Brain Food in a Lunch Box

What happens to your child at 2pm? Are they sitting in class and their brains go fuzzy? They begin to drift out the window or become glassy- eyed whilst looking at the back of their bestie’s hair? Do they want to rest their head and tell the teacher and the world to go away? They are not alone. Check out what happens around a boardroom or an office at around 3 pm. It’s Noddy land with fog everywhere. Eyes are open but no one is home. The first question we should ask ourselves if that is happening is have you eaten enough? Most people worry when asked that question.  They think that the nutritionist really isn’t concerned about their weight. Far from it! It is those people who are eating nutrient-dense meals, three times per day, who tend to have consistent, healthy weight. Forget weight for now. What we want is for our kids to have enough energy, happy hormones, and a robust immune system to get them through the day and not arrive home each day in a puddle of tears or on a pyschopsycho sugar swing. Happy hormones like serotonin can be encouraged just by what foods we eat. Serotonin is created from tryptophan (amino acids found in quality proteins) along with the combination of certain B vitamins. Don’t give yourself Back to School-itis. Try to consistently ensure five nutrition tips every day.

The philosophy at A Healthy View (www.ahealthyview.com) is simple  - no fads, no extremes, just good health.  Michele Chevalley Hedge is a qualified nutritionist, writer, and presenter. Michele’s business, A Healthy View, has patients from all over the world in her clinics or phone and Skype consults. A Healthy View has personal consults, cleanses, retreats, and speaks weekly on wellbeing at corporates and school. For more excellent recipes and a copy of Michele’s latest book, The Healthy Hormone Diet, go to /healthy-hormones/  The philosophy at A Healthy View eating should be so easy, tasty, and nourishing that it becomes a habit not a fad way of eating.