If you’re feeling down, anxious, or just “off,” think of this as a gut and inflammatory issue until proven otherwise. Avoid foods that compromise your gut health and inflame your body (gluten, +/- dairy, sugar, industrial vegetable oils), aim to eat more gut healing foods (ghee, bone broth, fermented foods), and fill your plate with nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory foods (vegetables, pate, egg yolks, fresh herbs, spices). Believe it or not, these changes will improve your mood.
About the Author Ellen Vora, MD
Ellen Vora, M.D., is a holistic psychiatrist practicing with Frank Lipman, M.D., at the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in NYC. "I take a functional medicine approach to mental health, which is a root-cause approach to understanding and treating illness."