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A nutrient-dense diet may help tamp down stress. And these foods may help boost our moods (clockwise from left): pumpkin seeds, sardines, eggs, salmon, flax seeds, Swiss chard and dark chocolate. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

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Food-Mood Connection: How You Eat Can Amp Up Or Tamp Down Stress

We tend to soothe ourselves with sugar-laden foods when we're feeling strained. But they may make us feel even worse. Protein and omega-3s, on the other hand, can help reduce stress, researchers say.

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Food-Mood Connection: How You Eat Can Amp Up Or Tamp Down Stress

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The saskatoon looks like a blueberry. But the shrub is more closely related to an apple tree. Kate Ware/Flickr hide caption

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Saskawhat? A Novel Berry Takes Root On Michigan Farms

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Sherman Justice says he struggled when he got out of prison after serving time for robbery and drug trafficking. Pam Fessler/NPR hide caption

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How Banning One Question Could Help Ex-Offenders Land A Job

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Why Did Black Voters Flee The Republican Party In The 1960s?

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Dr. Robert Zarr, second from right, leads a hike through a park in Washington, D.C. Diana Bowen/National Park Service hide caption

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To Make Children Healthier, A Doctor Prescribes A Trip To The Park

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