HIGH DESERT NATUROPATHIC CARE Deborah M. Keller, ND, LM, CPM
2019 Galisteo St., Suite E2, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Tel: 505/670-9042
Beating Depression:Healthy Eating to Improve Mood
1. Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates
(desserts, white flour, juices other than all natural fruit juice, soda).
2. Eat a complex carbohydrate (unrefined grains, fruits, vegetables)
and protein snack every 2-4 hours:
· Whole grain crackers with nut butter
· Slice of apple or pear with nut butter
· Vegetables with humus dip
· Crackers and cheese
· Cottage cheese and fruit
· Nut & dried fruit mix
3. Avoid caffeine (coffee, chocolate, sodas). Green tea is ok.
4. Avoid Alcohol.
5. Take 1-2 tablespoons of an essential fatty acid per day
(cod liver oil, salmon oil, flax seed oil, evening primrose oil).