| One study of mood disorders, performed in Great | | | | grains, peanuts, and meats. And B6 is in beans, fish, |
| Britain, showed that 80% of the participants had a | | | | and again, those dark, leafy green vegetables, like |
| significant change in symptoms when ingesting certain | | | | spinach. Buy some spinach leaves at the grocery |
| foods. Refined sugar and caffeine were shown to | | | | store, and throw them into a pot with a little water, and |
| have a negative impact on the brain, while fruits, | | | | cook on low heat, until the leaves are tender. It should |
| vegetables, nuts, and fish were beneficial in balancing | | | | take only a few minutes. Spray a little lemon on the |
| people's moods. This applied to disorders like ADD and | | | | cooked leaves, and add a bit of salt and pepper. |
| to anxieties, panic attacks, and depression. | | | | Spinach can delicious and very convenient to prepare. |
| Water was another factor important to proper brain | | | | Processed foods may be more convenient, but they're |
| functions, but caffeine was shown to product negative | | | | just not as good for you. Stick to fresh fruits, |
| effects, especially when people had a caffeine allergy. | | | | vegetables, and meats. Forget those freezer section |
| Some of these people have been misdiagnosed with | | | | meals. "Eat fresh," is easy to say, but not so easy to |
| ADD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, | | | | do with ADD. You'll procrastinate preparing things and it |
| and even schizophrenia. If you're experiencing | | | | may never happen. If you're one of those ADD people, |
| symptoms of anxiety or depression, states of mind | | | | go to the pre-prepared foods section of your |
| that often accompany ADD, you should consider | | | | supermarket and buy full meals to pop in the oven. At |
| removing caffeine from your diet and adding at least | | | | least you'll be eating fresh food, instead of frozen. |
| 64 ounces of water. | | | | Some very important foods in your diet should be |
| And always eat a healthy breakfast. Breakfast helps | | | | protein rich because they boost your levels of |
| your metabolism to increase, and people who eat | | | | dopamine and norepinephrine in your brain, which |
| breakfast show an increase in memory and mental | | | | affect mood and mental agility. Lower levels of |
| dexterity, as well. Skipping breakfast allows none of | | | | dopamine have even been linked to ADD, so it's a |
| these benefits, and makes your body function without | | | | good idea to try and boost its production. Try a handful |
| proper fuel. Grab a cereal bar on the way to work, if | | | | of peanuts during the day or some cottage cheese |
| that's all you can manage, but try for some whole | | | | with pineapple or peaches. You can also supplement |
| wheat toast for roughage, some fruit, and skim milk to | | | | with a protein bar, if you're on the run, or if you can sit |
| help you start your day. | | | | down, prepare a meal of tuna fish and salad. |
| Fruit will provide vitamin C for you, which is extremely | | | | A balanced diet isn't just important for your heart and |
| important to your diet, but you can also get it in dark | | | | body, it's important for your brain. Drinking enough |
| green, leafy vegetables and tomatoes. The brain | | | | water is very important, as is eating breakfast and |
| requires 15 times the amount of vitamin C you need | | | | getting enough vitamin B2, B3, and B6. Remember to |
| for proper blood plasma levels, and it can control mood | | | | avoid processed foods, and if you find that anxiety |
| and your ADD symptoms, as well. Be sure to eat | | | | and depression are an issue, along with your ADD, try |
| strawberries and citrus products, which you can have | | | | to eat a mind-balanced diet. If preparing food isn't |
| in the form of whole fruits, juice, or even fruit | | | | something you do, then ask someone to do it for you |
| smoothies. If you remember to eat foods rich in vitamin | | | | or have your food catered in, if you can afford it. You |
| C, you'll see that you're functioning on a higher level. | | | | might find that it's less expensive than you think, and it |
| You'll be able to fight the depression that often | | | | will help you immensely. If you follow this simple |
| accompanies ADD with the B vitamins--riboflavin (B2), | | | | guideline, you may find that your ADD symptoms |
| niacin (B3), and B6. Riboflavin exists in milk, yogurt, and | | | | lessen a bit and that your brain power just goes |
| dark green leafy vegetables. Niacin comes in whole | | | | through the roof. Isn't that worth it? |