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Food and Depression
Food and Depression — They are Related
A while back, my sister sent me an article from the Wall Street Journal on food and depression that is so good, I just have to share it with you.
From personal experience, I have known for years that food and depression are related. That’s how I “disappeared” my own decades long struggle with it; I changed my diet.
In this article, titled, “The Food That Helps Battle Depression”, Elizabeth Bernstein says in part:
…later this month in Los Angeles at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting, researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will present results from their research that shows that elderly adults who eat vegetables, fruits and whole grains are less likely to develop depression over time…
The annual American Psychiatric Association conference has started including presentations on nutrition and psychiatry, including one last year by chef David Bouley on foods that support the peripheral nervous system. And some medical schools, including Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, are starting to teach psychiatry residents about the importance of diet on mental health.
Thank you! Finally!!! Did you know medical schools are not required to include courses on nutrition…
