MY FOOD & MOOD RESOURCES
I love food! And I have discovered a delicious balance of eating NUTRIENT RICH FOODS and COMFORT FOODS that empowered my mental health and mood. Researching and learning to cook healthier meals and sharing my experiences on Instagram has become a daily, self-care passion!
This foodie journey has helped me manage clinical and seasonal depression (SAD) during the difficult times of COVID quarantine and isolation since March 2020. This focus has helped me stay positive, resilient and optimistic while giving me much to look forward to each new day. Here's a series of resources and links I hope adds to your wellness, self-care strategies and recipe for resilience! Emmanuel Lopez aka Motivatorman MY GOAL: To re-mineralize and vitaminize my body and gain the same powerful health benefits our ancestors achieved from foods grown in nutrient rich soils and waters. To increase my serotonin (happy brain chemical) through nutritious foods for the gut. Daily nutrient dense foods I eat: • Cod liver oil: Vit A, D3 • Pasture raised eggs: Vit A, D3, K2 • Grass fed butter: Vit A, D3, K2 • Raw cheeses: Vit A, D, K2, E • Raw sauerkraut: Vit C • Probiotic foods • Prebiotic foods Other key daily additions:
• Spring water & Mineral water (San Pellegrino) • Multi-vitamins • Trace minerals • Magnesium supplements • Vitamin D3 supplements • Calcium supplements • Zinc, Stinging Nettle, Saw Palmetto . Exercise: • Walking • Resistance bands • Free weights • Basics (jumping jacks, squats, etc.) • Qigong (gentle stretches, visualization, meditation) |
MY FOOD & MOOD RESOURCES:
1) FOOD & MOOD TIPS: AUDIO PRESENTATION & TRANSCRIPT With EMMANUEL LOPEZ (20min.) Click here 2) EMMANUEL'S INSTAGRAM: RECIPE FOR RESILIENCE • Living with depression & seasonal depression (SAD) • Movies for Motivation tips! • Foodie photos to feed your soul! Click here to join on Instagram: @motivatorman1 3) THE AMAZING NUTRITION RESEARCH OF DR. WESTON PRICE & SALLY FALLON MORELL Click on links below... A. Dr. Weston Price - Western Diet & Teeth Health - Nutrition & Physical Degeneration - 3min. Video B. Dr. Weston Price's Key Principals for a Healthy Diet C. Why Weston Price Is The Most Important Study Ever? (with list of countries studied) D. Nourishing Traditional Diets: by Sally Fallon - 120min. Video 4) THE RECIPE FOR RESILIENCE - BLOG SERIES My weekly blog diary of the movies, foods and self-care tips that inspires my ongoing resilience and positivity. Click here to receive weekly tips via email (see top right): The Adventures of Motivatorman! Click on any title below: Part 1 – 6 Movie Tips Part 2 – The Hundred-Foot Journey Part 3 – The Biggest Little Farm Part 4 – This Is the End Part 5 – Runaway Bride Part 6 – Splash Part 7 – Julie & Julia Part 8 – Paris Can Wait Part 9 – The Client Part 10 – The Old Guard Part 11 – The Farmer’s Daughter Part 12 – Amélie Part 13 – Hail the Conquering Hero – The Lady Eve Part 14 – Back To School Part 15 – Project Power – An American Pickle Part 16 – The Secret: Dare to Dream Part 17 – Chadwick Boseman – 42 – Black Panther Part 18 – Phenomenon Part 19 – Mulan 2020 Part 20 – Waitress - Labor Day - Michael Part 21 – Enola Holmes 5) TOP 12 MOVIES FOR FOODIES Read more of how these films can lift your spirits: Click here • Big Night (1996) • Burnt (2015) • Chef (2014) • Chocolat (2000) • Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) • Haute Cuisine (2012) French title, Les Saveurs du Palais • The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) • Julie & Julia (2009) • The Ramen Girl (2008) • Tampopo (1985) • Today’s Special (2009) • Tortilla Soup (2001) |
READ: Emmanuel Lopez in The Toronto Star on clinical depression and cognitive behavioural therapy CBT
LISTEN: Emmanuel Lopez on CBC Radio's Fresh Air Show discussing holiday movies to help with depression
LISTEN: Emmanuel Lopez on CBC Radio's Fresh Air Show discussing holiday movies to help with depression
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