mood food

Fast Food, Commercial Baked Goods & Depression

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 bitterrootnutrition

A study finds fast food & commercial baked goods are linked to depression. This is huge! (pardon my pun) Earlier this month experts from around the globe met in Bethesda MD and shared their research on food and mental illness. It was astonishing to learn of the direct correlations between what we eat and our… Continue reading Fast Food, Commercial Baked Goods & Depression

Weight Gain

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 bitterrootnutrition

Tempering anti-depressant induced weight gain through good mood foods? My first go round with Lexapro took me to an all time high of 209# (I'm 5'10"). It took me 5 years to lose the weight. My diet plan was simple, lose 10# in a month, keep it off for a year, repeat. The last 10# from 170# to… Continue reading Weight Gain

MOOD FOOD Mediterranean Diet

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 bitterrootnutrition

MOOD FOOD ~ Mediterranean Style In a previous post I mentioned a study conducted in Australia by a researcher name Felice Jacka and her team used the Mediterranean diet as their go-to diet for the study. Their findings were very positive for people with depression. One-third of their subjects following the Mediterranean diet showed no… Continue reading MOOD FOOD Mediterranean Diet

March 28, 2017 bitterrootnutrition

Found a book that might offer some good ideas for mood food. It's called Happy, Healthy Brain by Michelle Babb. She is a registered dietitian, so her ideas are solid not speculative. The first couple chapters of the book outline the association between food and its affect on our body. She takes us down the… Continue reading MOOD FOOD