Improved, Nutritious Diet Reduces Risk of Mental Health Issues Like Depression

Chowing Down on the Right Stuff: Uncovering the Truth About Human Diet and Mental Health

Let's revisit Examine.com and dissect another confusing, low-quality meta-analysis of 21 randomized controlled trials (RTCs) investigating the influence of "healthy eating" on depression. Despite lacking expertise in this domain, it offers a perfect chance to clarify essential facts using real-world science, logic, and over three decades of experience in related fields.

Key study insights

"In the RTCs involving individuals diagnosed with depression, adopting a higher-quality diet for 1.5 weeks to 3 years led to a slight reduction in depression symptoms, compared to control groups typically eating their usual diet or receiving social support. However, there was no benefit found in trials that aimed to prevent depression."

The key issue here is a lack of understanding about what a healthy diet truly is, since humans, like any other living creature, have a species-specific, species-appropriate diet. Using simple observations of biology and physiology, humans can be classified as obligate hyper carnivores. This diet primarily consists of animal-based food, raw whenever possible (as cooking reduces crucial nutrients).

Any form of plant-based food is incompatible with human physiology and requires conversion—processes that yield minimal benefits while causing stress and producing harmful compounds. To add insult to injury, plant-based foods already contain toxic defense chemicals, antinutrients, heavy metals, and pesticide residues.

Translated, for every plant-based bite, your nutrition depletes and toxicity escalates.

Although any kind of plant-based food will cause harm, processed foods will do even more damage. It's crucial to understand this concept, as I detailed in my article "Simple Food Ranking for Humans."

So, what the researchers are promoting as a "healthy diet" is far from optimal, as it neglects our species-specific obligate hyper carnivore diet. Although you can lessen the toxic load and ease some symptoms, you cannot eradicate any "diseases" from a diet that still lacks essential nutrients while providing an ongoing stream of plant-based poisons. That is merely common sense.

"In observational studies, a Mediterranean diet was linked to a 9% lower risk of self-reported depression symptoms, while a Western diet was associated with a 20% increased risk, and fast food with a 46% increased risk."

The Mediterranean diet, although still detrimental and ineffective, incorporates a moderate amount of unprocessed animal-based foods, such as fish, eggs, poultry, cheese, yogurt, butter, and some red meat, providing indispensable nutrients not found in plants, while keeping the intake of highly toxic processed foods relatively low.

Conversely, Western diets feature even lower portions of unprocessed animal-based foods and more plant-based, ultra-processed, and processed foods, diluting the nutrient profile while escalating toxicity levels at a much greater pace than the Mediterranean diet.

The main cause of depression and other mental issues stems from nutrition deficiencies and toxicity (and in some cases emotional trauma, but that's irrelevant here as the research is centered on diet). Therefore, it's straightforward logic that a diet low in nutritious animal-based foods and overflowing with plant-based and processed foods worsens depression (as it does with nearly every other condition).

A 9% lower chance is not substantial, indicating how damaging the Mediterranean diet is, as humans should never develop depression in the first place. In fact, I've observed multiple clients who have completely reversed depression and various mental disorders within 6 to 24 months on a carnivorous diet, demonstrating the importance of eliminating toxins and receiving adequate nutrition.

"A higher fruit intake was linked to an 11% lower risk of depression symptoms. Higher intakes of fish and omega-3 fatty acids were each associated with a 16% lower risk of depression symptoms in participants with postpartum depression."

Animal-derived omega-3 fatty acids, indeed, are essential for cellular health and functioning, particularly in the brain. However, cholesterol and saturated fats are even more vital for mental health and overall well-being, as they serve for repair/healing and hormone production.

In regards to fruit, it has no bearing on improvements in anything, as this is a case of association, not causation—simple logic that anyone with a grain of common sense would understand. Fruits simply consist of sugars and a few inorganic minerals, unnecessary vitamins that require energy-consuming conversion, and very harmful defense chemicals (antioxidants).

If someone is duped into consuming more fruit owing to the belief that it is a healthy option (which it definitely is not), they typically eat less of something else, usually plant-based, processed foods that are even more toxic than fruit. Thus, they still poison themselves but to a less severe degree, resulting in a reduced toxic load and, hence, a slight decrease in symptoms. As always, this is based on common sense.

Examine.com's perspective

"Depression is a complex condition, and while diet quality might help in certain cases, there's no one-size-fits-all solution. Depression should be assessed and treated by a professional well-versed in mental health matters, who can also offer guidance on diet as part of a comprehensive treatment plan."

While it may appear complex in some instances involving severe mental trauma, most contemporary mental health issues stem from a lack of nutrition and a toxic diet. Luckily, these issues can be effortlessly resolved with a few dietary modifications. Transition gradually into a ketogenic diet, then to an animal-based diet, and allow your body to heal, no matter the ailments. Depending on the severity of your current health status, it may take a few months or even years to see noticeable improvements.

Should you need advice or assistance, don't hesitate to seek my guidance. In the meantime, consider adding more animal-based foods to your diet, particularly organ meats, red meat, and eggs. Remember, everyone deserves to feel and perform at their peak!

If you require help with any health concerns or guidance on transitioning from your current style of eating to our natural, species-appropriate, species-specific way of eating, I'm available for both coaching and consultation.

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The key to understanding mental health and diet is recognizing the species-specific, species-appropriate diet for humans, which classifies them as obligate hyper carnivores primarily consuming animal-based food.
In the quest for a healthier diet, one should be aware that any form of plant-based food causes harm to humans and requires conversion processes, often resulting in nutrition depletion and increased toxicity.
The Mediterranean diet, though still detrimental, is relatively better than other diets as it incorporates a moderate amount of unprocessed animal-based foods, providing essential nutrients not found in plants, while keeping the intake of highly toxic processed foods relatively low.
Essential nutrients, such as cholesterol and saturated fats, are vital for mental health and overall well-being, while plant-based foods, even fruit, offer minimal benefits and often contain harmful defense chemicals.