Dr. Ostrager knows as well as any New Yorker that daily life working in midtown Manhattan offers a plethora of great food. However, temptations to eat the foods offered in great restaurants don’t always play well to physical and mental health. Unfortunately, most of us fail to eat the fruits and vegetables so important to physical and mental health. That’s right – mental health is greatly impacted by the foods you eat! A recent study indicates that those who eat lettuce see improvements to their mental health, for instance. CNN recently reported on the importance of balancing our diets with the proper amounts of protein, referencing a study from Australia pointing to great improvements in mental health after patients increased their intake of fruit and vegetables.