The direct link between mood disorders and physical health conditions is becoming increasingly well understood and recognized. By getting to grips with the nutritional factor—or, more often, combination of factors—at the root of our low moods, we are able to see practical, realistic and sustainable ways to address conditions that interfere with our quality of life.
Conditions that affect your mood, mind and energy come in many forms and even more degrees of seriousness. You may feel persistently low; you may find that you are more irritable or turning to food for a boost; you may suffer from premenstrual syndrome or seasonal affective disorder; you may have difficulty sleeping or find your brain power is not what it used to be. One thing all these problems have in common is that they can be closely linked to your diet. In the following pages, we examine in detail a number of mood-related conditions, such as fatigue and depression, and explore how to overcome them using nutritional methods.