Why Diet Might Be a Big Deal for Mental Health
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2024
- Mental health is super complicated. And many things, from your genetics to your environment, can affect it. But what you EAT might be having a big impact on your mental health, too.
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I changed my diet drastically about 6 months ago and I noticed a huge difference in mood. I don't feel nearly as depressed or anxious as I did before.
same here man. night and day difference
Let's discuss what the change was?
@@perryFBA less depression. Higher self esteem. Less social anxiety. Better sleep. I've lost probably 20 something pounds. Reduction in ADHD symptoms. I should mention I also went cold turkey on sugar and caffiene. And it's only been 2-3 months. I suspect that the longer this continues,the better I will feel. I think the most profound effect for me is the reduction ADHD symptoms. I used to be non stop restless all day long never able to sit down and just breathe but not anymore. I'm able to just relax now
@@perryFBA I had constant depression, anxiety, and minor suicidal thoughts. I say minor since I was not at risk of actually doing anything. I also always had very low energy. Then I went low fat WFPB about 6 months ago. Even though I haven't been 100% and took a month and a half off where I went back to eating junk (I'm back on now though), I lost 25 pounds. I have so much more energy where I actually WANT to exercise. My depression is almost completely gone, as is the anxiety. The suicidal thoughts are completely gone. My self-esteem has also risen because of my weight loss.
@@suicune2001 you've went from a Squirtle to a suicune
I have depression and I'm in my 20s and my psychiatrist told me I should eat well,and excersise. I had my own meal plan and I'd go to the gym about 4 days a week. Hitting all the major muscles I could do and hitting secondary muscles as well. And I noticed I was a lot happier,I was sleeping better and generally just in a better condition. I was also taking multi vitamins. Yeah I was basically peeing the excess vitamins but it was honestly amazing.
People with severe mental illnesses live on average 15 year shorter than average. If eating healthier gives a few more years, it's also a win.
And also quality of life
nah, when you depressed a few more years sound like torture, not a win
It also helps feeling general happiness and joy so I’ll take that
That's so interesting when I was in inpatient for depression and psychosis we found out I had low levels of folate because my body had a hard time producing it so they started giving me methyl-folate and it helped along with the other meds they were giving me.
Awesome!!! I'm really loving all the comments in this!! It really gives me hope of we dig deeper we can get back out agency to affect our quality of life. Sometimes it feels like life it what happens to us, and we can feel out of control, but this is really empowering
No surprise here. I have bioolar 1, and it's genetic. I've had it since birth. In my early 20's I decided to get healthy- bettering my diet and getting regular exercise- and my highs and lows became SO much easier to manage.
I still need meds, but it is easier to manage when I can't get them.
I had suffered from severe depression and anxiety for over 10 years.
I went from eating poorly and doing nothing, to making sure I consume all the nutrients and water I need to nourish my body daily, whist incorporating daily exercise and 3-4 high intensity workouts per week. It was a drastic change, but it was a necessary change in lifestyle.
The mental shift was immense. It did not get rid of my anxiety completely, but it has changed my life.
My mind is sharper, my body is stronger, I sleep like a champion, and because my brain is functioning at 60% more than before, I am able to work through the anxiety by challenging it.
Personally, nutrition has been a huge factor in being able to live my life now.
Wow, that's crazy, a couple of years ago I had like, a MASSIVE depression that lasted for, at least, 3 years. And the year before that, even just a couple of month, my doctor noticed, after a blood test, that my folate was incredibly low, for reason that we don't know, but I had to be careful (somehow).
And the year after my depression, blood test again, and my "level" of folate was back to normal.
Anomic Anchorite you beat me to the MTHFR !!! Errrrbody needs to be on METHYLATED b vitamins !!!!
This is the kind of content that really benefits me thank you!
its the best kind of motivation to really make a strong effort to eat healthy
Omega 3's need to be balanced with omega 6 so taking more omega 3 by itself won't make you feel better. Taking more zinc can deplete copper, so keeping things in balance is important. Getting nutrients from the right food is your best bet because it will have a balance naturally. Overall having a healthy lifestyle including waking and getting outside will help with overcoming stress and depression overall. Take care of yourself! 🥰
just eat a varied diet and avoid supplements in any form. Food is the last thing you should skimp out on. Liver if you dont mind the taste is a super food that will replenish most vital nutrients. So well that you only need to eat it maybe 3-4 times a month while the rest is basic pork or other meats except chicken. Chicken is only good for protein.
