Each year, Gallup conducts a global poll on the positive and negative experiences that people around the world have experienced each year. The results for 2021 have just been released and the findings are quite somber: “the world became a slightly sadder, more worried and more stressed-out place,” with negative reactions reaching a record high in Gallup’s Negative Experience Index.
The poll found that over 40% of adults worldwide experienced a lot of worry and/or stress last year, and nearly 30% of adults experienced sadness. All of these results were, unfortunately, new records in Gallup’s poll.
The question now is, why is the world becoming such an unhappy place?
It’s easy to point the finger at the pandemic or the economy as the reason for this uptick in negativity throughout the world, but it’s not that simple. Gallup’s Negative Experience Index has been steadily rising since 2011; the pandemic and the current state of the economy are only making a bad situation worse.
How Does Nutrition Factor Into Negative Emotions?
Research has shown that our nutrition levels have a significant effect on our mental health. Research has also shown that the standard diet has shifted to a very unhealthy level, lacking vital vitamins and nutrients.
The majority of the U.S. population does not meet the daily requirement for Vitamin D, Vitamin E, or magnesium, while a significant portion also doesn’t meet the requirements for calcium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C.
Outside factors such as a pandemic and economic conditions can and will take a toll on people’s mental health. But if the foundation there is already rocky due to nutritional deficiencies, it’s time to put effort into the part of this equation that you can control (what goes into your body) to help lessen the effects of what we can’t (the pandemic and the economy).
Truehope EMPowerplus is a specially formulated vitamin, mineral, and amino acid supplement designed to assist in creating a balanced life. It is backed by 35 independent research studies and is proportioned and balanced for maximum absorption and effectiveness to help give your body the nutrition it needs to get on the path to better mental and physical wellbeing.