Plants, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains all contain fibre. A diet high in fibre and plant based protein, such as chickpeas, nuts and seeds are particularly beneficial for our health gut bacteria.
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Targeting your gut health by eating a high fibre diet can reduce some of the risk factors commonly associated with mental illnesses.
Eating vegetables is great, but we often get in the habit of eating the same veggies everyday.
Having a good variety of vegetables allows our bodies to get all the vitamin and minerals it needs.
Even though there is no magic number, I always recommend aiming for about 20 different vegetables a week.
If you have a salad with tomato, cucumber, avocado, capsicum and lettuce, you are already a quarter of the way to meeting your target.
Oily fish, such as tuna and salmon are packed with a number of particular healthy fats called Omega-3 fatty acids.
There are two forms of omega-3 fatty acids – DHA and EPA.
EPA is particularly important for brain health, especially for those who suffer from anxiety and depression.
The catch is that EPA doesn’t last very long in our brains, which means we need to be eating this type of fat regularly to keep our levels in check.
If you don’t eat any form of seafood or are vegetarian or vegan, there is some emerging evidence to say that having a very good intake of plant based healthy fats for foods such as chia seeds, flaxseeds and certain nuts might be enough, however how effective this is remains unclear.
