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Organic Foods To Help Depression

Food can have a lasting effect on behaviour and certainly the better the quality of food the better the effect on our health. 

All of the organic foods to help depression listed below are in fact, ordinary foods.  The essential factor is they do not contain additives and pesticides, known to poison the human body.

Could We Be Eating Our Way To Insanity? By John Johnson

Recent studies released in the British press have come to the conclusion that many of today's mental illnesses may be due to our diet.

The rise in these conditions over the last 50 years coincides with our increased consumption of junk foods, chemical additives and processed meals.  We need to eat organic foods to help depression symptons.

In reviewing the recent research, the Mental Health Foundation has found a clear link between ADD, depression, Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia and lack of essential fats, vitamins and minerals in our diets. One of the reports states:

"Food can have an immediate and lasting effect on mental health and behavior because of the way it affects the structure and function of the brain."

For example, they found a much higher incidence of depression in countries which have a low intake of fish. They also discovered that schizophrenia is linked with a deficiency of antioxidant vitamins and essential fats.

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A pioneering mental health program is being carried out at Rotherham in the UK. There doctors are treating their patients, in part, with dietary changes. Omega 3 fatty acids, multivitamins, fish, leafy greens and nuts were added to the patients diets. Significant reductions in depression were seen and patients reported an improvement in both mood and energy levels.

The brain requires a mixture of complex carbohydrates, essential fatty acids (EFAs) - particularly Omega 3 and Omega 6 - vitamins and water to function properly. Highly processed foods often contain high levels of trans fats (partially hydrogenated oils), which can assume the same position in the brain as the EFAs, without delivering the proper nutrients.

Take a look at your own diet. Are you feeding your brain what it needs? If not, you may want to start eating more of the "brain healthy" foods below:

* Vegetables, leafy greens in particular * Seeds and nuts * Fruit * Whole grains * Wheat germ * Organic eggs * Organic farmed or wild fish, especially deep sea varieties and salmon

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About the Author

As a nationally licensed massage therapist, John William Johnson understands first hand the powerful healing abilities of massage - both on an emotional and physical level. It was this understanding, along with a strong desire to help others, which led him to develop JMP Enterprises. Through his websites www.AllAboutMassagers.com and www.AllAboutChi.com, John is able to provide his customers with the highest quality health and wellness products.

 

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News about organic foods and products, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.



Consumers Care Where Their Meat Comes From, and Suppliers Are Taking Their Re...
Some butchers, market owners and meat-buying collectives are increasingly serious about knowing where the meat they sell comes from and how the animals were raised.
Questions About Organic Produce and Sustainability
Even as more Americans buy foods labeled organic, the products are moving away from a traditional emphasis on local growing and limited environmental strain.
Rising Production Costs Cause Organic Milk Shortage
With the price of organic grain rising, cows are being fed less ? and are producing less milk. Meanwhile, the demand for organic milk is growing.
Nepal and Others Mull Monsanto's Role in Advancing Agriculture
A fresh look at tensions over Monsanto and the arrival of "big ag" in Nepal.
From a Farm Stand, New and Old Insights
A fifth-generation farmer in northern Maine shifts from corn rows, hay fields and dairy cows to growing organic vegetables and lots of garlic.

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