Beloved,
I wish above all things that thou mayest... be in health...
3 John 1:2
"A poor diet is a leading risk factor for early death, responsible for one in five deaths globally. Depression, meanwhile, is the leading cause of
disability worldwide. A relatively new line of research suggests the
two might be related: An unhealthy diet might make us depressed, and
depression, in turn, makes us feel even sicker. 
In a one abstract, researchers studying 964 elderly participants over six and a half years found those who followed the DASH
diet, which emphasizes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, had lower
rates of depression, while those who ate a traditional Western diet were
more prone to depression.
“I think we need to view food as medicine,” Laurel J. Cherian, an
assistant professor of vascular neurology at Rush University Medical
Center.
.....a meta-analysis of 21 studies
found that “a dietary pattern characterized by high intakes of fruit,
vegetables, whole grain, fish, olive oil, low-fat dairy and antioxidants
and low intakes of animal foods was apparently associated with a
decreased risk of depression.”
Inflammatory molecules, called cytokines, that are produced by body fat
can spark inflammation elsewhere in the body. Inflammation increases the
risk of depression and other diseases by harming the lining of the
blood vessels.
---Meanwhile, healthy fats increase the production of
proteins called neurotrophins, which “act like manure to the brain as
they promote the growth of new brain cells in the hippocampus,” Jacka
says. “There is a strong link between the quality of people’s diets and
the size of their hippocampus.”PocketWorthy
