Q: Hi Tanya,
You seem fairly knowledgeable and that you've helped people out. I am a 27 yo male, 5'4", 120-5 lbs. I have undergone some stressful situations and as a result, my appetite has been depressed. Not that I have ever eaten a lot anyway due to issues of depression. I have been researching online ways for me to gain my appetite healthily and found that what I am eating isn't helping any. It is actually depressing my appetite even more! (i.e. a lot of grains and acidic fruits) And it is making me even more depressed. .
I have been dealing with this same issue for the last 6 months and need some real guidance on where to go for an effective source that discusses nutrition, depression, and increasing appetite. If the source was made for the person on the go, that would help out too.
A: Hi Mike,
I currently participate in the project of the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology concerning neuroprotective effects of low carb dieting and my first task was to collect scientific evidence that low carb diets do indeed have those properties, how they work, and in what particular situation they are helpful.
Stress, lack of energy, and depression are on the list of clinical trials showing that decreasing carbohydrate consumption and eating more 'good' fats improves one's medical condition, along with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ADHD, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, epilepsy, cancer, etc.
My own experience with one of such diets allows me to suggest that you try it (it's online and free) because the appetite becomes healthier: both unhealthily increased and decreased appetites normalize.
Please take a look at
bantadiet.com and should you decide to give it a try, sign up for your daily plans at
dietandbody.com
Good luck,
