Was feeling depressed? Many people feel the symptoms of losing mood, sad, or even depression, select comfort food favorites like chocolate through or chips. In fact, if You really want to get rid of the depression, there are other foods that are able to enhance the mood.
"We prefer our food mengasup taste good and can make better sense, whereas in fact it can aggravate mood," said Beth Reardon, Director of nutrition from Duke University.
He explains, the wrong food can cause psychological reactions that appear in the symptoms of irritability, feelings of wanting to mengemil, as well as not viable. On the other hand, proper food, like 5 types below, will stabilize blood sugar, eliminate mood swings and increases the neurotransmitter in the brain, resulting in feelings of depression were gone.
1. Omelet
Foods that are rich in B vitamins such as eggs and egg yolks have been shown to cope with the symptoms of severe depression. B vitamins, especially B6 and B12 helps improve the functioning of the nerves that regulate mood. Protein in eggs and meat without fat also helps a sense of fullness longer and stabilize blood sugar.
2. the nuts and seeds
Nuts and seeds are a source of magnesium, natural minerals that effect on the production of serotonin, a brain chemical substances which give a feeling of happy. Magnesium also increase energy production.
3. deep-sea fish
The marine fish such as salmon, tuna, herring, mackerel, or a source of omega-3 fatty acids. The other alternative is a supplement containing omega-3. Food sources of omega-3 DHA have been shown to improve neurological function in membranes and brain areas in gray are 20 percent are now composed of DHA.
Some research suggests that enough DHA consumption will effect on some areas of the brain related to mood. People who suffer from severe depression generally lack the grey areas in the brain.
4. complex carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates take longer to digest so does not cause blood sugar quickly skyrocketed. This means it will not trigger a change in the mood. Complex carbohydrates will also increase the level of serotonin in the brain. Source of complex carbohydrates include brown rice, wheat, bekatul, pasta, and so on.
5. Green tea
Sipping a cup of green tea is not only refreshing but also compose. This is because green tea has a L-theanine, amino acid found in tea leaves. Scientific research shows that amino acid can improve focus and gives it a calming effect on the body.
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Drinking Coffee May Reduce The Risk Of Depression
Sipping coffee turns profitable pastime for mental health. Research shows women who consumed coffee had a hobby of lower risk to suffer from depression than women who never consume coffee or just a cup of coffee a day are consuming.
Although it is too early to recommend eating habits for the sake of preventing depression coffee, but the results of research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine that will at least mitigate the guilt of the coffee addicts.
"The results of this research could reduce the negative image of coffee consumption. Caffeine in high doses as long as it is associated with symptoms of anxiety and other psychiatric illnesses so many experts recommend to cut down on coffee, "said Dr. Christopher Cargile, psychiatric experts from Texas who was not involved in this research.
About 80 percent of the world's consumed caffeine in the form of coffee. Caffeine is a stimulant of the nervous system itself is the most widely used. Study shows caffeine effect on cardiovascular health, inflammation and cancer. But only a few researchers who are interested in knowing the effects of caffeine on mood.
"In the short term caffeine has a positive effect on mood, increasing energy and make us straight up. Because it is interesting to know what effect it has in the long run, "said senior researcher Dr. Alberto Ascherio, Professor of epidemiology and nutrition from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
In research involving 51.000 females age average of 63 years, researchers follow their health. At the beginning of the study, none of the respondents reported to suffer from depression or taking any antidepressants.
The women who consumed four cups of coffee every day risk to suffer from depression reduced 20 percent, while that of eating two to three cups, the risk is decreased 15 percent compared to drink a cup of coffee every day.
"Caffeine has the effect of the release of several neurotransmitters, including dopamine and serotonin. It was certainly influential in setting the mood and depression, "said Ascherio who also became a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.
Despite the long-term effects of caffeine is actually unknown. "If caffeine has an antidepressant effect, we can take the content of the most powerful effect is in the drive out of the depression," he said.
Although it is too early to recommend eating habits for the sake of preventing depression coffee, but the results of research published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine that will at least mitigate the guilt of the coffee addicts.
"The results of this research could reduce the negative image of coffee consumption. Caffeine in high doses as long as it is associated with symptoms of anxiety and other psychiatric illnesses so many experts recommend to cut down on coffee, "said Dr. Christopher Cargile, psychiatric experts from Texas who was not involved in this research.
About 80 percent of the world's consumed caffeine in the form of coffee. Caffeine is a stimulant of the nervous system itself is the most widely used. Study shows caffeine effect on cardiovascular health, inflammation and cancer. But only a few researchers who are interested in knowing the effects of caffeine on mood.
"In the short term caffeine has a positive effect on mood, increasing energy and make us straight up. Because it is interesting to know what effect it has in the long run, "said senior researcher Dr. Alberto Ascherio, Professor of epidemiology and nutrition from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
In research involving 51.000 females age average of 63 years, researchers follow their health. At the beginning of the study, none of the respondents reported to suffer from depression or taking any antidepressants.
The women who consumed four cups of coffee every day risk to suffer from depression reduced 20 percent, while that of eating two to three cups, the risk is decreased 15 percent compared to drink a cup of coffee every day.
"Caffeine has the effect of the release of several neurotransmitters, including dopamine and serotonin. It was certainly influential in setting the mood and depression, "said Ascherio who also became a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.
Despite the long-term effects of caffeine is actually unknown. "If caffeine has an antidepressant effect, we can take the content of the most powerful effect is in the drive out of the depression," he said.
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