@@Andytlp lol varied diet doesn't give people in the US enough information. What's generally available is highly processed and lacking in nutrition. We are horribly uneducated about our food ☹
@@darciekelly5922 Fast food im certain thats a typical american diet. Theyre trading their health for a few bucks saved and 30 minutes of food prep, only to lose 1000 times more money on medical bills 5-20 years down the line on top of being fat or even obese. But then theres health insurance encouraging this type of behavior. U.S could have great health system if fast food wasnt a thing.
Some make excuses about time being money but they spend their time saved doing nothing anyway cause they ate empty calorie junk and have no energy get lazy and repeat the whole thing.Hypocrisy.
Could you please give me an estimate of $ it costs to buy whole unprocessed meat cuts for one person per month?
@@Andytlp purchased in bulk, ground beef at Costco is about $3.49/pound. But to get enough protein from that a 200# person would need 14 ounces a day to get 70 grams of protein. Not environmentally friendly 😬Most beef here is not grass fed, full of hormones, grain fed (gmo), so even unprocessed meats that are affordable are full of who-knows-what. I'm a health coach and I can see when people are making an effort based on what's in their cart, but it's futile. People don't eat organ meats (you're absolutely right about liver) and don't often use completely raw ingredients. There is strong evidence to suggest that impairing dopamine receptors effects motivation, in effect taking away the energy for the lifestyle we are talking about. It's available but not obvious and must be sought out. 🤷♀️ I agree it's costing id in the long run and I address this in my blog. I totally get it!
@@darciekelly5922 Wow it's more than twice what i pay for whole pork cuts at 3.5 to 5 eur per kilo.
70g of protein would be hard digested if you only ate meat. On the daily i get maybe 200g meat+fat a day along with eggs dairy and base of most meals are buckwheat, BUCKWHEAT. Cant stress that enough. Any grain ive tried doesnt even come close taste or nutrition wise. Rice is probably the worst of them all. Mostly water by content and devoid of nutrients.
For my general diet i just get meat liver eggs buckwheat as base.(My favorite) Tomatoes/lemons herring/salmon flax/chia seeds, sunseeds/regular peanuts and hard white dairy cheese. Pretty much covers "everything ;) wink" the body needs.
Before going on antidepressants, my doctor had me on vitamins D3 and B12 (since I was deficient in both). While I did feel better, it wasn't 100% so we moved on from there. So I can personally attest to a food-mental health link. Great video
This is great! I Believe that food is a major help, and while it's not a cure all, I'm so so glad to hear how it impacted your journey positively.
Did you do the methylated version of the vitamin ??? Also did your dr check your hormones ???
My dr offered me Zoloft if I wanted it but we tried a bioidentical progesterone cream (I have excessive estrogen) and magnesium, l theanine and a couple other supplements... I think that was about 2-3 weeks ago and I feel 1000% better !!!
That's great that you experienced some help from taking those vitamins! Did you know that a person can be consuming enough vitamin B12, but may not absorb it adequately enough, for a whole list of reasons? Some of those reasons include having low stomach acid or taking stomach acid suppressing medications!
I figure vitamin D by itself wouldn't help much with depression, but rather just getting enough natural sunlight.
I've heard of this!! Antiinflammatories being used to help things that we never thought had anything to do with inflammation!
Vitamin B12, B6 and Foliate deficiencies symptoms include fatigue, weakness and low mood. Which are also typical symptoms of depression. It kind of makes sense fixing those deficiencies in the background would make said symptoms milder.
One common factor that seems to keep coming up is inflammation. And the simplest view makes a lot of sense. inflammation means swelling, and swelling can impede the transport of liquid. Inflammation in the brain can block its sewer/drain system, especially important during relaxed deep sleep. Crap builds up, causes more inflammation, vicious circle. Brain cells can't get rid of their waste, wither, die. So keep your pipes clean ! :)
Because you need specific nutrients for the brain to make the neurotransmitters.
