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A Mindful Thanksgiving Meal

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What foods can be incorporated into a Thanksgiving meal to improve mood, mindfulness, and well-being?

Food has the ability to improve our moods and mindsets. Jaya Jaya Myra talks Thanksgiving food tips that have the potential to change your outlook this holiday season.

She recommends foods to enhance dopamine, like turkey plus complex carbs, which translate to serotonin. Maybe a guest wants to feel invigorated or excited; they should try, dark chocolate, avocado, chia, or salmon. Choosing pumpkin pie on the dessert table might help with weight loss, while choosing sweet potato might help with feeling sated. To improve cognitive function, try the nut-heavy choices, like pecan pie.

Jaya Jaya Myra is a best-selling author, TEDx & motivational speaker, and mind-body wellness expert teaching the definitive connections between purpose and health. Her debut book, Vibrational Healing: Attain Balance & Wholeness. Understand Your Energetic Type is published in 10 languages and available worldwide. Her 2nd book, The Soul of Purpose, is slated for publication January 5th, 2021.

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