The 5 BEST Foods for Anxiety and Depression (Backed by Scientific Research)

If you're struggling with

anxiety

or

depression

, I'll show you exactly what you can eat every day that, according to science, can significantly improve how you feel. Millions of Americans struggle with the symptoms of

depression

. Guilt, hopelessness, anguish, bad mood. depressed moods helplessness feelings of worthlessness just a loss of interest in life and work and what we are supposed to do or feelings of a lot of pressure a lot of doom a lot of sadness is very prominent in today's world you are not alone and these can actually be driven by many life events health conditions do not improve them chronic pain sleep problems inflammation all make depression worse there are even medications that make depression worse let me show you what they are if you are struggling with

anxiety

, restlessness, attacks panic, difficulty concentrating, irritability, increase or decrease in your appetite, fatigue, weight gain due to a lot of stress, if that's you, I'll show you what you should eat, you can eat to help you, whether it's depression or anxiety or a combination of both this is what to avoid there are several medications that make both conditions worse and then I will cover my top five

foods

that will help you feel better immediately today the medications that cause depression are acne medications which is simply acne in itself can make people depressed the medication is contraceptive think about how many women take that and the correlation between taking contraceptives your cycle and depression high blood pressure medications and even cholesterol medications can create cognitive impairment that now leads to depression From an anxiety point of view, antidepressant medications can create anxiety, that's why drugs are so dangerous and I want to help many of you choose the right

foods

to simplify health, so you don't have to depend on these antidepressants.

They stimulate the system, but that can lead to anxiety stimulation. Additionally, any medication that contains caffeine can make anxiety worse. corticosteroids, ADHD medications, asthma medications, thyroid medications, seizure medications and parkinson's medications, if you are taking any of them and are struggling with anxiety, please don't rush to add another pill to the mixture, consider talking to your doctor about it. I can't give you a health consultation here, obviously you want to seek a doctor's attention on how to use a medication, but it could be that your anxiety or depression is simply caused by that now, once some of those things are out of the way. , let's talk about some of the lifestyle factors, some of the environmental factors that drive these choices primarily, I want to talk about food, but there are simple things you can do, like did you know there was a study near my medical center Duke University?

A study found that a brisk 30-minute walk or jogging on a track or in your neighborhood three times a week may be just as effective in relieving the symptoms of major depression as a standard pill would be a standard medication, so That moving your body is extremely important to be able to delve deeper into the lifestyle aspect. If you need help getting started with a lifestyle, check out the resources below. I'll help you take the next step and start experiencing true health, but what can you eat? My top five foods for anxiety and depression. Here we go.

Nuts number one. A quarter cup of walnuts. 26 2. Twenty-six percent lower depression scores. when the group and the study ate a quarter cup of nuts, you could do that right away today, you could even mix them up and put them in a smoothie if you wanted or get creative and put them in a salad. 26 lower depression scores. food number one, nuts, number two, blueberries, I love blueberries, have a quarter or excuse me, half, have half to a cup a day of blueberries, not only do they increase your serotonin, which is your happiness hormone, but they also increase the expression of the ska2 gene which you don't even need to remember that gene, but that gene is known as the suicide gene, so when you eat blueberries it has been shown to protect you from the expression of that gene, so Therefore, when you eat blueberries the expression of that gene increases and it has been shown that people who have deletion of that gene have greater depression and higher suicide rates, so blueberries actually help you improve the expression of that gene.

Protects against post-traumatic stress disorder and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Blueberries try to get them natural organic or choose your own number. three fats my favorite fat I have a favorite fat you may not have a favorite fat you don't like fat it's not this type but the type you eat are omega-3s from fish omega-3s from fish are high in dha and epa They improve anxiety and decrease the symptoms of depression, so they improve anxiety, which means it leaves it behind and also helps you fight depression. Now they can easily travel through the brain, which can cross the blood-brain barrier, which is why love in any type of mental health problems interact with mood-related molecules in the brain to improve them also have anti-inflammatory actions that could help relieve depression because it reduces inflammation antioxidants number four the lower the antioxidants, the more anxiety and depression let me say it again the lower the antioxidants in your body the more anxiety and depression you will have.

This is from a 2014 study in current neural pharmacology. The number one source. This will surprise you about antioxidants for Americans. Your number one source. The number one way to get this in coffee. cough, not even close, coffee is the number one source of antioxidants. Now not all coffee is brewed and brewed the same. In fact, I have one sitting next to me here to enhance the antioxidant properties. You want to have a superior source of processing and the source of the coffee bean to enhance its antioxidant properties, so if this is going to be our number one source of antioxidants, the followers are not doing it with poor quality processed coffee, we want it it is grown in the shade or we want organic coffee and that goes. to make the most of antioxidants, finally food number five for the gut sauerkraut apple cider vinegar fermented food kimchi kefir probiotics the food that the intestine lives on and loves 95% of the serotonin in your body the happiness hormone is produces in the intestine bad intestinal environment poor nutrition to the intestine lack of serotonin production negative regulation of mental health what you eat could be the bad foods that come in they are not cultivating a proper intestine they are not cultivating serotonin and that is what makes you depressed that is what makes your anxiety worse put some gut food in and find out these are my five anti-anxiety superfoods that help depression and are super easy to get into your system.

That's the mental side of eating. That's the movement side. It will also help your mental health.