodies good nutrients to enable brain health.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

Julia Child

Real food has the power to give you your life back and more fully engage in the purpose for your life.

Rick Warren

Everything in food works together to create health or disease. The more we think that a single chemical characterizes a whole food, the more we stray into idiocy.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell

For Further Reflection

Proverbs 25:27; 1 Corinthians 6:12; Ecclesiastes 3:13

Today’s Prayer

Lord, please help me to wisely examine my diet. Give me the power to make changes that work best for your temple. Amen