How Food Affects Mental Health
It's not all in your head

There are a number of doctors, psychotherapists, and lay people
who really subscribe to the  theory that what we eat affects not only
physical health, but also mental health.
In cases of severe depression, nervous irritability, mental fatigue, extreme
confusion, irrational behavior, even hopeless schizophrenia, all
seemingly without cause, an explanation has been found:
Dietary Inadequacies
Not all mental illness is nutritionally based, but many cases treated
within boundaries of mental therapy will never improve without
attention to dietary deficiencies.
Sometimes hormone balance changes, stress or a restrictive diet
can cause some of these symptoms.
Among other considerations are Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
An unbalanced diet lacking the supply of vitamins can bring on
depressed blood sugar. A diet consisting  largely of refined carbohydrates
lacking  Vitamin B, can trigger emotional instability.
The body also needs Vitamin A and E  for good mental health.
Other nutrients known to be needed in proper mental functioning is
Magnesium  to regulate nervous irritability.
Some of this can be determined by tests measuring sugar, food
oxidation rtes, and concentration of vitamins and minerals.
Only a competent Doctor can discover the ability to utilize food, and to
prescribe a diet responding to the deficiencies.
Meals are spaced throughout the day, early morning, mid morning,
midday, midafternoon,evening and bedtime-so that food is continually
being metabolized for the production of energy.
It is suggested that the recommended daily allowance of 1 gram of
protein for each 2.2 pounds of body weight. The remainder of the daily
calories come from carbohydrates and fat, with foods chosen for their
vitamin and mineral content. The doctor also should give 
megadoses of Vitamin B in conjunction with the other elements
of your blood analysis. As always THIS MUST be under a doctors care.
Only a blood test can determine your metabolic characteristics
and determine your personal diet needs.
If you are subject to periods of depression, mental confusion, and other
emotional deviations for which you find no psychological cause,
you may want to experiment with changing your diet.

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