Can what you eat really improve your mental wellness?
Here are 5 foods to focus on for mental wellness.
If you’re a “live to eat” kind of person, we see you.
You get joy from food on the daily.
Us, too, to be honest.
But we’re looking beyond the enjoyment of a fantastic meal.
Here are five foods to add to your diet for better mental health.
Plants
OK, this is more like a food category.
Here are someplant-based recipesto help you get your fill.
Be sure to add oysters and mussels into your seafood rotation.
Browse ouromega-3 rich recipesfor inspiration or whip up ourWalnut-Rosemary Crusted Salmon(pictured above) for dinner.
Whole Grains
Like omega-3-rich seafood, whole grains were also identified as beneficial for depression in theNutritional Neurosciencestudy.
Researchers reported that berry eaters overall had better moods and fewer depressive symptoms.
Their life satisfaction was higher, as was their optimism.
So lean into whichever berry you favorand just eat more of them, and more often.
(Otherfoods that are decent sources of manganeseinclude hazelnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds, teff and mussels.)
And in the study, one particular nut stood out among the rest: walnuts.
Walnut eaters were significantly less likely to be depressed compared to general nut eaters and also non-nut eaters.
(Here are4 other impressive health benefits of walnuts.)
In fact, a December 2020 study in the journalBMC Research Notessupports this concept directly.
