This is our second year running this blog, and if there’s one thing we’ve made clear on these pages, then it’s the connection between good nutrition and good mental health.
Here are 10 posts we’ve written about the connection between diet and mental health:
1. Should diets of those with depression require supplementation?
Polish researchers noticed that among their participants, diets seemed to be deficient in specific vitamins, including vitamins C, D, E, and folate. In addition, levels of calcium, iodine, magnesium, and potassium were too low.
2. How 12 vitamins and minerals affect brain function
A summary of how brain function is affected by vitamins B1, B6, B9, B12, and E, as well as calcium, choline, chromium, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc, according to Canadian researchers.
3. 9 ways diet affects mental health
A British researcher explored the connection between diet and cognitive function through the average lifespan.
4. Whole foods diet may help reduce depression risk
Australian researchers determined that diets high in fruit, vegetables, fish, and whole grains had a significant association with reduced odds of depression.
A Finnish researcher determined that a healthy diet rich in folate, and a dietary pattern rich in vegetables, fruits, berries, whole-grains, poultry, fish, and low-fat cheese, may protect against depression.
6. Dietary change may be more effective than pharmaceuticals to address mental health issues
A Canadian researcher claimed that the greatest cause of acquired insanity is poor nutrition. She also reported that as psychiatric medications grew in popularity over the last 6 decades, mental health professionals have moved away from dietary intervention as a way to address mental health issues.
7. Nutrition and mental health [infographic]
The editors at the Best Masters in Counseling website recently researched the topic of nutrition and mental health. They had their research compiled into this easy-to-follow infographic, showing clearly how integrated nutrition is with mental health.
Registered Dietician Tanya Zuckerbrot recently published an article on 10 foods that can ease the symptoms of anxiety.
9. Vitamins may reduce grey matter reduction for those at risk for Alzheimer’s
British researchers published an article about the effect of B vitamins on the atrophy of grey matter as a result of Alzheimer’s disease.
10. Managing autism through nutrition
An American dietician outlined how to manage autism through diet by eliminating 6 substances and supplementing with 8 nutrients.