Broccoli effects your thoughts and moods by creating higher levels of happiness, creativity and curiosity. No wonder why vegans are always happy.
Broccoli makes you happy? I beg to differ. It is a vegetable, not cake! However, broccoli is good for the health of your brain and controls your moods. It refreshes the mind and allows you to think more clear (which is probably the reason why our parent always say, "eat your vegetables", because they want us to do well in school). Broccoli,like other vegetables, contain high levels of Dopamine. The University of Otago's psychologist, Tamlin Conner, says that, "One possible explanation is the micronutrient content of vegetables and fruits." Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that heightens motivation and improves engagement, hence the reason why it takes a large role of a healthy mind.
When we are stressed we eat desserts. After all, dessert is stressed backwards,correct? Indeed it is! In some foreign countries broccoli is constantly eaten, although in the United States, hardly ever. Since broccoli controls the levels of happiness and creativity, it should be the first item on your grocery list, not ice cream. All sugar does is create happiness for an hour and slowly brings the unhappiness back. Broccoli gives you life long happiness,as long as you continuously eat it. It also reduces bodily inflammation and depression. Next time your feeling down, drop the cookies and pick up a bag of broccoli.  |
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The Food Revolution Network
Works Cited
"Broccoli Makes You Happy - Food Revolution Network." Food Revolution Network. Web. 28 Sept. 2014. <http://foodrevolution.org/blog/broccoli-makes-happy/>.
This is really cool! I had no clue that broccoli makes you happy. I have a bad habit of eating deserts, specifically chocolate, when I am sad or depressed. You would probably never see me eating broccoli in a thousand years, which is why most of the time I am in a bad mood. Like you said, I only feel happy while I am actually eating chocolate, then I get sad again. However, my sister loves broccoli and she eats it all the time (that's probably why she's always so happy!)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing! I never knew vegetables, especially broccoli alters your mood. I have never really liked broccoli myself. Maybe every now and then i'll eat broccoli if I'm depressed, but I will never do away with sweets! Maybe if I find some tasty dishes that contain broccoli I may eat more. It was also interesting to know it reduces bodily inflammation and depression. I like how you did your research and found out the element in broccoli causing the mood changes. I will definitely be SNACKING on some broccoli soon...
ReplyDeleteWho knew that broccoli could make you actually happy! My little brother is the only picky eater in my family and he drives me crazy! I absolutely love broccoli and he cannot be within ten feet of it without throwing a fit. Now I can tell him it actually makes him happier! I like to make dinner sometimes so you should find some recipes that is healthy yet picky eaters like my brother will still eat it! Cute blog!
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