The thing is that, we can't change our genetics and environment so easily, but we can change our diet relatively easily.
Easier for some than others, though. Money is always the most limiting factor.
Hank, I love how you ended the video acknowledging the amount of content available. I'm always ready to watch scishow - big fan here!
0:19 to be fair, antioxidant-rich foods are like _the_ canonical "superfood".
Good thing there's 5 other minutes of this video about those scare quotes!
Yay for causation vs correlation and a balanced view of treatment!
No, THANK YOU for always putting thoughtful content like this out for viewers like me to enjoy 😊
I have ADD and I was just starting to notice my forgetfulness *seemed* to get especially intense when I haven't had fish in a while. I might experiment more with fish oil supplements. Like Hank said, omega 3s don't "cure" my ADD, but it seems that without them I'm way less functional than my already less-than-ideal usual state.
def worth a try, it´s healthy anyway. Keep us updated and good luck!
@Celtic Revival / Adfywiad Celtaidd true, but I was talking about EPA Omega-3, which are found almost exclusively in fatty fish and some seaweeds. ;-)
Have you tried a ketogenic diet or low carb diet and fasting? That should help
You might have a slight case of anemia. I do and it affects my memory and foods like fish does help. I recommend taking b12, eating red meat and cranberry juice.
@@sarahchin4401 that's a possibility but how can you tell only from what I said? Even when I don't have fish in a while, I eat a lot of other b12 and iron sources.
Oh whole foods / facebook moms are gonna REALLY love THIS
Yay!!! So glad you guys did a video on this!!!! Iv been saying this for YEARS!!!! PLEASE PEOPLE LETS WORK ON THIS TOGETHER❤️❤️❤️
When I eat extra trashy my mental health gets trashy
*You can’t control everything in life but you can control what you feed your body with*
TimeFlies - Time Management I know you probably mean well but coming from a background of eating disorders, I know that sentence is really triggering and can cause a lot of stress for some people. Especially because ultimately you just cannot control everything that is happening in your life, especially not with diet.
Also worth considering that not everyone has access to some types of food depending on income, location, or other factors.
I have to eat based off of my school's dining plans, which don't offer fresh veggies, and fruits other than bananas, or fish. How do I improve this
What if you're in a coma?
@@DeltaR9A2 This. This, a thousand times. Money plays a big role in what you get to eat.
My doctors have advised me to take Omega 3, B12, and vitamin D supplements for my mental health (in addition to things like SSRIs and cognitive behavioral therapy).
In uni, I decided to go vegetarian without having done much research (and with a shoestring grocery budget - sriracha on buttered noodles isn't a healthy meal, kids!) The resulting deficiencies exacerbated my existing mental health struggles, so I saw quite extreme benefits from adding the supplements my doctor recommended.
Now that I eat a more nutritionally balanced diet, I'm never sure if it's just the placebo effect, but I think they are still useful to me (especially the vitamin D in winter).
That's great that you saw such a drastic change with the supplements! Did you know that B12 deficiency can cause damage to the myelin sheath that protects our nerves?
I welcome this but warn caution to those who looking to help their own or others with depression.
When I was struggling with my anxiety and depression the very flippant suggestion I switch to brown bread from my occ. health doctor nearly killed me. The idea all of the issues I was having, with social anxiety, intrusive and suicidal thoughts, agoraphobia and panic attacks; could be cured with a simple dietary change was an insult.
I admit; maybe if I ate better it would help, even a little bit. But any attempt to eat well was severely hampered by my absent executive function and constant fatigue.
Mental health isnt a simple problem and I'm glad sci show always tries to discuss it with nuance.
Ok here is a doozy. Anti-seizure medications (antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) which are used to treat Bipolar 1 and 2, as well as other mental health disorders, can cause folate deficiency anaemia. Yep so based on this video this makes us extra screwed. Next time I get anaemia I will mention this video to my GP
Interesting! Thanks for your time!
