These Everyday Foods Have a Powerful Connection With Mental Well-Being
Eating these foods is associated with greater optimism, happiness, higher self-esteem and better relationships. Consuming fruit and vegetables could be just as good for your mental well-being as it is for your physical health, a new study finds. The study of 14,000 people in the UK found that the more fruit and vegetables they consumed, the higher their mental well-being (Stranges et al., 2014). Mental well-being is about more than just not being depressed: it means positively feeling good. People…