A series of posts on a friend’s blog about depression prompted the following thoughts.
It’s actually not that far-fetched that your diet – or more correctly chemicals in the foods – can have an effect on your state of mind, and hence your mood. After all, the things we eat are already influencing our hormonal balance, no? This in turn can lead to pimples (something external), increased agitation (psychological), etc. “Heatedness”, the commonly used term in the Chinese community, is not just referring to the physical condition but also the emotional health.