JUST BE: April 2023

“When you stick to a diet of healthy food, you’re setting yourself up for fewer mood fluctuations, an overall happier outlook and an improved ability to focus, Dr. Cora says. Studies have even found that healthy diets can help with symptoms of depression and anxiety. Unhealthy diets have been linked to an increased risk of dementia or stroke.” – Gomstyn, Alice. “Food & Your Mood: How Food Affects Mental Health” Aetna, 2022.

General:

• • • How Food May Improve Your Mood, NyTimes

    • Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food, Harvard Health Publishing

    • The Link Between Food and Mental Health, American Psychological Association

Research:

• • • Healthy food choices are happy food choices: Evidence from a real life sample using smartphone based assessments, Scientific Reports

    • Evolution of Well-Being and Happiness After Increases in Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables, American Journal of Public Health