Feeding body and mind

Italians, Greeks and Spaniards always seem so happy and healthy.

Perhaps its because they live in a beautiful part of the world where the sun always shines and the people are always glowing. But its more likely that the Mediterranean diet more than anything causes the ebullience in these people.

Research recently reported in the journal "Biological Psychiatry," points to the antidepressant effects of omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as salmon and herring. The research also studied the nucleoside uridine found in sugar beets and beet molasses.