http://realfoodforlife.com/brown-rice-pudding/ Mastering Balanced Eating Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:01:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://realfoodforlife.com/brown-rice-pudding/comment-page-1/#comment-817 10 Foods (and fixes) To Improve Your Mood Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:45:36 +0000 http://realfoodforlife.com/?p=1260#comment-817 [...] 1. Eat Your Whole Grains:   All whole foods have amino acids (proteins) in them in different quantities. For serotonin to be produced you need a higher percentage of tryptophan than other amino acids in your blood stream.  A moderate amount of carbohydrates will create this proper percentage. Whole grains certainly have tryptophan in them and their carbohydrate content also allows the tryptophan to be a high enough % so it can get to the brain where it is needed.  Whole grains also contain B vitamins which help the tryptophan to be converted to serotonin. The grain that already has the HIGHEST % of tryptophan is buckwheat but most grains work well. They are complex enough and have enough fiber that the sugars are released into your blood stream slowly.  This prevents the energy highs and lows which also complicates your moods. Brown rice is one of those properly balanced grains. For a sugerless tasty brown rice pudding click here. Rice Pudding [...] [...] 1. Eat Your Whole Grains:   All whole foods have amino acids (proteins) in them in different quantities. For serotonin to be produced you need a higher percentage of tryptophan than other amino acids in your blood stream.  A moderate amount of carbohydrates will create this proper percentage. Whole grains certainly have tryptophan in them and their carbohydrate content also allows the tryptophan to be a high enough % so it can get to the brain where it is needed.  Whole grains also contain B vitamins which help the tryptophan to be converted to serotonin. The grain that already has the HIGHEST % of tryptophan is buckwheat but most grains work well. They are complex enough and have enough fiber that the sugars are released into your blood stream slowly.  This prevents the energy highs and lows which also complicates your moods. Brown rice is one of those properly balanced grains. For a sugerless tasty brown rice pudding click here. Rice Pudding [...]

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