If you're interested in this video, you may be interested to know that vitamin B12 deficiency can cause depression, but nutrition can help! Good food sources of vitamin B12 include: animal products, and vegan/vegetarian sources. Liver is a great animal source, which you can sautee with onions, or put on skewers, roast over an open fire, and add salt and pepper! Good vegan sources include nutritional yeast and mushrooms!
great chain links, building blocks of the human anatomy, nonetheless minerals, vitamins, aminos, fatty acids, nutrients for the individualized cause. Great video, great post as always, peace and blessings, cosmic well wishes, ty!
Could you do a video on physical activity and depression as well? Thank you!
I love that you guys mention and talk about schizophrenia. I would love to see a deep dive into affect and how it can be affected (ha) by certain disorderss
Thanks bro
I am happy to see this investigated by SciShow and brought to attention.
The first thing my psychiatric medicine doctor did was change my diet radically & put me on the right, but few supplements.
I had been taking supplements before, as a precaution, but taking too much of anything just puts more stress on the body & you don't get the benefits you were aiming for.
It helped immensely. I lost weight, gained energy & clarity of mind & even reduced my abusive behavior of my addiction.
Excellent episode.
I wish that something like following had been said:
In the same way that we divulge past experiences and thoughts to a therapist or psychologist, we ought to divulge the secrets of our blood nutrients to a biochemist when seeking help for mental illness.
It won’t necessarily solve the problem, but it may give another window into the nature of the illness, opening up the range of potential interventions.
Overall, I’m super pleased that this episode was created and released. Many people stand to alleviate a non-trivial amount of suffering through understanding and applying this.
Since watching this video I started eating Omega-3 gummies and it's made a huge difference. Thank you so much for your videos.
Huh. I have arthritis and depression. I figured it was chronic pain that caused the depression, but maybe the inflammation contributed, too. Anyhow, guess I should add some fish oil to my regimen.
Yes, inflammation directly contributes to depression even without the pain. :(
Have you noticed a link between sugar/grain consumption and your arthritis symptoms?
@@spring7643 Not grain, but sugar definitely. Even like, I use agave nectar in my coffee, and if I run out and use sugar instead for a few days, it's a huge difference. But I haaaate all artificial sweeteners - they taste bitter and upset my stomach - so it's now agave or nothing.
@@safaiaryu12 that is so interesting, I never tried agave before. I also hate the fake sugars. Would rather have no sugar. The first time I noticed my arthritis pain was when I overdid it on the grains, I ate lots of cereal and white rice then I got this horrible pain in my knees. I became temporarily crippled for a few weeks after that, I couldn't walk up stairs and I needed to use the elevator. I still only use the elevator and don't use stairs even when my arthritis is getting better. I still eat grains and sugar because they are addictive, but I notice when I don't eat them my pain goes away like it was never there in the first place.
Did you know that vitamin B12 deficiency or malabsorption can cause depression? Reasons for the malabsorption can include: bacterial/yeast overgrowth, low stomach acid, taking stomach acid suppressing medications, or having Crohn's disease and the related intestinal inflammation!
I tried a diet low in inflammatory foods, and it was so complicated that my anxiety got noticeably worse! I think it’s because I had to think about my food so much. I had more energy without all the junk sugar and heavy carbs, but the worsened anxiety blew, and whole food diets get really expensive really fast.
My doctor encouraged me to focus on beans and greens lol I try to eat dark greens every day and I get a lot of my protein from beans because they are cheaper than meat. I try to eat meat once or twice a week. If I get too stressed about the particulars of my diet I just make sure I have some dark green veggies that day and call it a win.
@@KaylaNoelle1 do you know of "completing proteins" ? As in trying to eat foods that create a complete amino acid profile together. E.g. people often pair beans with rice or similar
Il Al, Wait is it chemistry not just delicious-ness why beans and rice are a staple in most cultures?
@@ThunderousMuffin it's both! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein
This is possibly true! I have read many studies on how certain foods help those with ADHD. Something about the chemicals and all causing inbalances.
I had a genetics test done by my psychiatrist. I can't process folate and needed a prescription supplement.
