Network Magazine spring 2014 | Page 44

INFO HANDOUT COPY FOR CLIENTS AND MEMBERS OR DOWNLOAD THE PDF FROM fitnessnetwork.com.au/gymbag HEALTHY, HAPPY BRAIN What you eat, as well as how much you exercise, can affect the way your brain functions. Here are some tips for fuelling your body and your mind for a healthier, happier future. eople who suffer from diabetes, heart disease or metabolic syndrome are more likely to experience higher levels of depressive symptoms than those without these conditions. In fact, for those who are obese or have metabolic syndrome, the risk of depression is 30 to 60 per cent higher than for healthy people of the same age. Consider this: depression is closely related to the level of inflammation in the body, and depressive symptoms are dramatically increased in people who eat less nutritious food and eat more nonnutritive food. It makes sense, therefore, that nutritious foods th BWBF