Diet and stress

Barbeque, by Robert Earl KeenOooh when I was a little boyOnly one or twoThe first thing I did enjoyWas a plate of Barbeque

Barbeque sliced beef and breadRibs and sausage and a cold Big RedBarbeque makes old ones feel youngBarbeque makes everybody someoneIf you're feelin' puny and you don't know what to doTreat yourself to some meat eat some barbeque

Now there was once this girl I knewShe treated me so meanI offered her my BarbequeShe licked my platter clean

Don't give me no broccoliOr any Swiss fondueBaby if you want to rock meGive me good ole barbeque

Don't send me to heavenIt ain't where I should goCause the Devil's got a charcoal pitAnd a good fire down below

Let your feet hit the streetFind a good place to eatGet some Barbeque

We often hear the expression, “You are what you eat.” Well what did you eat for breakfast?

Protein, it’s what’s for breakfast. Or rather, it’s what should be for breakfast. Why?

Protein is a diet pathway to alertness.

What foods are high in protein?

Protein contains significant amounts of an amino acid (the building blocks of protein) called tyrosine.

Tyrosine is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Dopamine is associated with reward, energy, alertness, and excitement.

Comfort foods may be consumed to positively pique emotions, to relieve negative psychological effects or to increase positive feelingsFoods that have a high content of the amino acid trytophan get used by the body to make a neurotransmitter called serotonin.

Serotonin is associated with comfort, focus, being calm and relaxed.

Turkey is high in the amino acid tryptophan, so many people have erroneously thought that is why we get sleepy after eating Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkey is also high in tyrosine. When both amino acids are present the tyrosine producing the dopamine overrides the tryptophan serotonin production and alertness ensues.

The Great Turkey Myth

Your ideas?

Consider the carbs that they eat.

Also as large quantities of food are consumed blood flow is directed to the digestive tract causing us to feel sluggish and less awake.

Consider the environment as well, home with family and friends.