What did folic acid say to methylfolate?
You jealous MTHFR ?!?!?
Let this be a reminder to go get yourself that green smoothie or eat that vegetable soup! You deserve to be happy and healthy
yall still dont get it .smfh
Reminder to go eat more liver, red meat and fatty fish.
grmasdfII I don’t think people need to be reminded of that, most people eat way too much animal protein anyway, they don’t need any more encouragement. Especially since saturated fats, found in these meats you mentioned, also have a lot of negative affects on your body and overall health
grmasdfII here’s some more information nutritionfacts.org/topics/animal-protein/
Thank you for putting out this video!!! I had no idea that antioxidants are related to inflammation :0
Please do an episode on the mthfr gene mutation. Folate processing issue. Effects a huge portion of the population.
A huge problem we have in studying mental illness is some people in studies literally do not know the difference between “situational depression” and “clinical/major depression”. They look the same but react so different to medication and supplements.
thanks
Good video
I like to eat strawberry Jelly, it make me feel happy and with enough energy to deal with life strikes
I love this kind of research. I'd like to think that one day a lot of mental illnesses could be almost eradicated
very interesting!
Hank helps my depression
Omega 3! Yes. Mission critical to health and wellness!
yeah my psychiatrist started prescribing me omega 3, and other supplements along with the common medication for chronic depression, not sure if I see any difference yet, then again he only prescribed it to me recently. Here's hopping it will do something
Yup! Ive got a mutation that does not allow me to process folic acid, which leads to lower energy levels and all sorts of stuff. Started taking methylfolate and now Im a good deal better☺
I'm the same way and the methylfolate helped me too.
You know, you could just ditch the toxic, synthetic junk and nourish yourself as nature intended..
@@cheekycheetah5490 hey, what part of 'mutation' do you not understand? It doesnt matter what food I eat. If I dont have the supplement I dont have energy.
@@kellywallace3228 Folic acid is the synthetic form of B9 (folate). Your body needs to convert folic acid into folate.
@@cheekycheetah5490 which is exactly what my body cannot do. Like I said in my first comment.
"Nutrient supplements that fight inflammation" Yeah, I take those. * Pops an aspirin *
Ibuprofen works better for that in my experience, though some prefer naproxen. Aspirin is great for blood thinning though
@@Call-me-Al Yeah, I had the same feeling until I had to take aspirin daily and ibuprofen interferes with it. (I probably shouldn't take any NSAIDs for injury now.)
@@klutterkicker ouch, good luck
@@Call-me-Al Oh I might have phrased that wrong, I don't have a chronic injury. The aspirin is low dose for a heart condition. I just like to take NSAIDs now and then like most people do. But thanks.
5:35 oh boy, pleasure is all mine. Thank you!
Reading through a list of foods high in folate... They might make you less depressed but they’ll definitely make you more gassy. 😅
Can you please do a video on mental health and fermented foods? Sauerkraut, kimchi etc. are good for gut health which is supposed to affect mental health.
Interesting video - thank you.
The connection to inflammation is thought-provoking. I know on days when I am at my worst mentally I am often also generally achey in my body. I always thought that it was psychosomatic. Now I am wondering if it is not just inflammation generally. Hmmm...
Me to
@SciShow do a distrack to the Peterson “meat and salt cured my depression” book
Whizper2me care to enlighten me?
@Whizper2meI also would like this enlightenment
FINALLY! Someone is presenting the amazing research on this. Please do more in this arena! there is so much amazing research in the interesting intersection diet exercise and mental health and adhd mood disorders and developmental disorders.
There are many good reasons for eating well, so this is just another one on the list, and one that has no real downside. The problem is many of the mental illnesses that seem like they would benefit from eating a healthier diet are ones that make it more difficult to accomplish a healthier diet. Shopping, choosing good foods, cooking, and eating them are all gigantic hurdles when getting out of bed to use the washroom is already taking up someone's entire energy budget for the day.
I've got to eat low fodmap plus dairy/soy free so I've got pretty limited food options
i just had my bloodwork done and they found lower b and folate as well :O and i have ADHD and anxiety.
