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The odds of avoiding depression may be stacked in favor of high consumers of fruits and vegetables.
Habitual intake of flavonoid-rich foods, such as citrus fruits, may lower the odds of suffering from depression in middle-aged and older women.
Increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, and foods rich in vitamin C, beta-cryptoxanthin, and lutein may reduce the risk of suffering from depression in older adults.
Depression is less likely to occur in individuals who are frequent consumers of fruits and vegetables.
Women who regularly consumed diets containing high amounts of flavonoids are less likely to suffer from depression.
Vegetarian diets are associated with good and healthy moods.
Vegetarian diets may improve emotional health and boost productivity in multi-center corporate environment.
Meet Bobby Andersen...a robust, macho and very likable long-haul trucker that's demonstrating how eating a 100% whole-food, plant-based diet doesn't have to be hard -- even on the road. Men like Anderson, who choose to eliminate meat/dairy/eggs from their diet, are also disproving the belief that men have to eat meat in order to maintain...
Depression is a serious and complex condition that can have well over 100 different causes. It is estimated that 350 million people worldwide suffer from different levels of depressive thoughts, feelings of hopelessness and anxiety. Depression can be classified into three different categories; mild, moderate and severe with varied duration. Major depression is more common...
Plant-Based Diets Can Alleviate Depression Eating a diet based on whole plant foods has been shown to alleviate depression in many patients. Not surprisingly, women with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) who experience moodiness can see improvements with their emotions as well. Credible research shows that plants actually contain neurotransmitters such as adrenaline, dopamine, serotonin and melatonin...
Depression is one of the most common reasons patients go to visit their doctors, especially during the Winter months. As a result, antidepressants are one of the most widely prescribed medications today. Using a whole-food, nutrient-dense, plant-based diet has been very successful in treating patients with mild to moderate depression. Dr. Michael Greger explains in the 6-minute video below how antidepressants work and how plant foods can produce similar results without harmful side effects.
For more information on how a plant-based diet can prevent and reverse depression, see Dr. Carney's Depression and Anxiety Pinterest Board.
Seventy percent of office visits involve prescription drug therapy. Tens of thousands of patients die every year due to unintentional drug overdose, drug interactions, or from the side effects from these drugs. Since the majority of today's office visits reflect lifestyle driven diseases, many of these visits/prescriptions could be reduced or even eliminated if the...
