Bananas and 4 Other Happy Holiday Foods

Holidays make me happy. For some, though, holidays bring on the blahs. If the season gets you down, allow food to come to your rescue. Here, five foods that can banish your blues.

• Whole grains Whole grains pump up that brain chemical called serotonin, which regulates appetite and improves mood, food cravings, and sleep. Hey, can't do much better than that.
• Spinach Leafy greens are a great source of folate, a B vitamin also related to serotonin.
• Bananas Get your B6 here and your body will make, you guessed it: Serotonin.
• Salmon Omega-3s are key here. They can decrease your chances of depression and memory loss.
• Water Mild dehydration can cause headaches, fatigue, poor short-term memory, and impaired concentration and cognition. Need I say more? Got to drink your water.
  

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