Anxiety

• Research confirms your diet can have a pronounced effect on your mental health
• Foods that promote good mental health do so by optimizing your gut microbiome, quelling inflammation, reversing insulin resistance and optimizing mitochondrial function
• Sugar, wheat (gluten) and processed foods have been linked to a greater risk for depression and anxiety. Diets low in animal-based omega-3 fats and folate also raise your risk
• Key dietary recommendations for the prevention of depression include following a “traditional” dietary pattern such as the Mediterranean diet and avoiding processed foods, fast food, commercial baked goods and sweets
• Another foundational strategy to prevent or treat depression and anxiety is to limit exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Studies have linked EMF exposure to an increased risk of both depression and suicide

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