Marjorie Nolan Cohn, author of Overcoming Binge Eating For Dummies and The Belly Fat Fix opined that your mood can be affected either positively or negatively by what you eat. Getting enough of particular types of food, like fish and beans, may effectively help you to manage depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common health conditions affecting many people yearly; to make a big difference in how you feel, there is a need to consume healthy foods and avoid too much saturated fat, caffeine, heavily processed ingredients and refined sugars. The following below are 7 top foods to help fight depression.
1. Chocolate
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Chocolate has loads of health promoting antioxidants in the cacao rich, dark varieties plus it comes of course with a great taste! Chocolate is one of the finest mood-boosting foods, which is why people often endulge on it if they’re feeling down in the dumps. It is metabolized by the body into one of the most powerful mood enhancing hormones called serotonin. Keep in mind not to eat loads of it though – a little bit of chocolate goes a long way.
