Food for Thought

     We are always told that we are what we eat, which got me wondering: how much does our diet play on our mental health? Can regularly eating certain foods make someone more susceptible to depression? SO I did what any curious individual would do, and I researched it. 

      After researching, I realised that I came across a relatively simple concept that makes perfect sense, and it is that: There is a direct link between someone's mood and blood sugar balance. Since all carbohydrate foods are broken down into glucose, and the brain runs on glucose it would make sense that more naturally sweetened foods should be eaten as supposed to artificially sweetened. The reasoning behind that is simply that is that the more uneven your blood sugar supply is, the more uneven your mood. Therefore the foods that have a better overall nutritional value are going to have better effects on your mood than junk foods.

    

     

     This doesn't mean to skip on all the sweets, but to take the junk foods into consideration before they enter your body. I mean what's more important: giving into food cravings or fighting them and having a better mental (and physical) health because of that? Well that decision is completely up to you, but I hope this blog post has helped you understand that some foods may be the culprit to your ups and downs throughout the day. Eat more fruits and veggies!


"Healthy Diet: Eating with Mental Health in Mind." Mental Health America. Mental Health America, n.d.        Web. 25 April 2016. <http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/conditions/healthy-diet-eating-mental-health-mind>.