Food and Mood
Many people seeking to take control of their mental health using self help, or finding approaches they can use alongside prescribed medication find making changes to what they eat has positive effect.
There is a growing interest in how food and nutrition effects emotional and mental health - with an increasing amount of scientific evidence to back - but there are many challenges for scientists to overcome and in the meantime, some medical practitioners remain unconvinced of the link between food and mood. Nevertheless, positive responses from individuals who have made changes to their diet confirm the importance of food and nutrition for maintaining and improving their emotional and mental health.