Scientific studies show that what you eat impact your mood positively and negatively. To maintain your healthy balanced diet is a must. Balanced diet always helps you to maintain us physically as well as mentally. Today we are going to share some foods that can boost your mood.

 

Sesame Seeds

Sesame seeds are packed with the mood-boosting nutrients. It is the best source of zinc, a mineral that helps in removing stress and boost our mood.

Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate is a real stress buster and a single bite of dark chocolate every day can help you from depression. In our body, there is a stress hormone called cortisol and having dark chocolate can reduce the level of this hormone.

Spinach

If you don’t eat palak ki sabzi start eating it without giving a second thought because this leafy green spinach is a good source of mood-boosting nutrients, from depression-fighting folates (more on that later) to anxiety-easing magnesium. It is also rich in zinc and lack of zinc means you could be suffered from depression.

Yogurt

People who have lack of vitamin B12 in their body are at high risk of depression and if you are taking a good amount of food that are rich in vitamin then you can treat such mental problems. Yogurt is an excellent vegetarian source of vitamin B12, a vital nutrient for the formation of red blood cells. Plants don’t make vitamin B12, so try to have dairy products that are rich in vitamin.

Legume

Legumes are packed with nutrients that improve moods, such as folate, calcium, copper, magnesium, iron, and zinc. The folate in beans protects against a memory-destroying compound called homocysteine. The antioxidant phytonutrients in legumes, such as saponins and phytosterols, lower cancer and heart disease risk.

Citrus Fruit:

Vitamin C is important in boosting energy and mood because it helps to absorb iron and maintain healthy red blood cells that carry oxygen to every cell in the body, including the brain. Without iron, your brain literally suffocates, leaving you depressed and totally unmotivated. People even report they feel calmer during stress when they consume enough vitamin C.

Flaxseeds

The unique feature of the flaxseeds is that they are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. If you are vegetarian and can not have fish then have flaxseeds that can help you to boost your mood.

if you want to maintain your health always follow a balanced diet, sometimes you can miss it and enjoy other things, but not always