Nourish your body and brain, it's well known that foods we put in our bodies affect our physical health.
For example, if we eat large amounts of sugar, we will be more prone to obesity and related health
problems like Type two diabetes.
We also experienced spikes in our blood sugar, followed by crashes leading to low energy and sugar
cravings that continue the cycle.
There is mounting evidence that our diet also has a big impact on our mental and emotional well-being,
which has led to a new mental health field called Nutritional Psychiatry Psychology Eating for mental
health.
While a specific dietary recommendations for mental health vary, they consistently called for eating
minimally processed food.
In particular, lots of vegetables and fruits, nuts, legumes, potatoes, whole grains, fish and
healthy fats like olive oil foods to limit or avoid include highly processed foods, refined sugar,
fast food and trans fats, hydrogenated oils.
These recommendations are similar to the Mediterranean diet and are based on studies over the past decade
showing that these dietary habits significantly affect mental health.