Whole-grain foods will preserve mental health
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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The diet, which includes cereals, that is, any grain in its pure form, is a natural and healthy diet that charges a person with energy and is a real storehouse of microelements and nutrients.
If you diversify your usual diet with whole grains, then you can say goodbye to many ailments, as well as get rid of the accumulated kilograms.
Of course, on a diet consisting of some cereals, you will not last long, so the best supplement to such nutrition will be vegetables and fruits that are rich in vitamins and trace elements.
In addition, that wholemeal products help to cope with excess weight, they are also able to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, lower blood pressure and reduce the threat of cardiovascular diseases. And as you know, the mental health of a person largely depends on his physical well-being.
Evidence of this is the study of scientists, conducted in 2007, during which women used sprouted grains of rice. Specialists have found that the experimental subjects have improved the functioning of the immune system, as well as the level of aggression, anger of fatigue.
"We know that wholemeal products protect against the development of cardiovascular diseases, but often we mean a coordinated work of the heart. However, the vascular system is no less important for the normal functioning of the brain, because it affects our mental health. It is thanks to the whole grain that the circulatory system of the body can carry more oxygen and nutrients to the heart, which also affects the normal functioning of the brain, "says Dr. Cynthia Harriman.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Wendy Traubow says that eating whole-grain foods is also very useful for women's health.
"Women who have inflammatory reactions can significantly improve their physical and mental state through the use of whole-wheat products," comments the professor.
A balanced diet, in which whole grains are present, nuts, beans, fruit vegetables - one of the necessary conditions for physical and mental well-being.