at any given moment part of my brain is screaming I SHOULD BE EATING SMOKED SALMON RIGHT NOW. torment
I went to a college farther north from what I was used to. Not by much, but the cold weather, short days, and long hours spent in class or studying meant I was barely getting any sunlight and my mental health was tanking.
One night, after a good hour or two of stress-crying on my dorm floor, I went grocery shopping.
When I saw the canned fish section I was struck with such a profound craving that I dumped a whole assortment of packets and cans of fish into the cart- smoked herring, salmon, sardines, pre flavored tuna, just so much fish. I grabbed crackers to eat it on almost as an afterthought.
In the produce aisle they had herb plants and the smell of the rosemary almost made me cry again, so I grabbed one of those too.
When I got back I almost immediately started eating fish and crackers. I think I ate like two or three cans of what I bought? And I just felt so much better afterwards it was crazy. I planted the rosemary in a large mug and everything felt lighter, just a little less stressful.
I looked it up some days later and yeah, the omega 3s, vitamin D, zinc, and magnesium in fish are all things that can help with seasonal affective disorder and depression in general.
So my advice is if you find yourself craving fish, especially in the winter, just do it. Buy some salmon. Buy some kippers. Eat 👏 some 👏 fish! 👏 Your body might be telling you something, and you’ll probably feel a lot better.