Refined carbs
Processed foods like white pasta, white rice, or white bread score high on the glycemic index, making your blood sugar levels to spike like it’s the fourth of July. And not only do these foods affect your blood sugar levels, but your brain as well. Nutritionists say that all refined carbs have negative consequences on your mental health.
A study published a couple of years ago in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that most foods with a pretty high glycemic index (like the ones we’ve mentioned earlier) can maximize the risk of depression in middle-aged women.
Replace your refined carb sources with complex carbs such as brown rice, barley, whole-wheat bread, quinoa, and farro. In general, complex carbs are beneficial for your brain health.
