The short answer to this is yes, it is possible. For a long time there has been little research to back up or prove any claims that you can eat for your mental health, but scientists are beginning to see results from larger scale and gold standard research projects that undoubtedly show that what we eat can have an effect on our wellbeing.
Eating for your mental health seems to be a more complicated process than eating for physiological health – we all know the benefits of carbohydrates for energy, proteins for muscle build and fats – good energy sources but eating for mental wellness isn’t a matter of identifying the foods that will deliver vitamins and minerals for good brain function. Bananas are great source of tryptophan, an essential amino acid that leads to the production of serotonin our ‘happy hormone’ but eating these alone is unlikely to have an effect.
Eating for mental health is a cumulative process that requires a nourished healthy gut microbiome and limited stress living to reap the benefits of a diet for mental health.
Our eat well, be well, feel well approach to eating for good mental health works to promote harmony between your gut microbiome, your body and your brain.
