# Supplements for mental health [[Depression - the fog|Depression - the fog]] and [[anxiety]] are super complex. In addition to [[healthy eating]], good [[sleep]], [[mindfulness]], [[helpful narratives|helpful narratives]], and a lot of [[exercise]], [[supplements]] can help a lot. ## Top of the list supplements - [[5-htp]] #Sleep #Emotion/Depression #Emotion/Anxiety #Caution - [[Vitamin D]] - 2000-3000 IU / day #Emotion/Depression - [[Niacin]] - 500mg/day #Emotion/Depression - [[l-tyrosine]] on stressful / low-sleep days #Emotion/Depression - [[rhodiola]] 1/8tsp /day - take early #Emotion/Anxiety - [[lions mane]] - ~2g/day #Emotion/Depression - [[St Johns Wort]] #Caution #Emotion/Anxiety #Emotion/Depression ## Other [[supplements]] that might help - [[saffron]] #Emotion/Depression #Emotion/Anxiety - [[ashwaganda]] - [[folate B-9]] - get from leafy green veggies - [[Omega 3]] from flax/[[algae]]/[[purslane]] - [[Magnesium]] - [[zinc]] (just get it from foods) - [[B12]] - [[ginko biloga]] - [[CBD and CBN]] #Caution - [[l-theanine]] - counteracts some of coffee's downside - Anything that helps your [[My digestive system]] / [[gut biome]] - [[fiber]] - [[resistant starch]] - Some of the other [[supplements]] - [[Anti-inflammatories]] ## On diet/food and mental health All [[food]] affects your mental health. [[Depression - the fog|Depression - the fog]] and [[anxiety]] have many causes, including consuming an inadequate supply of many different nutrients and an excess of [[Inflammation|inflammatory]] substances. Supplements help but can't compensate for a diet full of garbage. ## Related - [[nutritional density]] - [[exercise]] - [[not a therapist]] - [[drugs]], [[psilocybin]] and [[LSD]] - [[how to take supplements]] - [[Inflammation]] causes depression. [[Anti-inflammatories]] things help. - [[light therapy]] #Emotion/Depression