improve your outlook with a healthy diet

It should be no secret that your mental health can be affected by the foods you eat. The Diet Channel has a short article outlining some key points that can help you improve. One suggestion:

Include essential fatty acids in your diet everyday. Your brain is the richest source of fatty acids in your body. Essential fatty acids are incorporated into the membranes of its nerve cells. If your diet has an overabundance of trans-fatty acids or saturated fats, these elements are incorporated into your brain’s nerve cells’ membranes, which will make the membranes less fluid and affect their ability to function effectively.

• Sources of essential fatty acids include cold water fish (such as wild salmon, mackerel, herring and halibut), flax seeds (either ground or as an oil) and nuts (especially walnuts). Grass fed beef and free-range organic chickens have more essential fatty acids then grain-fed animals.