survey by the polling organization Gallup in 2019, people living in the United States reported some of the highest levels of psychological stress in the world.Chronic stress not only increases a person’s risk of depression and anxiety but also their chances of developing diseases including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and Alzheimer’s.Reducing stress is not easy at the best of times, however, and it is even more difficult in the face of circumstances such as political turmoil and an ongoing pandemic.The idea that simply changing our diets could improve how our bodies cope with stress may seem far-fetched.