Healthy diet good for your mood
Think the food-mood connection is a real one? I do. A handful of nuts always makes me feel happier than a bag full of chips. Maybe it's because I know nuts are better for me than chips and by eating them, I'm preventing a trail of guilt that would follow my chip indulgence. Or maybe it's something else altogether.Seems certain vitamins and compounds can actually change brain chemistry in happy ways, like these.
- Omega-3 fatty acids: Eat them and combat depression.
- Folic acid: Higher levels of folic acid lead to lower levels of depression.
- Low-quality carbs (candy, cookies, cakes): Watch out -- they can boost the blues.
- High-quality carbs (oats, barley, lentils, beans, sweet potatoes): The can stabilize mood swings.
- Vitamin D: It alleviates seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

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