Eating This Food Will Fight Depression Better Than Medication

in #health7 years ago


Despression symptoms has its effects on physical health just like it includes on the mental, so its treatment should target both in order to ensure all around health.

The following 9 drinks and foods can greatly ensure that the treatment of this disease:

1 - Blueberries

Blueberries have strong antioxidant properties which reduce oxidative stress, which is the key feature on this disease. They also support the expansion of new cellular material, which is also ways to treat depression.

2- Apples

These fruits are abundant n tryptophan, which is converted into 5-HTP by the mind. Afterward, 5-HTP is changed into positive neurotransmitters such as serotonin and melatonin. Moreover, bananas are also abundant in potassium and magnesium, so ensure you have a couple of them daily.

3- Almonds

Magnesium (mg) is a miraculous cure in the treatment of migraines and depression, and a 100-gram bunch of almonds contains 268 magnesium of magnesium.

It turned out proved by a 1968 analysis which showed that the enough levels of magnesium (mg) reverse migraines, irritability, and depression.

You should have a handful of walnuts daily, and it is estimated that women and men aged 19-30 need 310 mg and 500 mg of magnesium, correspondingly, while 31 and old need 420 mg, and ladies 320 mg.

4 - Avocados

Avocados are full of potassium, 485 mg every 100 grams, and this mineral has been shown to treat stress and depression. Hence, ensure you ingest an avocado during munch time, and some more in the daytime, as adults should get 4, 700 magnesium of potassium daily.

5 - Asparagus

Asparagus is high in folic chemical p, and B vitamins, which improve mental helps by supporting the body's tryptophan conversion, which in switch is converted into serotonin.

6 - Chocolate

Sweets, or specifically, the chocolate in it, boosts the amounts of serotonin and dopamine in the brain and lowers the amount of cortisol, the 'stress' brain chemical. Make sure you get 40 grams of dark chocolate daily.

7 - Spinach

Spinach contains more folic acid than all other dark leafy vegetables, and depressive people often lack it. Folic chemical p also boosts the numbers of dopamine and serotonin in the brain. Spinach is rich in magnesium and increases the antidepressant efficiency.

8 - Salmon

Trout contains omega-3 fatty stomach acids, which soften cell filters helping serotonin to reach the brain. For medication, it will reduce the side-effects, and boost their effectiveness.

Yet, ensure you always consume farmed organic and natural trout, and a whole seafood contains 1 gram of omega-3.

9 - Oriental Tea

Green tea has been used in the treatment of depression for millennia. It contains polyphenols which boost the brain's flow of dopamine and increase insulin sensitivity, which ensures a stable supply of carbs and glucose - which serves as a brain fuel.

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