{"id":7206,"date":"2018-04-19T12:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T12:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com\/mood-food\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T10:49:58","slug":"mood-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechelseapsychologyclinic.com\/blog\/mood-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Mood Food"},"content":{"rendered":"
Food and mood. Joined at the hip. We may think we just eat to satisfy our hunger and appetite but so much of our consumption both influences and is influenced by mood and mental attitude. Food can be the cause and effect of both negative and positive mood situations.<\/p>\n
The eating disorder charity Beat<\/a> estimates that approximately 1.25 million people in the UK have an eating disorder and at The Chelsea Psychology Clinic one of our specialist skills is in this area<\/a>. In recent blogs we have talked about eating disorders, how to recognize and recover from them. Check out our articles on binge eating disorder<\/a> and also anorexia and bulimia in our teenage angst article<\/a>.<\/p>\n So here we thought we would look at a different slant and celebrate how food can be used to uplift moods and attitudes.<\/p>\n Connection Between Mood And Food?<\/strong><\/p>\n Food has both a scientific and psychological influence on our mood. From a scientific point of view there are a number of examples of how food can affect your mood\u2026<\/p>\n The psychological effect of food is ever-present. Many of us will be familiar with the positive sensation of sharing a cup of tea with a friend or enjoying a long and luxurious lunch. But the psychological effect of food situations must always be balanced with the type of food consumed. Processed food, caffeine and alcohol may be enjoyable in the situation but can also be contributors to depression and anxiety<\/a>.<\/p>\n Foods And Situations To Avoid<\/strong><\/p>\n When we\u2019re feeling low and depressed one of the last things on our mind is eating properly. However, we would be well placed to avoid various foods and habits that can exacerbate a negative mind situation. For example\u2026<\/p>\n Foods To Embrace<\/strong><\/p>\n There are plenty of reasons to celebrate food to help you improve your mood, give you more energy and help you think clearly. Here are a few mood boosting foods and situations..<\/p>\n So, food can be a force for good. But remember you don\u2019t need to change everything overnight. Make changes in small steps. If the changes you make are causing you to feel unhappy or guilty then just re-adjust. Remember you are doing this for your well-being and a sense of feeling good is what you must be looking for.<\/p>\n However we know that food can be a burden as well as a pleasure so, if your relationship with food has become negative to the degree that it is seriously affecting your overall mental health then please do contact us<\/a> for a confidential chat.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Food and mood. Joined at the hip. We may think we just eat to satisfy our hunger and appetite but so much of our consumption both influences and is influenced by mood and mental attitude. Food can be the cause and effect of both negative and positive mood situations. The eating disorder charity Beat estimates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[468,538,478,472,473,469,475],"tags":[94,58,158,60,68,159],"class_list":["post-7206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-depression","category-eating-disorders","category-health-fitness","category-lifestyle","category-mood-management","category-wellbeing","tag-binge-eating","tag-eating-disorders","tag-happy-food","tag-mood-disorder","tag-mood-disorders","tag-mood-food"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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