4 Antioxidant-Rich Juices That Instantly Boost Your Mental Wellbeing And Clarity

Last updated on 18 NOV 2017

The food that you eat can play a major part in your overall health. This includes not just your physical health, but your mental wellbeing. If you, or someone you know, suffer from depression, then instead of relying on prescription medications with known side effects, try any of these high-antioxidant juices for mental health to relieve the symptoms.

A recent study conducted by researchers at the Otago Department of Human Nutrition looked at the link between food consumption and emotions. Participants in the study were required to keep track of the food that they ate in the evening and then how they felt the next morning.

Researchers found that on the days that people ate more fruits and vegetables, the participants felt calmer, happier, and more energized than when they ate breads, starches, and processed foods.

The team of researchers also mentioned that people suffering from depression often show high levels of homocysteine. This is a non-protein amino acid that can prevent people from overcoming their depression. Consuming foods rich in folate and high in antioxidants may help lower homocysteine levels, increasing the ability to deal with depression.

Use any of the following juice recipes to combat depression by adding more folate to your high antioxidant diet with no negative side effects.

5 High Antioxidant Juices For Mental Health

1. Green Apple Juice

Green apples have enzymes that are beneficial for the digestive tract. Keeping a healthy gut will help to reduce brain fog and symptoms of depression. This juice combines the benefits of apples with the antioxidants found in kale and spinach.

Gather the following ingredients, to make your own green apple juice:

• 4 medium granny smith apples
• 4-6 ribs of celery
• 10-12 big kale leaves
• A bunch of spinach
• 1 lemon

Peel the lemon and then put all the ingredients through your juicer. After juicing the ingredients, give the drink a good stir and then serve chilled.

2. Spinach and Cucumber Juice Drink

Spinach is a great source of folate, magnesium, as well as other important vitamins and minerals for mental health. To make your own spinach and cucumber juice drink, use these ingredients:

• A bunch of spinach
• 2 green apples
• 1 cucumber
• 1 lime with peel

Combine all the ingredients and put them through your juicer.

3. Pomegranate And Orange Juice

Pomegranate is packed with antioxidants, the focus of this juice drink. Bioflavonoids from the citrus fruits added in this juice will super boost the power of the already high antioxidants content, making the juice awesome!

• 2 ripe pomegranates
• 1 green apple
• 2 oranges
• 1 lime with peel

Combine all of these ingredients and put them through your juicer. Juice and serve immediately.

4. Red Cabbage Juice

This juice combination has all the key ingredients that are powerful for healing of the digestive tract. A weak digestive tract prevents healing of depression symptoms. Our gut is also known as our “second brain”, therefore, keeping our gut in tip-top condition will definitely help improve mood and brain functions.

• 2 green apples
• 4 carrots
• ¼ head of red cabbage
• 1 inch of fresh ginger root
• 1 lemon

Juice these and serve. Expect to see results!

Reference:
https://fit-juice.com/does-juicing-cure-depression-and-make-you-happier/

About Sara Ding

Sara Ding is the founder of Juicing-for-Health.com. She is a certified Wellness Health Coach, Nutritional Consultant and a Detox Specialist. She helps busy men and women identify their health issues at the root cause, in order to eliminate the problems for optimum physical/mental health and wellbeing.

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