Technological progress in the modern world is accelerating so much that humanity is beginning to experience strong psychological stress.
The amount of information that a person has to master in a short time is constantly increasing.
When you are young and energetic, all this is taken for granted, work is easy and productive.
But the time comes, and already in the second half of the day you feel empty, physically tired. Instinctively, each person begins to look for ways to protect themselves from negative stress factors.
One of the important ways to get a boost of energy is to eat right during the day. And if you also cook your own food, then it is easier to make your own menu. Experts offer a large list of dietary products.
After reading the literature on the list of such healthy products, choose the ten you like. Don't force yourself to eat something you don't like, even if it is healthy food.
What are these products:
1. Vegetables.
2. Fruits.
3. Berries.
4. Greens.
5. Nuts.
6. Chocolate.
7. Tea.
8. Honey.
9. Olive oil.
10. Ice cream.
Vegetables are not the most expensive food products, and it is even better when you get them from your own garden. These are your favorite tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, zucchini, bell peppers.
They grow in your climate zone, grown by your hands, not overfed with fertilizers. Accordingly, they will share with you all their energy value. And it is better to eat them raw in salads. Be sure to include them in your diet.
Everyone loves adding various greens to a dish: green onions, celery, dill, sorrel. Parsley takes first place among green seasonings. It is a complete pharmacy of vitamins! And its most important useful property is to enrich the brain's nutrition with oxygen!
Eating fruits, so beautiful, juicy, sweet, brings pleasure, lifts the mood. It is generally accepted that they are included in the system of the most effective nutrition systems for fatigue and depression. Bananas, lemons, apples, avocados hold the lead in the ability to increase performance. And peaches and apricots relieve nervous tension.
In the summer, there is a large selection of berries at your dacha and on store shelves. The digestive system adapts to the berries familiar from childhood.
The first berry that everyone loves is strawberry. It contains the entire group of B vitamins. Low calorie content allows you to consume it in large quantities without worrying about your weight. And the fiber content improves intestinal flora. Other berries appear in the second half of summer and closer to the end. So a cocktail of berries with juices, milk will replenish your menu for the entire summer season. All the solar energy accumulated in the berries will fill your body.
Nuts play the most important role, they are nutritious and contain a small amount of carbohydrates, so they are included in the list of dietary nutrition. Plus they are a source of vegetable proteins, fats, microelements. The variety of nuts on the market allows you to choose any to your taste.
Sometimes people are so busy during the workday that they don't have time to eat. That's where a chocolate bar comes in handy. You've had a snack, you've perked up, and you can endure it a bit longer. And that's because chocolate contains a substance related to the hormone adrenaline. It works like caffeine. Put a chocolate bar in your pocket, you'll definitely need it.
During bad weather, the weather changes, and you feel a bit shaky, your head gets heavy. Drink a cup of hot tea with lemon. This will perk you up, as tea contains natural caffeine. And lemon will warm you up. And before going to bed, brew yourself any soothing drink. In ancient times, they used Ivan tea, in addition to its sleeping effect, it normalizes blood pressure.
Honey also relaxes wonderfully and speeds up falling asleep. Scientists have found more than 60 biologically useful substances in it. Man has comprehended the secret of medicinal herbs and their flowers since ancient times. And bees, collecting pollen from these flowers, process it into honey, which produces a whole bouquet of vitamins and microelements. Just do not heat it above 60 degrees, otherwise you will lose all the vitamins.
Various cooking competitions have become popular on television. How many recipes can you see there, especially salads.
Light in calories, quite large in volume, just an ensemble of vitamins and fiber. Salads are dressed with various sauces, oils. But olive oil is considered healthy and dietary. It is included in the Mediterranean diet.
All year round, the olive accumulates vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols in its fruits. Sometimes, when following a diet, people deprive themselves of all fatty foods, and this, unfortunately, causes depression and anxiety. After all, our brain mainly consists of fatty acids, it requires constant nourishment. Therefore, olive oil will become an easily accessible food for it, which will improve memory and concentration.
Ice cream is rarely refused. Treat yourself to such a creamy, delicate dessert, and the stress disappears. Milk contains tryptophan, a natural tranquilizer. It helps calm the nervous system, distract from heavy thoughts, and lifts the mood. And life becomes sweeter.
So, by including such a set of products in your diet, you will overcome all obstacles, will not overload yourself, and will cope with any amount of new knowledge.
After all, winning and overcoming difficulties is what a full and happy life is!