Hundreds of thousands of individuals all over the world cope with depression each and every day. Depression is defined as “A condition of mental disturbance, typically with lack of energy and difficulty in maintaining concentration or interest in life.”
While many of us have suffered from (what we think is) depression at some point in our lives, others having been coping with it for years. Luckily, there are some small things you can do to help manage your depression and keep you on the track to happiness.
You may not know it, but the foods you eat everyday could be affecting your state of depression. There are foods that help and hurt depression sufferers. For the sake of this article, we’ll be focusing on 9 types of foods to help manage depression – along with examples of each.
Here are 10 types of food that may help manage depression:
1. Carbohydrates
Not all carbohydrates will boast positive results when used to help manage depression but, what many experts like to refer to as, “smart carbs” will. Carbohydrates are linked to strong levels of serotonin, which will help boost your mood. Limit your sugary food intake and quench your carb desires by eating smart carbs like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.
