Brain Boosting Snack Bites 3 ways featuring some brain health benefits of NUTS 🌰🧠💪🏽 inspired by @eatingbirdfood @mysugarfreekitchen #mentalhealthmatters #nutritionalpsychiatry #mediterraneandiet #healthyrecipes #snackideas The MEDITERRANEAN DIET can help improve our MENTAL HEALTH by preventing and treating symptoms of depression and anxiety. One food group encouraged in the Mediterranean eating pattern is NUTS! Nuts provide plant protein, FIBER, IRON, MAGNESIUM, and other nutrients important for our bodies and brains. Nuts can help increase levels of BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF) which promotes neuroplasticity. Individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder or anxiety disorders have been found to have lower levels of BDNF than individuals not diagnosed with these conditions. Other food sources to help increase BDNF: WILD SEAFOOD DARK CHOCOLATE BERRIES