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Food
What you eat can affect
depression. Here is some information on foods that can
promote depression, or help you recover from it.
Caffeine:
Eliminate as
much caffeine as you can from your diet.
Caffeine
stimulates your body and can increase anxiety, stress, and body
pains including headaches.
If you are a heavy caffeine user, reduce your consumption
s-l-o-w-l-y to avoid withdrawal symptoms.
Cutting out
caffeine may increase the efficiency of SSRIs (a class of anti-depressants)
Folate Foods:
Folate is one
of the B vitamins. Foods high in folates keep homocysteine levels in check.
Research has found a connection between homcysteine
levels and emotional well-being.
People with high levels of homocysteine in their blood
may be more likely to become depressed.
Folate-rich foods include
orange juice, strawberries,
citrus fruits and juices, leafy green vegetables, whole grain
breads, and pinto, navy and kidney beans.
Also look for man-made forms of folate, called folic
acid, which can be found in fortified grain foods such as bread,
rolls, rice, pasta, and breakfast cereals.
Avoid
alcohol and recreational drugs.
These
types of drugs help us avoid our problems rather than deal with
them, and of course they are addictive and unhealthy.
Many people who are depressed may try to “self-medicate”
with alcohol or drugs.
Stay out of this trap.
Sugar:
For an excellent book on
showing the connection between sugar and depression, check out
"Potatoes Not Prozac".
Here is a link to a study on rats showing how they can become
dependant or addicted to sugar.
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/news/02/q2/0620-hoebel.htm
Aspartame:
Aspartame likely contributes to depression. It may be a
precursor to dopamine, which is a precursor to cocaine.
Reduce your usage s-l-o-w-l-y.
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