• Food for Thought - A guide

  Advice from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust on how to improve your health and well-being by making changes to your eating and activity levels. Here you can access self-help guides as a leaflet to download, as a 60 minute audio guide, or a 15 minute British Sign Language video. Food for thought Guide - how to improve your health and well-being by making changes to your eating and activity levels to access these resourcesSome readers

• Diet and nutrition

  In recent years there has been significant research into the relationship between nutrition and mental health. It’s now widely accepted that certain foods (fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and protein in moderation) are associated with reduced risk of depression. And subsequently highly processed foods high in refined sugars and carbohydrates can have a detrimental effect on psychological wellbeing, as well as increasing the risk of obesity and diabetes. So, food affects mood and knowing what tFew readers