THE JOY LOOP
I came across the best research to sum up what I have known to be true, joy & good nutrition are LINKED IN A LOOP.
Here’s what the researchers found:
✨Healthy eating helps you be more joyful.
✨Being more joyful helps you eat healthier.
BOTTOM LINE: Joy + healthy eating help each other!
And the exciting thing about that is…
– If you’re having trouble eating healthy, add more joy.
– If you’re having trouble being joyful, add more healthy eating.
No matter where you put your focus (more joy or more healthy eating), the loop starts to create positive momentum to help you achieve BOTH.
HOW TO START
If you want to start this positive loop of healthy eating & joy, it can be very simple. Just try one or both of the JOY EXPERIMENTS below…
JOY EXPERIMENT #1: PRODUCE
Eat 5 cups of produce daily. Research suggests that when you eat 3 cups of vegetables + 2 cups of fruit each day, you can feel more optimistic & positive.
JOY EXPERIMENT #2: GRATITUDE
List 3 things you are grateful for daily. Research suggests that listing out 3 things you are grateful for daily can help create a positive mood in just 21 days. And new research confirms a positive mood makes it easier to choose healthy foods.
