Till now, we believed psychological disturbances to be the main reason behind depression. At the same time, food items, at least some of them, were considered to be one of the tools that help fight depression. However, it is now being noticed that certain types of food, if consumed in excess, can create the feeling of depression in an individual. The reason for this is the fact that certain type of foods are low in cholesterol, sugars and fat, at the same time being high in protein. This combination leads to low production of serotonin, ‘the happy-maker’, and in turn, makes you feel depressed. In the following lines, we have provided a list of foods responsible for causing depression. Try to consume these food items in moderation and compensate the loss with other foods.

Foods that Cause Depression

· Almond

· Apple

· Avocado

· Brazil Nut

· Beef, Muscles Only

· Bread Rolls

· Cheddar Cheese

· Coconut

· Chicken Breast

· Corn Flakes

· Cow’s Milk

· Crisp Bread

· Goose

· Green Peas, Canned

· Horsemeat

· Lamb, Muscles Only

· Lamb’s Lettuce

· Lentil

· Lobster

· Mackerel

· Mandarins

· Oyster

· Pasta, made with Eggs

· Peanut

· Quark, Fresh Cheese

· Rolled Oats

· Rice

· Rye Bread

· Salmon

· Shredded Wheat Bread

· Soya Bean

· Sunflower Seed

· Sweet Corn

· Tuna

· Turkey, Young

· Walnut

· White Beans

· White Bread

· Yogurt

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Researchers have finally found a magic drink that can help pounds melt like butter on a hot bagel.

It’s called water. Hey! True. Plain ol’ tap water — preferably run through a charcoal filter. Downing an extra 33 ounces a day — about 1 quart more than you’re already drinking — could help you shed an additional 2.5 pounds over the course of a year-long diet.

True, that’s not going to put you in a new pants size, but it might reduce the little muffin top that’s rolling over your waistbands. At least that’s how it worked in a study of women on various popular diets. Those who either upped their water intake or replaced sweet drinks with water lost about an extra 2.5 pounds. But it had to be water: Switching to or adding diet drinks didn’t do a thing.

Why does H2O give dieters an edge? It may help reduce calorie intake — if you’re putting it in your mouth, you’re not putting a cookie there. Or it may alter your metabolism in some helpful way. But, sorry, drinking water by itself — without cutting out the curly fries — doesn’t melt pounds. The women who benefited from the extra H2O were all on reduced-calorie eating plans.

The cheapest way to get quality water is to pour it through a charcoal filter (the type in refillable pitchers) or attach one to your tap. It knocks out chemicals such as chlorine, lead, and mercury. Just keep the filter clean: Dirty ones leach the bad stuff right back into your glass.

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1. If time doesn’t wait for you, don’t worry! Just remove the damn battery from the clock and
Enjoy life!

2. Expecting the world to treat you fairly coz u r a good person is like expecting the lion not to attack u coz
u r a vegetarian.

Think about it.

3. Beauty isn’t measured by outer appearance &
what clothes we wear, but what we’re inside.

So, try going out naked tomorrow & see the admiration!

4. Don’t walk as if you rule the world,
walk as if you don’t care who rules the world!

This is called attitude… keep on rocking!

5. Every lady hopes that her daughter’ll marry a better man than she did & is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did!!

6. He was a good man. He never smoked, drank, had no affair. When he died, the insurance company refused the claim.
They said:

“He who never lived, cannot die!”

7. A man threw his wife in a pond of crocodiles?
He’s now being harrassed by the Animal Rights Activists for being cruel to the crocodiles!

8. So many options for suicide: Poison, sleeping pills, hanging,
jumping from a building, lying on the train tracks.

but we choose Marriage, slow sure!

9. All desirable things in life are either illegal, banned, expensive or married to someone else!

10. Laziness is our biggest enemy.
We should learn to love our enemies!

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As we age, we tend to lose the ability to learn new things quickly and our thought processes slow down.

But research by the Harvard Medical School claims DIY strategies can sharpen our minds and boost our ability to recall things as we get older. Try these tips:

Organisation is key. Use shopping lists, file folders, address books and calendars to keep routine information accessible. Have a designated place for items in frequent use - keys and wallet - to economise brain use.

Break it down. It’s easier to recall smaller chunks of information, so break down long lists, such as phone numbers, passwords or names of a group of people you’ve just met.

When learning something new, switch on all of your senses, because the more elements of your brain that are activated, the more likely you are to retain the memory. Scent is renowned for its ability to conjure up and trigger memories.

Repeating a phrase or reading it aloud, drawing a picture or writing down what you’ve just learnt helps widen the brain regions involved in learning. This makes it easier to understand and remember the new subject or a new name.

Test and challenge yourself with activities that require you to concentrate and work your memory muscles. This could be solving puzzles, discussing books, learning new recipes or taking up hobbies that require you to put into action unfamiliar skills.

Get a good night’s sleep because this not only boosts your overall health but is essential for memory consolidation. Try to maintain a sleep routine - don’t nap during the day or exercise too close to bedtime.

Have you started finding yourself crossing a room and forgetting where you were going or why, misplacing your keys or forgetting important dates? Then just give it a try.

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