Balanced Life Family,
If you’re not in a good mood and you’re feeling depressed, there are certain foods that you should avoid. These foods may actually make you feel worse.
When you’re feeling depressed, that container of ice cream in the freezer looks mighty tempting, but in reality, it’s a sugary snack and it may make you feel worse. Sugar spikes your blood level which is followed by a crash that makes you feel tired, irritable, and finally depressed again.
Avoid eating refined foods when you’re feeling depressed. You may feel like running to your nearest fast-food restaurant and grabbing a burger and fries to make you feel better, but studies have shown that people who consume lots of fast foods are more likely to have depression.
Some people feel that they can drown their sorrows in alcohol, but alcohol tends to make depression worse. Alcohol in all forms is a depressant that lowers the inhibition threshold in the brain. This might make you more confident and happier at first, but eventually, it disrupts the chemical balance in your brain even further and you start to feel sad, anxious, angry, and yep, still depressed.
Sugar-sweetened sodas are also on the list of depression foods to avoid not just because of the sugar they contain, but because they promote inflammation in the body. This inflammation negatively affects the brain’s ability to effectively function. This includes being able to cope with stress and depression.
So, if you’re feeling a little down in the dumps and depressed, remember to be selective about what you decide to eat. It could cause you to feel even worse. Instead of a sugary snack or fast food, how about fresh fruits and veggies? Instead of alcohol or sodas, how about water with a twist of lemon, lime, or cucumber? Remember what you eat can affect your mood.
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