20 Foods That Fight the Winter Blues
I offered some insight in this article for Eat This, Not That! about the foods that may help to alleviate seasonal sadness:
Popeye loves this tasty green for good reason. “Spinach is a good source of folate. On average, it has been observed that patients with depression have on average 25% lower blood folate levels in comparison to patients without depression,” shares Maya Feller MS, RD, CDN author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook. “Dietary folate helps support the endogenous production of dopamine, a pleasure-inducing brain neurotransmitter, that is integral to regulating mood.”
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