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Caracas: Motorcycle stuntman Pedro Aldana cleans motorcycle parts with his daughter Alanis as his young neighbor and admirer, 6-year-old Milan Sandoval Ramos, watches from a chair outside their home in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Of Aldana’s two children, 4-year-old Alanis is the only one interested in his work, who he plans to teach her how to ride a motorcycle.

Zojila: A snow clearing vehicle removes snow from a road near the Zojila pass in Ladakh, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait addresses famers during their ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

Madurai: Rescue operation carried out after a building collapsed on West Vadampokki street, in Madurai, Monday, Feb. 01, 2021. Reportedly, three workers died in the accident.

New Delhi: A worker sanitizes Parliament House premises during the Budget Session, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 01, 2021.

New Delhi: Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam as Delhi Police intensifies checking after closing the border amid farmers’ agitation against the new farm laws, at Anand Vihar in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 01, 2021.

Weehawken: A traffic officer patrols a lightly trafficked street in Weehawken, N.J., Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Snowfall is picking up in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days.

Vatican City: A visitor walks down a staircase, designed by architect Giuseppe Momo in 1932, as she leaves the Vatican Museums, at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. The Vatican Museums reopened Monday to visitors after 88 days of shutdown following..

New Delhi: View of Parliament House during on the Budget 2021-22 presentation day, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

Manali: A tourist takes horse ride at Solang Nala in Manali, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

Bengaluru: Indian Air Force (IAF)’s acrobatic team, ‘Suryakiran’, perform a sortie ahead of the AERO INDIA 2021 show at Yelahanka Air Base in Bengaluru, Monday, Feb.1, 2021.

New Delhi: The Kisan Ekta Morcha stage at Ghazipur border during farmers’ ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

New Delhi: Snacks being prepared for farmers during their ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

New Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait at Ghazipur border during the ongoing farmers’ agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

Nagaon: Construction of the ‘Lord Shiva Lingam’ shaped temple underway, in Nagaon district, Monday, Feb. 01, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on Union Budget 2021-22, via video link, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 01, 2021.

Bhopal: The Boulevard Street, constructed under Smart City development project, after it was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in Bhopal, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.

When we’re stressed, we often choose the convenient foods to fit our schedule. However, these foods usually contain ingredients that worsen your stress levels.

Highly processed foods affect your body in various ways that all lead to INFLAMMATION. Inflammation is the number one cause of MENTAL ILLNESS so it’s so important to minimize it. I recommend staying away from these 9 worst foods for anxiety:

☕️ CAFFEINE. After about two cups, caffeine can wreak havoc on your adrenal glands, causing inflammation.

🥓 PROCESSED MEATS. The preservatives in these meats (such as nitrates and sulfites) disrupt gut health and have been linked to mood shifts.

🍞 REFINED CARBS. These processed carbs are stripped of fiber, the part that usually slows digestion and stops inflammatory blood sugar spikes.

🥛 BREAKFAST CEREAL. It’s almost always full of sugar and refined carbs and will spike your blood sugar, leaving you on an emotional rollercoaster for the rest of the day.

🍭 SUGAR. Sugar is hidden in many everyday foods and causes an imbalance in the gut microbiome by killing the good bacteria. This leads to neuroinflammation.

🌽 PROCESSED VEG OILS. These are very high in omega-6 fats, which are inflammatory.

🍻 ALCOHOL. Even without the sugar in many alcoholic beverages, alcohol is well known to disrupt the gut lining and be linked to depression.

🍪 ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS. These actually cause a similar inflammatory impact on the gut and insulin levels as normal sugar.

🥤 SODA. Besides for the sugar, dark sodas contain phosphoric acid, which competes with magnesium absorption, an essential nutrient for mental health.

To read the full @eatthisnotthat article, swipe up on the link in my stories! For more food-mood science and the science-backed foods to eat and avoid for mental health, check out my book, THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FOOD, available at the link in bio!

#brainfoodlove#thisisyourbrainonfood#NutritionalPsychiatry#DrUma#happyguthappymind

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Washington:Keni Inselmann, center, places the torso as he builds a snowman, with his son Mateo Inselmann, 4, left, on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Washington.

Kargil: DC Kargil inaugurates 13th CEC Ice Hockey Championship in Kargil, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021

Gurugram: Fitness enthusiasts ride bicycles on a special corridor made for pedestrians and cyclists, during the National Road Safety Month, at Sec-18 in Gurugram, Saturday, Jan.30, 2021.

New Delhi: ·Leopard skins seized after Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) officials busted wildlife trafficking syndicates in Jammu and Kashmir.

Puducherry: Puducherry Chief Minister V.Narayanasamy (L) and Puducherry PCC President A V Subramanian pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, at party office in Puducherry, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

New Delhi: Security personnel take part in a drill near the site of farmers’ protest at Singhu border, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Lucknow: UP CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary, in Lucknow, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Thiruvananthapuram: Police personnel pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs Day, observed to mark the death anniversery of the father of nation, Saturday, Jan 30, 2021.

Bengaluru: An Indian Air Force aircraft performs a sortie ahead of the AERO INDIA 2021 show at Yelahanka Air Base in Bengaluru, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Bhopal: BJP workers stand in front of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day, observed to mark the death anniversary of the father of the nation, in Bhopal, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Beijing: People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus use a chair to skate across the surface of a frozen canal in Beijing, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Chattogram: Rohingya refugees travel on a naval vessel to be relocated to to the island of Bhasan Char, in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Authorities in Bangladesh sent a group of Rohingya refugees to a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The government insists the relocation plan is meant to offer better living conditions while attempts to repatriate more than 1 million refugees to Myanmar would continue.

Thane: Bikers participate in a rally, organised by Thane Regional Transport office, during the ongoing ‘National Road Safety Month’, in Thane, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021.

Gurugram: Fitness enthusiasts ride bicycles on a special corridor made for pedestrians and cyclists, during the National Road Safety Month, at Sec-18 in Gurugram, Saturday, Jan.30, 2021.

New Delhi: Parliament House illuminated in tricolors during the Beating Retreat ceremony, in New Delhi, Friday, Jan 29, 2021.