In the book Rebuild from Depression, I identify the foods highest in some combination of the seven depression-fighting nutrients (deficiencies of which are most associated with depression in the medical literature.) I use data provided by the USDA. Read more about the philosophy of this site on depression-fighting foods.
Clam makes the list.
Clam is a fantastic source of vitamin B-12, iron, and zinc.
Clam is a timely topic here since we are on the road this week and clam dip with vegetables happens to be one of our favorite road foods. When we are headed west to the ocean, we also eat clam surrounded by about a half a million calories in Splash Cafe's clam chowder in Pismo, California.
I also love steamed clams like these guys describe in the video. I would tend to put the clams over a soaked grain like quinoa but, don't get me wrong, I'd gobble up that cheese bread in the video without hesitation.
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Wonderful blog, just found it through searching the web. Definitely putting you on the blog read list. I am also rebuilding from the "black dog" and have looked into nutrients from a biochemical point of view......
Found an answer the other week as to why Zinc was important in my rebuilding journey. If you are interested the post is here:
http://blog.zestos.co.nz/2009/09/zinc-depression-and-brain-cell-creation.html
Posted by David Whyte | October 6, 2009 8:22 PM | Reply