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Tips for Coping with Depression
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Tip of the Day
There is research showing a vegetarian diet causes or increases
depression. There are also studies showing a vegetarian diet prevents
or decreases depression. Respected scientists disagree.
However, Omega 3 Fatty
Acids are fairly universally agreed by research scientists and
doctors to be necessary for many bodily functions, including for
staving off depression. Nutritional supplements are useful for
vegetarians.
For pescatarians
(people who eat a mostly plant-based diet but do include some
seafood), studies suggest that just one serving per week of salmon
can mitigate depression. You can manage that.
Nutritionally, wild and
farmed salmon are comparable, though counter-intuitively some
research shows that ocean salmon is better than farmed salmon
regarding contaminants, pollutants and known carcinogens.
Lox, fresh salmon
fillets, frozen salmon and even processed fish like Gorton's – wild
or farmed – all are elements of an anti-depression diet.
CWD Daily is written by Julie Aiken, a layperson whose only authority lies in 40 years of coping with depression. Nothing in the newsletter should be taken as medical advice. Please do no self-diagnose or self-prescribe. Above all, please get help if you need it.
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