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Prescription Foods: What to Eat to Cure Your Ills

Forget pills—these 14 everyday ingredients can fix everything from puffy eyes to erectile dysfunction.

May 2012 Issue

ANXIETY

The Solution
Peanuts—a quarter cup daily

The Science
If you're not producing enough gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), your brain is more prone to let anxiety run wild. Peanuts are one of the best (and tastiest) sources of glutamine, the amino acid needed to make GABA.

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