Foods & Nutrients for Boosting Mood & Managing Stress

Here are Some Valuable Nutrients & Foods for Enhancing Mood and Decreasing Stress.

Zinc: 50 milligrams (mg) a day to boost immunity-adults. Children: 20mg. Not more than 150mg per day). Ginger, Pumpkin seeds, Oats, Rye. Also for neurotransmitter production (serotonin).

Selenium: 100-150 micrograms (ug) a day. 1.5ug per pound body weight for children. (Not to take more than 1000ug a day). Oats, Barley, Wheat, Brazil nuts.

Vit C 1g a day-adults. 500mg a day-children. Guavas, Kale, Cayenne, red & green Peppers. (It aids in the production of anti-stress hormones and interferon NB to fight infection and for Neurotransmitter serotonin production)

B6: 50mg a day-adults. 20mg-children. Marmite (yeast), Sunflower seeds, Walnuts, Lentils, Brown Rice. For serotonin production.

B5: Pantothenic acid: Up to 250mg twice a day. Crucial in helping the adrenals to function and cope with stress. Yeast, Mushrooms, Liver, Split Peas, Pecans, Soya.

Magnesium: 300mg a day. Kelp, Wheat bran, Almonds, Marmite-Yeast, Cashews, Molasses, Buckwheat, Brazil nuts ( for Dopamine production)

Depending on the individuals constitution and condition dosages may vary.

(Source: Murray and Murray Encyclopaedia of Nutritional Supplements)

Jean-Francois Sobiecki B.Sc Hons (ethnobotany) is a qualified nutritionist and herbalist who is offering online or in person consultations on diet and health from his private holistic medicine practice in Johannesburg. Jean-Francois is also offering Herbal, Nutrition and South African Medicinal Plant Courses Online on a 40% Special Lockdown Offer here: http://phytoalchemy.co.za/faq/

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