Stress, sadness and melancholy can be eliminated with a help of… fish! The secret is in omega-3 fatty acids that are involved in hormones’ metabolism. Besides, these acids are known to help in maintaining emotional stability and coping with depression. So, if possible, try to choose herring, sardines, mackerel, tuna, and the trout more often and increase the resistance to stress.
Often called as ‘hormones of happiness’, endorphins can be easily got from chocolate and oats. It means that popular doctors’ advice to start the day with oatmeal makes a sense!
For getting rid of the stress and depression also helps red peppers. They contain a substance similar to hormone cortisone, having a huge influence for our nervous tension.
Starchy foods will reduce levels of adrenaline. Therefore, find comfort in … starchy potatoes, boiled in jacket.
The best berries that will make you smile again are strawberries and raspberries. Of course, with the whipped cream! Other foods that have antidepressant effects are bananas, tomatoes, avocados, grapefruits and green apples. Bananas are rich in mescaline, sometimes called as the drug of happiness, so eat one if you feel worried before some exam, for example.
Apricots and peaches will help when you feel testily, while spinach and radishes will eliminate stress and fatigue. If you are suffering from depression, eat nuts and say ‘Goodbye’ to it with a help of those products that are rich in vitamins E and C, beta carotene and selenium. Selenium acts as an antioxidant and stimulates the production of specific enzyme that helps to break down and remove oxidants from the body.
That’s why researchers believe that selenium is an important tool for elimination of depression. The best sources of selenium are sprouted wheat and oats, mushrooms, walnuts, asparagus, courgettes and celery.