Eat To Fight Depression
Category : Self Development, Women Health, Women Lifestyle, Women Personality
Women aged 40 and over are nearly twice as likely as men to experience depression, but the answer to feeling better doesn’t have to involve drugs or therapy. According to a study, Identifying and Promoting the Specific Nutrition and Physical Activity Needs of Women 40+, published in The Medical Journal of australia what you eat can make a difference to your state of mind. Here are some of the report’s findings:
Eat breakfast. Eating a healthy breakfast every day leads to a more positive mood, better memory and feelings of calmness.
Eat a wide variety of foods for optimum nutrition. Avoid omitting entire food groups from your diet. For instance, avoiding all animal products puts you at risk of vitamin B 12 deficiency which can put you at twice the risk of severe depression. Good sources of B 12 are liver, red meat and dairy products.
Lose weight sensibly. Although obesity can be associated with an increased likelihood of depression, so are strict weight-loss regimens and severe fat restriction.
Consume more beneficial omega-3 polyunsaturated fats. These fats can help improve your mood. This means eating more deep-sea fish such as tuna, sardines and salmon. Also include some canola oil, walnuts and soy bean oil in your diet.
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