Eat more of....Eat less of....

Thank you to the lovely ladies who welcomed me this morning at The Guildford Cedar House Support Group.  (Cedar House Support Group website)

We chatted about how small changes to eating habits can help you travel the journey of recovery from Post Natal Depression.  Here is a summary of the info I shared:

What's Important

• Good Hydration
• Stable Blood Sugar through the day and overnight
• Enough Building Blocks for Brain function
• B Vitamins
• Omega 3 Oils
• Minerals eg Zinc, Magnesium, Manganese, Copper Iron
• Amino Acids eg Tryptophan

What to Eat More of

• Oily Fish 
• Chicken and Turkey
• Eggs 
• Fresh fruit and veg 
• More than 5 a day if you can 
• As much uncooked as you can 
• Easy on the potatoes 
• Nuts and seeds 
• unsalted, unadulterated. 
• Oats and wholegrain pulses 
• Honey for sweetening 
• Low Fat Dairy

What to Eat less of

• Refined Sugar 
• sweets, chocolate, biscuits cakes, breakfast cereals 
• watch out for hidden sugars in processed foods..even bread 
• Refined/heavily processed foods 
• sweets, chocolate, biscuits cakes, ready meals, pre-prepared foods 
• Tea/Coffee/Caffeine containing drinks 
• including ‘health’ drinks, energy drinks