It’s no surprise that your diet plays a role in your health — but evidence is emerging that that role is more than physical. Your gut microbiome and micronutrients can also impact mental health and conditions like anxiety.
Does that mean we should all be taking dietary supplements for our mental health? Not quite, Hannah Seo writes — these can help, but you can generally get everything you need from a well-balanced diet. The mind-diet connection, though, is not to be ignored.
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