{"id":7015,"date":"2018-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/business\/food-and-mood-is-there-a-connection-harvard-health\/"},"modified":"2018-06-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T05:00:00","slug":"food-and-mood-is-there-a-connection-harvard-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnstongroup.ca\/the-advisor-journal\/wellness\/food-and-mood-is-there-a-connection-harvard-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and mood: Is there a connection? – Harvard Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all heard the saying you are what you eat. And you’re probably familiar with the idea that mood and food are sometimes linked. For example, like when you’re mindlessly eating chips while watching tv. Stress eating is a verified phenomenon, but the relationship between food and actual mood disorders is less clear. Or, as this article from Harvard Medical School asks, “to put it another way: can the things you eat influence your risk for depression \u0097 and can dietary changes potentially improve your mental health?”<\/p>\n

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Food and mood: Is there a connection? – Harvard Health<\/a><\/h4>\n

Image: \u00a9 ogichobanov; \u00a9 Foxys_forest_manufacture\/Getty Images If you’ve ever found yourself in front of the TV after a bad day, mindlessly digging ice cream out of the container with a spoon, you know that mood and food are sometimes linked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n