This isn’t some bullshit. There is a real science behind it.
Stanford University is one of the best research universities in the world.
When it comes to our mental state and the ability to manage stress, the brain is often the first suspect. However, our nutrition can also play a significant part in that the trillions of microbes living in our gut, known as our microbiome, hold significant sway over our daily emotions and long-term mental health. This is because our microbiome and brain are in constant communication, influencing one another’s next move via the gut-brain axis.
“Our gut can be thought of as having its own brain, replete with motor neurons, sensory neurons, and neurotransmitters. In fact, our ‘gut brain’ contains more of some neurotransmitters, like serotonin, than the brain in our head,” states Dr. Spencer.
“Increasing evidence is showing that bacteria in the gut, and the byproducts they produce, affect mood, cognition, and behavior,” states Dr. Spencer.
Our nutritional choices play a crucial role in shaping the composition and functionality of our gut microbiota. Consuming healthy foods fosters an environment where “good” microbes thrive, producing byproducts that benefit our mental health
https://lifestylemedicine.stanford.edu/stress-and-the-microbiome/
Eat a ton of fruits and vegetables. It will help your mood.
I slam a bag of mixed frozen veggies most days, each bag has 4-6 servings. Tons of different mixes available with different plants for variety. Stir fries directly from frozen w/ a little olive oil in literally a few minutes (frozen veggies are typically blanched before freezing so they don’t really take much cooking, they’re ready to eat basically as soon as they’re warmed up). Go nuts with your favorite seasonings.
Delicious and near zero time commitment accompaniment to anything else you make for dinner. No prep work. Zero food waste ever. Dirt cheap.
I mention it because from what I see most people who attempt to to hop on the “eat a shit ton of veggies every day” grind usually feel pressured to “do things properly”, which involves fresh produce and a bunch of complicated recipes or whatever. But then trying to eat like that every day is time consuming, so they give up, and most of the veggies end up in the trash
Frozen veg are great. They’re frozen just as they’re at their best, and often much cheaper than fresh. I just can’t get over frozen broccoli - no matter what I do, they just come out mushy, so I just avoid that.
Brassica is hardy in the ground and fickle out of it. Amazing something that’s basically free in the winter in some places because it’s happy to grow then and there is an absolute diva when cooking it. Broccoli is the easy sibling to cook, but it’s still cabbage and it doesn’t want to be frozen, boiled, microwaved, and honestly I think steaming it is bad too. Fresh then roasted or pan fried is best
I actually love the way that Made With Lau does it… Otherwise, it’s steamed or sauteed and topped with a bit of seasoned salt or oyster sauce.
I don’t eat nearly enough veggies but when I make frozen orange chicken I put some pieces of broccoli around the edges of the pan and let them roast while the breaded chicken gets crispy
They are mostly soft, but get nicely browned and crisp at the edges. I dunno If thats a texture that’d work for you, but it’s pretty enjoyable for me, even with me being more picky when it comes to veggie textures
But I’m not sure if there’s any real way to get a good fresh broccoli texture with the frozen stuff, if thats what your after. I don’t have a ton of experience making broccoli in general cause I don’t love broccoli that much but most of the time freezing is going to do damage to the cell structure of veggies and they’re gonna be unavoidably softer
I hope you find something that works for you!
It’s the little broccoli florets ends coming out mushy or soft which gets me, so I decided to just avoid frozen broccoli all together. I don’t like mushy veg :( unless it’s bok choi. I don’t know what it is, but maybe because I don’t like bok choi so I just want the smallest amount of chewing effort to get it in to me 😂
I love the way that Made With Lau does the broccoli, so I usually do it that way.
You can 100% make crunchy broccoli with frozen broccoli
They are really crunchy when they are frozen.
To be fair, I’ve only really used the frozen veg in stir fries or in soups, and haven’t really researched ways to make it like it’s cooked from fresh. What do you do to make your broccoli crunchy? Without eating it frozen like the other person said. 😂
I haven’t tried it in a stir fry, but I like to sweat out my frozen broccoli in a pan first before I add oil. Gentle heat, just enough so you see the steam coming up.
They come out alright sautéd in the span, like is mentioned. I don’t know how you could get it crunchy, but I imagine pulling off the heat at the right time would be crucial for achieving the best texture.
Have been getting into making a smoothie in the morning for fruit intake too, similar thought process. just get a bag of frozen berries, throw some in a blender with chia seeds, protein powder, Greek yogurt, oat milk, peanut butter, and maple syrup. (or other sweetener if desired) Tasty and after drinking one in the morning the protein + fiber keeps me full for the whole day.
I skimmed the original study (published in 2014).
This is a correlation study, as are nearly all large-scale population studies. Everything (including number of produce servings a day consumed, physical health, and mental health) is self reported. The author says they controlled for income among other variables, but I’m calling SUS, because there’s a lot of factors regarding diet/food accessibility not easily captured in a handful of basic data points. In other words, there might be something here, but absolutely nothing has been proven.
Remember, ice cream consumption is not a driver of the murder rate.*
*It’s a science meme, go look it up
Eating too much fruit in one sitting can cause diarrhea.
Don’t threaten me with a good time
Nice cleanse.
You and I have different definitions of “nice”
I was thinking this. I get constipated whenever i eat a lot of fruit all at once, and i already eat enough fibre in my diet anyway.
Definitely recommend an egg in the morning, though (or something else protein rich)
Dr Mujcic found participants were at their happiest when they ate five portions of fruit and four portions of vegetables each day.
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One portion is the equivalent to one piece of fruit or vegetable the size of the palm of your hand.
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The research paper can be found here.I can barely motivate myself to eat, never mind anything else
If youre sad, just stop being sad. This is 100% effective for 100% of people.
how many is that in USian units of measure? half a horse?
About 0.00004% of a football field by volume, or five baseballs by weight
Pre-game or post-game baseballs?
Depends on whose playing
now im fat and sad
That’s not how fiber works
Unironically that’s what i’ve been thinking for a while now. You know that a lot of the pharmaceuticals you swallow are actually produced by fungus and bacteria? Basically the same thing happens in your gut. Over time, the bacteria in your gut produce (low amounts of) pharmacologically active substances. And that affects your health, your mood, it’s basically like magic mushrooms produce substances that affect your brain, so does your gut biome.
Yes, our gut biome heavily influences our mood and immune system. It is fed by what we eat and plant based foods feed the best kind of gut flora.
the produce my local grocer carries is oftentimes too fucking expensive, looks like shit, tastes like shit, and doesn’t last
Buy frozen. You don’t need to eat any before they spoil, and you can it “fresh” out of season. All the asparagus (or what have you), all year long, yuuummmmm!!!
Buh buh buh the asparagus makes da peepee smell funny. :(
EXACTLY!
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