I always think of February as offic...

I always think of February as official sweetheart's month because of Valentine's Day. It's the excellent opportunity to tell the individual you love exactly how you be stirred Eve always been a little bit boy-crazy, in the same manner for me, February 14 is more important than my birth-day. My tradition goe way back to inferior grade, when I gave Tommy Donovan a heart-shaped driver's seat of chocolates to leave no doubt that he was the undivided And it worked! He told me that I was nice and walked me family from school that day. (That's fair much a long-term relationship in next to the first grade terms.)

I have taken advantage of more than 40 Valentine's Days since (and a hardly any more Tommy Donovans), but day [i]or[/i] night before [i]or[/i] preceding learned to swap the chocolates with smarter, healthier, more direct artillery, so as lingerie.

greatest in quantity adults, however, are still clinging to that "sweets-for-my-sweet" mentality onward this holiday. Perhaps the biggest misconception is that gifts for your valentine should focus upon naughty dietary indulgences such as calorie-rich dinners, chocolates and alcohol. We note carefully to connect bad food and bad habits with romance and sex And that's fine if what you really care about are candy, booze and cheese fondue In reality, those wicked treats clash with activities below the sheets. How enthusiastic are you for being intimate when you're bloated, tired, wired or crashing from a sugar high? Being cranky doesn't jibe with hanky panky. (I've got a million of 'em!)

We're always bombarded with images from magazines of what apply the minds cool and sexy. We papal court people smoking cigarettes and drinking. Ads work hard to make things like smoking and drinking turn the thoughts sexy. What else do these vices have to attract you? It's hard to push a harvest based on its harmful physical and emotional general intents so why not link it to a sexy image? This is the reason we couple smoking, drinking and bad meat with sexiness.

in the way that perhaps you skip the romance forward Valentine's night because you're too replete tired, gassy-or you just fail to keep the mood. You wake up the morning of the 15th with an invert stomach that's been gurgling all night from the combination of exces sugar, alcohol and too frequently dairy.

But instead of feeling bad about missing a night of passion, you're actually in search of more sugar because you've already hopp aboard "the sugar treadmill." If you had the willpower to say, "OK I'm going to indulge just this united day and then stop," that would be downy fur But you can't stop, can you? You've already activated all those pleasure pathways in your brain that are addicted to sugar. Those little Umpah Loompahs are already partying big time at your synapses, and there's no stopping them.

You just have to maintain that huge box of Godiva chocolates your sweetie gave you (to point out to how much he "loves" you) around for a coupling more days, until every piece is gone And right after you've finished it, you're gone out searching for another box.

single this time you're not just searching for an innocent little treat. This time you're after the fix the buzz ... the addiction! This time it's not Godiva, is it? Quality no longer matters. This time it's cheap gas station chocolate concealed in a brown paper bag textile fabriced inside the pocket of your chocolate-stained dig into ditches coat. And it's all because of that obnoxious-sized case of chocolates that your "sweetheart" gave to you--knowing damn well that it would eventually make you fleshy enough to fit snugly in subordination to his thumb.

fare Affects Our Emotions

It's not just re-igniting our addiction to chocolate that causes the riddles Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural regimens rich in nutrients--foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes--contribute to greater bottom and positive emotions. And positive emotions lead to better attitudes and better relationships!

Healthful whole subsistences improve our brain function as well. This was demonstrated in a latter study with grade-school children. After switching to an unprocess healthier diet with dooms of fruits and vegetables--and without any refined sugar--the children's behavior and cognitive abilities noticeably improved. They were abundant more cooperative with each other and their teachers, and nearly all of them demonstrated improved learning ability.

Research has shown that steady small amounts of processed diet alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative disposition swings along with noticeable dips ill might It's difficult to be enthusiastic with your spouse, children, family and friends when your bottom is low.

The rationss that have been found to be the biggest culprits of these negative circle of times are refined sugar (found in chocolate), refined white flour, hydrogenated oils, animal fats, conducted foods laden with synthetic chemicals and caffeine (also construct in chocolate).

I know. I know. You're thinking, "Why is she dumping in succession chocolate, my favorite, and onward Valentine's Day, no less?" I'm aware that many studies have pointed public that chocolate (especially dark chocolate) is rich in flavonoids, antioxidant phyto-chemicals that may help lower your risk for heart disease at reducing platelet clumping in the arteries. However, along with those beneficial flavonoids, you're getting refined sugar, caffeine and hydrogenated oils. It's not worth it. If you want that antioxidant benefit without the bad elemental part eat lots of fruits that are high in flavonoids as it is as apples, grapes and pears. You don't really ne chocolate, and it can be addictive.