We all know that exercise and a balanced diet are keys to being healthy. But did you know healthy foods can also make you feel more happy?
That’s right; the foods that you put in your body every day can have an impact on how you feel.
That’s especially good to know as we head into the winter months, when the days are shorter and the nights longer.
It’s easy for our mood to slide when it’s cold and gloomy outside and we’ve hardly seen the sun. If you’re prone to depression or bouts of sadness, then you might want to try making some simple changes to your diet.
Ditch the Processed Food
The first thing you should do is avoid processed foods. Did you know that studies have linked processed foods to depression?
Now, it’s easy to grab a burger and fries on the go, or come home at the end of an exhausting day at work and just throw a TV dinner into the microwave.
But before you do that, stop, because the science says: this is only going to make you feel worse.
Researchers at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia, conducted a 12-week study on 67 patients suffering from moderate to severe depression.
They analyzed two groups of sufferers – one, a control group that did not change their diets but did receive social support; and the second, a group that received dietary counseling sessions on eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and lean meats.
Nearly a third of the patients in the second group…
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