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Healthy Eating Curbs Depression Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/VjM2hztw-ow   Eating a healthy, balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, fish and lean meat for only 3 weeks can dramatically elevate the mood of depressed young adults.  Australian psychologists studied 76 depressed participants accustomed to eating a nutritional substandard diet.   The half eating the healthy diet had significantly fewer depressive symptoms at the end of the monitored healthy eating.   Their compliance with dietary changes was excellent.  When tested again 3 months later, the mood of the experimental group remained high suggesting sustained good eating.   If you find yourself fighting sadness and negativity, try spiffing up your meals with produce and protein from the periphery of the market.  It’ll make you smile.   Heather M. Francis, Richard J. Stevenson, Jaime R. Chambers, etal.  A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial.  PLOS.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0