Here Are 4 Food Groups That Will Boost Your Mental Health!

Hello everyone!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we will kick it off by sharing some foods that will help you boost your mental health. The 4 food groups are as follows:

1. Green Leafy Vegetables: Kale, Lettuce, and Spinach are rich in folic acid, beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin K1, and lutein to help protect the brain from neuronal damage and inflammation!
   

2. Variety of Fruits: Avocados, Blueberries, Blackcurrants, Blackberries, Mulberries, Strawberries. Eating a combination of these fruits can help reduce inflammation and reduce oxidative stress through their antioxidants, folate, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, and potassium!
   

3. Oily Fish: Herring, Mackerel, Salmon, Sardines, and Tuna. These fish contain a good source of omega-3 fatty acids which can help improve the membrane structure of neurons in your brain; thus, increasing cognitive abilities and blood flow!
   

4. Whole Grains: Barely, Brown Rice, Bulgur-Wheat, Oatmeal, Whole-Grain Bread, Whole-Grain Pasta. These grains contain vitamin E and low glucose. These resources can help promote brain blood flow and alertness!