Several years ago, I had a doctor test me for mutations in my MTHFR gene and in several other genes as well. Apparently both of my copies of that gene are messed up. She said that studies were showing a possible relationship between this gene and major depression. And you fix the problem it creates by taking certain B vitamins and a specific form of folate. I didn't find it helpful, but my dad does.
Could you look at whether or not there is a mental health component to having celiac and gluten sensitivity?
Do an episode on pyroluria.
Sucks I had a bad inflammation in my oesophagus 2 years ago and became unable to eat solid food months later. They still weren't able to determine an exact cause. Interesting video, still, as usual :)
I'm not remotely surprised. If I eat a lot of processed foods, my systems slow down and I don't feel well overall. But when I eat better, I feel better in general.
I was actually hoping for ten super foods that will help with depression.... But at least you confirm that I really do feel better when I eat more fruit. Vegies are too hard, need cooking / keeping fresh... but you *can* freeze bananas, passionfruit pulp, pineapple. Still experimenting.
* peel the bananas , chop into "bite " size. put in a bowl freeze. => eat just like that, or blend to make a lovely soft icecream, or add to smoothies.
Inflammation link explains why aspirin makes me feel more cheerful, as well as relieving pain.
"Our brains aren't seperate from the rest of our bodies. And eating a healthy diet is likely one way to take care of them both." 🙌🏽
I just found out a friend of mines daughter was diagnosed with bipolar and schizophrenia, and I find it curiously ironic that y'all have published two videos that either focus on that, or mention both significantly.
Small world!
I feel like this should be a no brainier. Healthy body mostly equals healthy mind
@Antimatter Cloud That's true, but I just meant generally speaking. I have bipolar disorder but I still notice a huge difference when I take care of my body versus when I don't. But that alone won't prevent you from having a mental health disorder .
Right?! It's so easy to let it slip from the mind when we take it for granted. I think there are many levels of self awareness and this is really important. It is a good thing to ask what has removed our culture from normalising decent meals and polarizing it into 'crap food' versus 'health fanatic food' and demonizing both sides(in a way, anyway). Idk maybe that's just a small perspective in the broad spectrum of views but I've definitely felt that.
@@grrrgrl101 I agree 💯
I’m trying really hard to improve my mood. I eat the Mediterranean diet, probiotic foods, fish oil, multivitamin, vitamin D, and started doing light exercise.
Hmm.. yes.. very interesting.. *wolfs down chocolate bar*
I think I'm addicted to sweetened banana chips.
I was pretty down and in a dark place. I got myself a multivitamins. Haven't had a super down day since. Not saying it helped but the act of pursuing help may have triggered recovery , or it could be a form of a positive plausible effect.
I'm sure Dr. Oz will be hocking some berry extract as amental health miracle food tomorrow.
Berries as a whole are high in antioxidants. If anything, whole foods are a good idea. If there's anything I've learned from nutrition, it's that.
Typical Dr. Oz
When I had depression I wasn't properly nourishing my body. I think the correlation could also be because when you are mentally ill you are stressed and a good diet is not possible when you aren't very functional. Is it an added cause or a symptom?
Here's the thing I want to know: what's the correlation vs causation for healthy diet and mental health as it relates to socioeconomic class? It's all very well to say "diet high in fruit, veg, fish and whole grains are beneficial" but if you're working 80h a week at minimum wage jobs, you're not going to have the money for those foods nor the time to prepare them. Are there any studies that cover this?
A Whole Food Plant Based diet is very anti-inflammatory.
Plant based athletes use it to recover from hard exercise quicker.
Brausetabletten FTW. Have all the Antidepressant I need appearently. (Not that I take any)
Wow
I feel like people with personality disorders are low in omega 3, vitamin D and Vitamin C. Tanning, orange juice and fish oil is amazing when combined together 😇😇😇. Spread the word.
