Depression
Depression
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Nutrition Guide
14 healing foods
10 to avoid
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📖 Descriptions
Allopathic Description
✓ Healing Foods
Foods that support healing for Depression
Ashwagandha warm milk - madhura, tikta rasa, nourishes majja
HealingBrahmi (Bacopa monnieri) tea - tikta, madhura rasa, nervine tonic
HealingChicken soup - Warming, grounding, easy to digest
HealingDates (kharjura) and nuts - madhura, snigdha guna
HealingEggs - Choline, B vitamins, tryptophan for serotonin
HealingFresh fruit salad - madhura rasa, natural sugars
HealingGhee with whole grains - snigdha, madhura rasa, pacifies vata
HealingJatamansi tea - tikta, madhura rasa, calming
HealingKitchari (rice and mung dal) - madhura, laghu guna
HealingOmega-3 rich walnuts - madhura, snigdha guna
HealingSaffron (kumkuma) milk - madhura, tikta rasa, antidepressant
HealingSardines - Omega-3, vitamin D for mood regulation
HealingWarm vegetable soup - ushna, laghu guna
HealingWild-caught salmon - Omega-3 EPA/DHA, mood stabilizing
Healing✗ Foods to Avoid
Foods that may aggravate Depression
Alcohol - katu, ushna guna, depletes ojas
AvoidArtificial sweeteners - artificial, disrupts gut-brain axis
AvoidCaffeine and energy drinks - katu, ushna guna aggravates vata
AvoidCold dairy products - sheeta, guru guna aggravates vata
AvoidExcessive spicy foods - katu rasa, ushna guna
AvoidHeavy fried foods - guru, snigdha guna, difficult digestion
AvoidHigh-fat junk food - guru, snigdha guna, tamasic
AvoidLeftover or reheated meals - devoid of prana, tamasic
AvoidProcessed fast foods - artificial, devoid of prana
AvoidRefined sugar and candy - guru, madhura rasa causes energy crashes
Avoid✓ Healing Foods
14 foods
Ashwagandha warm milk - madhura, tikta rasa, nourishes majja
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) tea - tikta, madhura rasa, nervine tonic
Chicken soup - Warming, grounding, easy to digest
Dates (kharjura) and nuts - madhura, snigdha guna
Eggs - Choline, B vitamins, tryptophan for serotonin
Fresh fruit salad - madhura rasa, natural sugars
Ghee with whole grains - snigdha, madhura rasa, pacifies vata
Jatamansi tea - tikta, madhura rasa, calming
Kitchari (rice and mung dal) - madhura, laghu guna
Omega-3 rich walnuts - madhura, snigdha guna
Saffron (kumkuma) milk - madhura, tikta rasa, antidepressant
Sardines - Omega-3, vitamin D for mood regulation
Warm vegetable soup - ushna, laghu guna
Wild-caught salmon - Omega-3 EPA/DHA, mood stabilizing
✗ Foods to Avoid
10 foods
Alcohol - katu, ushna guna, depletes ojas
Artificial sweeteners - artificial, disrupts gut-brain axis
Caffeine and energy drinks - katu, ushna guna aggravates vata
Cold dairy products - sheeta, guru guna aggravates vata
Excessive spicy foods - katu rasa, ushna guna
Heavy fried foods - guru, snigdha guna, difficult digestion
High-fat junk food - guru, snigdha guna, tamasic
Leftover or reheated meals - devoid of prana, tamasic
Processed fast foods - artificial, devoid of prana
Refined sugar and candy - guru, madhura rasa causes energy crashes
