In 2000, psychiatrist Andrew Stoll, from Harvard University (USA), demonstrated thatOmega-3 fatty acids, present among other foods inwalnuts, had an antidepressant effect and stabilized the mood. And a few years later, research from the University of Pittsburg School of Medicine found that healthy people with a low blood level of omega-3 are more likely to have pessimistic ideas and become depressed than those with normal levels of this fatty acid. Furthermore, according to a recent study by the British Anger Management Association,a diet rich in omega-3 allows us to better manage stressful situations, to the point that it reduces hostility towards co-workers and even prevents us from yelling at other drivers while driving through heavy traffic areas.
This fatty acid is not the only ingredient withantidepressant effects. Chronic sadness can also be attributed to low levels of the amino acid threonine, an imbalance that, as scientists from the Princenton Brain Bio Institute recently demonstrated, can be combatedadding a handful of sesame seeds to the diet. On the other hand,pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc, a mineral that according to the Polish Academy of Sciences keeps neurons alive and is necessary to convert the amino acid tryptophan into serotonin. To this is added that thesaffronIt has also been identified as a natural remedy for depression in a recent study from the University of Tehran in Iran.