I watch this video while eating microwave Velveeta shells at 1 am
I already eat healthy, and still have issues! Maybe I should cut out the dairy products?? (Worth a try but I already cut out meat.) I'm not sure itll solve the issue... :(
If you have a dairy/casein allergy or lactose intolerance it's worth a try. Maybe cut it out for a few weeks if you think it's the right thing to try. My body cannot do dairy, like at all, so it helped my brain and health when I cut it out. What really helped me was cutting out gluten though because it causes the most inflammation in my body. Everyone has different allergies and intolerances, elimination diets can help you find out what foods (if any) might be hurting you.
I always drink sugar free energy drinks because they put so much vitamins in it😂
If it’s not alive it’s not going to give you life!
The “mights, maybes, coulds...etc” drive me crazy sometime when talking about “health food” (pssst: which is actually normal food). I challenge anybody to eat proper for one month. Including proper water intake. Then for 1 month, eat nothing but processed foods. During these 8 weeks document your self value, self esteem, weight, sleep quality, alertness, mood, ability to deal with stressful situations, rashes, colds, infections... etc etc etc. I’m certain the outcome is obvious... where does all this... doubt? ... come from towards normal, life giving foods?
im pretty shure of a link between your types of gut bacteria and mental health.
so if you only eat fast carbohydrates like pure sugar, most of bacteria in the beginning of your gut will be carbohydrate-eating and all bacteria in the deeper gut will be eating something else (neather carbohydrates nor fats or preoteins since almost nothing except a few carbohydrates could get there)
Do meta reviews have a way to make sure the same studies aren't repeated in the data?
So true.. when eat processed, un-nutritional food and high sugar and carbs, you’re bound to feel lethargic and negative thoughts. Also - I the gut is the second brain, so if you don’t feed it and look after it , it’ll rot away and that’ll affect every other organs and the mind...(not saying it’s the main cure but this helps by a huge amount)
Might this also be linked with SAD? I know many people eat less fruit and naturally high anti-oxidant foods during the colder months so it kinda follows that it may be a thing
As an autistic woman, I can say that sticking to a healthy diet definitely helps me. Especially if I can cut out added sugars and excessive carbs, that really helps keep my mind clear.
Unfortunately, I'm a bonafide sugar addict, so doing that is easier said than done.
But I try my best to eat healthy, and that's what matters.
Diet can definitely cure depression. I just had chocolate and custard and now I'm happy.
I have suffered with depression on and off all of my life. I was on the strongest dose of Fluoxetine after my young nephew was killed.
I then went cold turkey and started vaping marijuana each evening instead. I haven't had any ill effects since, quite the contrary;
I sleep better, my pain levels have decreased (I have degenerative Osteoarthritis in my spine and knees, I have to take morphine twice a day just to be able to cope) and my depression is much better controlled.
What's something where we don't seem to 'need more research' that few people know about, but should
I do wonder weather cos you can't be bothered to cook or eat proper meals wen your experiencing mental difficulties also leads being definition in vitamins and minerals.
So a year ago I had awful mental health due to untreated and undiagnosed IBS. Then I got diagnosed, started a low FODMAP diet, and suddenly I was so much more stable.
Permanent GI distress had become my new normal, but that didn't mean I wasn't going to have something resembling a normal human reaction to constant GI distress.
That's cool, considering I started taking omega 3s for eye dryness almost a month ago, as well as folate
Omega 3 helps with dry eye?
@@i64fanatic That's what's I've read. It's been a bit over two months and they do feel better. I've also been better about my fluid intake, too, though. I do have to say that I didn't feel the immediate effects of having not done too well with fluid intake on Saturday. Usually, I'd have been miserable from even a slight hydration slip up. Guess that means it's working
@@i64fanatic Hahaaaa! Just realized I originally wrote "less than a month". That's a bit scary that my brain's default position is to lie about details when I'm not paying too much attention! To clarify: Just opened my third one-month supply bottle of omega 3s. The folate has been less than a month
There's an increased need for antioxidants where there is increased oxidative stress and can't be advocated without looking at why there's so much oxidative stress. Predictably the research seems aimed at finding a (pharmaceutical) solution rather than getting rid of processed crap, industrial seed oils and sugar
Depression is linked to chronic inflammation and disregulation in the brain, so it's not surprising that an uninflammatory diet might help with recovery. So whole grains, fatty fish, legumes and lots of veggies