Eating your feelings typically connotes images of stressed-out binge eating. Author Lindsey Smith discusses the positive uses of mood-boosting foods in her new book, "Eat Your Feelings: The Food Mood Girl's Guide to Transforming Your Emotional Eating." She explains what causes individual cravings, and how you can help to curb them.
Smith says there are specific foods that can help fight off sadness. She reveals why bananas, raw cacao, and other items are some of the most effective edible mood boosters. She also shares some questions you can ask yourself to help understand the root causes of your cravings.
Then, Smith explains her mantra, "You are what you chop." She says learning how to properly chop vegetables can drastically lessen anxiety levels in the kitchen and help promote home cooking. Finally, we learn the best spices to use to improve your emotional well-being.
After serving an in-school suspension over his hairstyle, a Black high school student in Texas immediately received the same punishment when he arrived at school Monday wearing his hair as before in twisted dreadlocks tied on top of his head, his mother said.
Jackie Siegel, best known for her 2012 documentary 'The Queen of Versailles,' joined Cheddar News to reflect on the death of her daughter due to a drug overdose. She also discussed how she's using her platform to advocate for awareness of overdoses and to help with prevention.
