Foods to calm your nerves

The Nervous system can seem very complex, but in a simplified view we are mostly in Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) dominance these days, the fight or flight, anxiety, on edge, always on the go.  We need to try to move things back to our Parasympathetic Nervous System (PSNS), the calm place, happy, safe, slow.
 
So, how can we calm the GO (SNS) and promote the SLOW (PSNS) with food?  We looked at many other ways to help get to that space of peace in this month’s Rest & Rese webinar, Systems Overload – Link:  
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sh/fUVU3Op/RestResetWorkshopSeries

Following on from this I decided write this week’s article on the topic, here are some foods that can really help ground you and get you out of that wired energy.

1 - Protein - this can be any form of protein:
Red meat
Poultry
Fish/Seafood
Eggs
Dairy
Nuts
Seeds
- do your best to keep it as natural as possible

2 - Get an oil change - move from hydrogenated fats to Omega 3 oils:
Deep sea fatty fish
Organic eggs
Avocado's
Coconut oil
Flaxseeds
Nuts

3 - B vitamins:
My favourite - Nutritional yeast
B vitamin supplements

4 - Get back to your roots, specifically your root veggies:
Carrots
Beetroot
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Parsnips

5 - Spice it up - hot chilli’s, research shows capsaicin in chilli’s can significantly lower the SNS reactivity

6 - Get hydrated - drink your water.

7 - Chew your food - give your digestion a chance to absorb the goodness to support your nervous system


A few things you should think about reducing are:
- Caffeine - Stimulates SNS
- Alcohol - Stimulates SNS
 
Food is one part of the picture but it’s important not to ignore it!
 
 
 
 
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