food and mood

we ofthen eat to calm down or cheer up when we're feelings stressed or depressed.

now new research suggests there's a reason: food changes out brain chemistry.
these changes powerfully influence our moods, but can certain foods really make us feel better? nutrition  experts say yes,
 but what should we eat and what should we avoid? here are the foods that work the best, as well as those that can make a bad day worse.

food and mood - we ofthen eat to calm down or cheer up when we're feelings stressed or depressed. (you have to read this great article)

Practical Gift Baskets For College Students Flagstaff Parents Will Appreciate

By Peter Hill


Sending your child off to school is a traumatic experience for most parents. As excited as they are for the kids, there are always mixed feelings and a lot of anxiety. Setting kids up in their new rooms is just one of the projects on a long list of things to be done. For friends and loved ones wanting to help out, putting together thoughtful gift baskets for college students Flagstaff parents will appreciate makes a lot of sense.

Cookies, candy, and snacks are fine, but kids will need a little more nourishment than that at some point. A care package filled with microwave cookware, a stainless steel water bottle, and some single serve meal packages will have a more lasting impact. You can get large ceramic mugs with vented lids that will heat enough to satisfy a late night hunger attack.

Water bottles are good choices for care packages. You can get them big enough to hold enough coffee or flavored water to last through a morning of classes or an afternoon in the study lounge. They may even be the encouragement your youngster needs to get the coffee pot going instead of spending five dollars on a calorie laden latte. The packaged meals are good for kids to have late at night or when they don't feel like walking to the cafeteria.

You know that having enough clean socks and underwear is an issue with most young people. A care package filled with colorful socks, all matching pairs, is a great thing to send. You could stick in a long corded charger and some cleaning supplies like laundry pods as well. The laundry pods might encourage your kid to actually use the laundromat instead on bringing all her dirty clothes home to wash on the weekend.

Detergent and other cleaning supplies can get expensive when you are on a tight budget. Pods are easy to store and will be used. You can also throw in some disinfecting wipes for grimy desktops and cabinets. An extra long cord on a charger will be helpful in rooms that don't have outlets on every wall. With the extra length, kids can have their phones right by them wherever they are in their rooms.

Not everything you send has to be practical. Baskets filled with toys, room decorations, and oil diffusers will be a big hit. All kids need some down time. A basket of small items like slinkies, frisbees, paddles and balls, and a basketball hoop that fits over the door will be a great stress reliever especially around finals. You just have to make sure whatever you put in the basket won't break the rules or destroy the room.

Kids love decorating their rooms and will appreciate some simple holiday decorations to make those rooms more like home. You can send garlands, candy canes, and strings of lights. You should find out what the house policy is on any electric lights however. Diffusers will help remove unwanted odors in stuffy rooms.

College kids love to get packages from home no matter what's in them. If it is something they can use and enjoy so much the better. It makes a strange place feel more like home.




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