Healthy body - healthy mind
Depression is one of the most common conditions in the UK, affecting one in five people during their lifetime.
Many factors such as stress and long term illness can lead to depression. Food too plays its part. What we eat or don’t eat can affect our state of mind. According to dietician Jacqui Lowden the modern high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt diet is having a serious impact on our emotional state.
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She’s got a list of ‘good mood foods’ and says we should aim for a diet rich in vitamin C, iron and omega 3 fatty acids.
