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Did you know that eating unhealthy foods can have an impact on your mental health?
You’re probably wondering how. There is, however, a link between your gastrointestinal tract (e.g., stomach) and your brain.
Millions of bacteria live in your gastrointestinal tract (GIT).
The influence of these microorganisms is determined by the food you eat. The outcome can be positive or negative.
The bacteria in your GIT influence the creation of chemical substances that transmits messages to your brain and aid in mood regulation.
Serotonin and dopamine are two examples of feel-good neurotransmitters or chemical substances.
The foods you eat, whether healthy or harmful, can have a significant impact on your mood.
These chemical substances will be produced normally if you eat healthy meals.
The majority of healthy meals are high in tryptophan, an amino acid used in the production of feel-good neurotransmitters.
Because good bacteria are the ones attempting to digest the food. This can lead to an improvement in one’s mood.
If you consume unhealthy foods, you are more likely to have a sudden but short boost in dopamine and a reduction in serotonin.
This will result in a major change in mood. This shift is manifested in mood swings.
In addition, eating unhealthy foods regularly might create permanent mood changes, which can lead to anxiety or depression.
🔰 Unhealthy Foods
It appears difficult to tell individuals to stop eating a certain sort of food.
Because some individuals consume only what they can afford.
But that shouldn’t stop them from eating well, should it?
Foods like these, on the other hand, should be consumed in moderation.
Among these foods are:
• Refined sugar,
• Processed Meat,
• Refined grain,
• Caffeine,
• Dairy foods rich in fat,
🔰 Healthy Foods for Better Mental Health
🔱 Foods high in fibre:
When you eat fibre-rich meals, you tend to increase the feel-good compounds in your body.
These are serotonin and dopamine.
You feel energised when your levels of these substances are elevated or normal.
This sort of diet includes apples, lentils, avocados, beans, bananas, and whole grains such as oats, barley, vegetables, and nuts.
🔱 Foods high in antioxidants:
It also helps to raise our mood by increasing feel-good hormones in our brain.
Such foods include carrots, turmeric, potatoes, cabbage, beetroot, green tea, and dark chocolate.
🔱 Omega-3-rich foods
It also helps to boost our mood by increasing the feel-good hormones in our brain.
These foods have been linked to a slower progression of dementia.
And also aids in the reduction of depression symptoms
Salmon, tuna, mackerel, and grass-fed meats like goat, chicken, and turkey are examples of such foods.
Be cautious of what you put in your mouth
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