Three Nutrition Tips for Mental Health

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• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
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Three Nutrition Tips for Mental Health

Yes, your diet can affect your mental health. There’s a direct link between nutrition and mental health. The simpler and more convenient you make eating, the healthier you’ll eat and the better your brain will function. Every little thing you do adds up to increased mental health, including the following nutrition tips.

1. Replace sugary drinks with water or tea. Drinks such as sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit juices cause blood sugar to spike and then quickly drop. This robs the brain of the steady stream of energy it needs to function well. Water is crucial for healthy brain activity and thus mental health. Try infusing it with fresh fruit or make tea, iced or hot.
2. Make grab-&-go snack bags. Processed snacks, even ones labeled as healthy, contain refined flours, sugars, and artificial ingredients. Try making a mix of homemade granola, nuts (raw or only lightly salted are best), and dried fruits and storing them in single-serve baggies or small containers for easily accessible nutrition.  
3. Plan at night. Most people have great intentions for healthy eating for brain and body. It can be hard to follow through, though, when stressors make it easier to grab something unhealthy. Each night devote ten minutes to planning for the next day. Think about where you’ll be, what you’ll be doing, and how you want to feel. Plan nutritious meals and snacks to sustain your brain.

Related Articles Dealing with Nutrition and Mental Health

• Your Relationship with Food and Mental Health Recovery
• How to Correct Your Relationship with Food with Confidence

Also, find numerous informative articles about mental health and nutrition within our new sections dedicated to the topic:

Foods for Mental Health
ADHD and Food
Food and Anxiety
Foods and Bipolar
Food and Depression

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: In what ways has diet, what you eat, affected your mental health? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page and on the HealthyPlace Google+ page.

From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• The Effects of Denial When You Live with Bipolar Disorder
• Daily Habits to Prevent Anxiety
• A Positive Outlook Without Expectations Helps Lower Anxiety
• Boost Your Happiness with Creativity
• Why African Americans Should Seek Therapy, But Don't
• A Strategy for Dealing with Schizoaffective Anxiety
• 5 Common Patterns of Verbal Abuse
• What is Anxiety? Is It a Thought, Emotion, or Behavior?
• Building Self-Confidence When You Have Depression
• The Difference Between Self-Esteem and Self-Worth
• Pushing the Limits of Mental Health for an Ambitious Life
• Fitspiration and Its Influence on Eating Disorders
• Find a Peaceful Sanctuary When You Have Anxiety
• Self-Esteem Affects Mental Health: How Can You Improve Both?
• Why Adult ADHD Makes Shopping for Clothes a Struggle

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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From HealthyPlace YouTube Channel

I'm Hannah. I Have Bipolar 2

Bipolar Disorder and Relationship Patterns

As a person living with bipolar 2, there are relationship patterns that I’ve uncovered in my own life and later discovered they were shared by others with bipolar disorder. These relationship patterns revolve around how we express love and our emotions. (Watch Hannah and subscribe to the HealthyPlace YouTube channel for more great mental health videos.)

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. ADHD and Video Games: Will Gaming Harm Your Child with ADHD?
2. Borderline and Relationships: The Fear of Abandonment
3. Three Common Myths About Borderline Personality Disorder

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Health does not always come from medicine. Most of the time, it comes from peace of mind, peace in the heart, peace in soul. It comes from laughter and love."

Read more mental health quotes.

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