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Need help! Depression and anxiety
Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Jan 20 4:09pm | Replies (227)Comment receiving replies
@thinktherapy - So glad to hear that eating well has greatly improved your mental health. Our physical and mental well-being are so intrinsically intertwined. Similar benefits can be seen for exercise, as many members have stated on this discussion thread:
- Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms http://mayocl.in/2dcJB7p
But one can't forget that mental health is anything but simple. While diet and exercise can help reduce symptoms, some people benefit from additional therapy and treatments, as the discussions here on Connect demonstrate. Thank goodness we have a community of people willing to share and support one another because, honestly, reducing the stigma that often comes with mental health is really important.
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After combing through all of that information .... well, I'm doomed I guess. Several of those foods I either am highly allergic to or really dislike. I do the best I can, but admittedly, as a 71 year old woman, living alone, I find cooking to be a real chore. It's not fun cooking for 1 person after cooking for a family of 5 for almost 40 years. I know I need to do better, but especially with winter coming, I just have little oomph to do any of that. I do have a light box which I try to sit in front of me - about 18" away from my face - while I eat my breakfast, which I'm told helps with the SAD .... seasonal affective disorder. I honestly don't know if it helps or not as I also take several psychotropics. So, I just get through it and look forward to warm weather again; also drink a bottle of Boost daily.
Abby