www.karenrothnutrition.com If you watch TV commercials like most people do, it seems we have an epidemic of depression and anxiety in our country. That may be true; did you know that you can relieve depression and anxiety with making changes to your diet and adding key nutrients? Many of the symptoms of depression can be directly linked to vitamin and mineral deficiencies lacking in our diets. Avoiding depression and anxiety or recovering from an episode is often as easy as changing what you eat and boosting your consumption of key foods that deliver brain-boosting nutrients and help regulate brain chemistry. Research has shown that depressed people often lack a fatty acid known as EPA which is an Omega-3 fatty acids found in Fish and fish oil supplements. Participants in a 2002 study featured in the Archives of General Psychiatry took just a gram of fish oil each day and noticed a 50-percent decrease in symptoms such as anxiety, sleep disorders, feelings of sadness, suicidal thoughts, and low libido. Get omega-3s through walnuts, flaxseed and oily fish like salmon or tuna. You should also avoid caffeine, smoking and foods high in fat and sugar. These stress the body by disrupting blood sugar and deplete all your B Vitamins. Getting B vitamins is so important for stabilizing your mood and handling stress. And let’s face it; anxiety is a direct result of stress. So where do you get your B Vitamins, from animal meat. Turkey, chicken and red meat. Another cause of depression …
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Nice video. People also need to remember some fresh air, exercise and relaxation techniques along with their nutrition, such as taking a walk everyday.
I take Fish Oil everyday with b12. My diet consists of Celery, oats,peanuts,seeds,water,limes,blueberries,tuna,dark chocolate,bananas,wheat toast,whole grain brown rice,eggs,milk.I run 5-7 miles everyday/ That’s what I call the happy diet. I notice a huge difference in mood when I stray from my daily rountine of diet and exercise. I’m just not the same person. So manipulation of your mood can be achieved through foods and natural ways. Not just drugs. Which in the long run can damage brain cells
I drink 1-2 bottles of coke every day, i eat almost only pizzas and similar foods (No, I’m not fat, i don’t eat often), I never leave the house either.
Am i depressed? 🙁
@Arnebananlolo Have you tried replacing your cokes with either Zevia or Steaz?
@NutritionalChoice I don’t know what either of those are, no
@Arnebananlolo They are soda alternatives that you can find at Whole Foods, Lassen’s and other health food stores. Steaz zero calorie sparkling drink is made with Stevia, and so is Zevia. Google them. Find a location near you that carries them. They are fantastic!
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