A nutritionist shares the 35 best foods to boost mood and brain energy levels

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The unsaturated fats found in foods like avocados, olives and nuts may help keep inflammation at bay and reduce blood pressure. Photo: Pexels

 

(Patricia Bannon/ CNBC News) — Food and mood are so intricately connected that they’ve inspired a new area of brain study: Nutritional psychiatry, which examines how what we eat impacts how we feel.

As a dietitian and nutritionist who has researched and experienced this connection firsthand, I find it infinitely fascinating that we can empower ourselves to feel partly — or sometimes entirely — better based on our dietary habits.

 

The foods you eat can make or break everything from your work and productivity to your mental state and physical health. To boost your mood and brain energy levels, put these 35 foods on your grocery list. (…)

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