Fighting Depression

The most anti-inflammatory diet is plant-based, which can cut C-reactive protein levels by 30% within two weeks.

That may be one of the reasons exercise is so good for our brains. Start an hour per day exercise regimen; within three months, you can get a quadrupling of BDNF release from your brain.

Higher intakes of dietary flavonoids appear to be protectively associated with symptoms of depression. The Harvard Nurses Study followed tens of thousands of women for years and found that those who were eating the most appear to reduce their risk of coming down with depression.

A teaspoon a day of the spice turmeric may boost BDNF levels more than 50% within a month.

Depression affects more than 150 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of losing healthy years of life as a result of disability. In fact, by 2020, depression may be the second leading cause of healthy years of life lost—second only to heart disease.