Fruit Has The Power to heal Depression, improve sleep quality and Manage Stress: Here are some small choices that move the needle toward better health

Fruits and vegetables plays an important role in self care and in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Fruits and vegetables heal our nervous system and reduce inflammation, making vegetables and fruit a critical tool for managing stress and easing the digestive system. Vitamin C is known for reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety, in this article I look at eating fruit as an important habit that improves emotional health. The study of food science illustrates the role whole foods can play in reducing symptoms of depression, insomnia, stress and anxiety.

University of Otago’s new research shows a positive correlation between eating kiwi fruit and improved mental health. In a study, published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that kiwi fruit had a profound impact on study recipients mood, sleep quality and general feeling of vitality and wellbeing. This was an 8 week study testing three groups, one group took a placebo, one group took vitamin C and one group ate kiwi fruit. The group who ate the kiwi fruit had the most positive effect, having the peak of improvement within four days.

Adding fruit to your routine is great way to begin a path toward holistic health that can show result quickly. Drinking lemon water and eating fruit in the morning helps cleanse the liver, so that we can make choices for the day from a place of calm, this place of calm can deepen our intuition. The body has been working during the night to clean and move out toxins, the live water ( water with some fruit squeezed in) and eating fruit moves us into a space of healing. I collaborate with clients to restore their health, fruit such as kiwi, wild blueberries, melon and other fruit have a surprisingly quick effect on their mental and physical health. The habit of eating fruit makes it easier for people to trust themselves and feel hopeful about making choices that positively impact their lives as a simple step has quick and profound results. Fruit and vegetables help put the nervous system back to rest and connect, making it easier to make decisions from a place of hope rather than fear.

Depression makes it difficult to sleep and often interferes with an ability to focus and make big and small decisions. Eating fruit in the morning and snacking on vegetables and fruit throughout the day are small choices that move the needle in healing our emotional distress as well as physical discomfort which often accompanies depression, stress and anxiety.

Dehydration, inflammation and lack of healthy sugars from fruit reduces brain energy and cuts down serotonin production. The anxious patterns and trauma informed unconscious reels are influenced by the nutrition we bring in. Vitamin C from fruit strengthens the liver and restores the central nervous system. “Imbalances in neurotransmitter production and communication between gut and brain can further exacerbate mental health issues. Therefore, maintaining a balanced gut-liver axis is crucial for liver and mental well being said Dr Randhir Sur. June 28, 2023. Fruits and vegetables helps restore gut-liver function.

Dr. Brent A Baur, MD, the director of Mayo Clinic Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program says that there is “link between vitamin C and mood might be surprising, but people who have vitamin C deficiency often feel fatigued or depressed.” Some studies have shown that people who have lower than normal vitamin C levels found that their mood improved after receiving vitamin C.” Research at Imperial College London analyzed data on approximately two million people and found that eating 10 portions of fruits and vegetables daily cut the risk of heart disease by 24 percent, the risk of stroke by 33 percent, all types of cancer by 13 percent and chances of dying by 31 percent. Starting small by bringing in one beautiful piece of fruit in the morning is a great way to communicate love and compassion to our body and mind. Physical health is emotional health, we can support both in the simple habit of eating a kiwi or any other beautiful piece of fruit that catches your eye.