Healthy Food For your Mental Health

You are what you eat! This phrase is so true that all researches are focusing today on uncovering new benefits for certain foods as they affect our physical and mental health. Speaking of mental health, if you spend all day confronting challenging mental tasks, the brain’s nutritional demands are greater. Thus, you have to focus on foods that boost your mental health. Here is a list to boost mental health: Get over depression by eating foods rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (olive oil, avocados, and nuts), and polyunsaturated fatty acids (seeds, fish, and leafy green vegetables). Enhance your memory by increasing omega-3 fatty acid consumption. Reduce stroke risk by eating oily, cold-water fish like salmon, trout, and mackerel, in addition to grapefruits and oranges. Stay away from cardiovascular diseases by eating dark chocolate. Fuel your brain with the right diet i.e. include more omega-3 fatty acids sources in your diet such as salmon, tuna, trout, walnuts, flaxseeds, spinach, and broccoli. It is recommended to: • • • Stay away from foods rich in carbohydrates Eat red meat in moderation Stay away from processed foods