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Nourish your body and brain, it's well known that foods we put in our bodies affect our physical health.

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For example, if we eat large amounts of sugar, we will be more prone to obesity and related health

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problems like Type two diabetes.

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We also experienced spikes in our blood sugar, followed by crashes leading to low energy and sugar

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cravings that continue the cycle.

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There is mounting evidence that our diet also has a big impact on our mental and emotional well-being,

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which has led to a new mental health field called Nutritional Psychiatry Psychology Eating for mental

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health.

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While a specific dietary recommendations for mental health vary, they consistently called for eating

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minimally processed food.

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In particular, lots of vegetables and fruits, nuts, legumes, potatoes, whole grains, fish and

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healthy fats like olive oil foods to limit or avoid include highly processed foods, refined sugar,

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fast food and trans fats, hydrogenated oils.

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These recommendations are similar to the Mediterranean diet and are based on studies over the past decade

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showing that these dietary habits significantly affect mental health.