What is eating well?

Eating a healthy diet is not about strict limitations,

staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the

foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having

more energy, improving your health, and boosting your

mood.

Healthy eating doesn’t have to be overly complicated. If

you feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting nutrition and

diet advice out there, you’re not alone. It seems that for

every expert who tells you a certain food is good for

you, you’ll find another saying exactly the opposite. The

truth is that while some specific foods or nutrients have

been shown to have a beneficial effect on mood, it’s

your overall dietary pattern that is most important. The

cornerstone of a healthy diet should be to replace

processed food with real food whenever possible. Eating

food that is as close as possible to the way nature made

it can make a huge difference to the way you think, look,

and feel.

By using these simple tips, you can cut through the

confusion and learn how to create—and stick to—a tasty,

varied, and nutritious diet that is as good for your mind

as it is for your body.