Author: Mark Velov
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August 08, 2022
Summer is long gone. We also moved the hands of the clock, it is getting dark too early ... How to protect ourselves from depression? Here are seven products with which we can actively attack such unwanted conditions ...
When sunlight is not enough, the body is deficient in vitamin D. The vitamin is more contained in the following products:
1. Chocolate
Chocolate holds the lead among products with properties to neutralize depression and increase the well-being of the spirit. Cocoa beans contain the substance phenylethylamine, which stimulates the release of endorphins - the hormones of happiness.
Chocolate also contains a lot of magnesium, which has the ability to make the nervous system more stable. It is especially recommended to eat chocolate in a bad mood and stress. The product has a positive effect on the days immediately before and during menstruation.
Natural chocolate is more useful than milk chocolate.
2. Banana
These fruits contain a lot of the alkaloid harman, which causes a state of euphoria - happiness, delight.
Bananas are a suitable food for chronic fatigue.
3. Cheese
Hard cheese contains the amino acids - thiamine, trictamine, phenylethylamine. Experts point out Roquefort cheese as the most suitable for lifting the spirits. Of course, any other cheese can also make you smile.
4. Oatmeal
They contain thiamine, and it is called the "vitamin of optimism". Magnesium is also found. That's why breakfast with oatmeal can give a positive charge for the whole day.
5. Salmon
Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are antipodes of stress. They are contained in such quantities in this type of fish that you will not need other antidepressant products for the day.
Allow yourself especially for dinner ...
6. Chili
Spicy, but raises the tone. The important thing is that it suppresses pain sensations, if any. It is due to the substance capsadine, which contains the spice. Also, if your mouth burns, you will hardly be able to think about how depressed you are.
7. Sunflower seeds
They are rich in fiber and folic acid. Fiber takes care of the tone of the digestive system, from here we physically feel better. Folic acid is prescribed to keep the body young and maintain the nervous system.
And eating seeds seems to drive away unpleasant thoughts ...