8. Beta-Carotenes and Vitamin A
Beta-carotenes give brilliant color to fruits and vegetables like pumpkins, apricots, cantaloupes, and carrots. They are anti-oxidants and help remove free radicals from your body. Your body also converts beta-carotene into Vitamin A. Increasing intake of beta-carotenes has been shown to improve depression and lower anxiety.
Beta-carotenes: carrots, apricots, broccoli, cantaloupe, collards, peaches, pumpkin and other squashes, dark leafy greens, sweet potato,
Vitamin A: beef and lamb liver, cod liver oil, fatty fish, goat cheese, eggs