Feed Your Head: Foods That Target Depression & Anxiety

Source: The Wall Street Journal Based on mounting research, doctors are prescribing nutrient-rich foods as a recipe for better mental health. With the help of high-profile chefs, they’re doing it deliciously, too. In 2015, Jessica Largey was living her dream. As the chef de cuisine at the Michelin-starred restaurant Manresa, in Los Gatos, Calif., she won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef Award. Yet she was anxious and depressed, and she had no idea why. “It’s not to say I didn’t have happiness in my life. I did,” she said. “But I had lost my sense of self.” She tried to counteract her depression by throwing herself into work, but she quickly burned out. She left her position at Manresa and took time off to address her mental health. During that time, she worked with a holistic counselor