Beef liver is a "food of recovery" for me. It replenishes me of nutrients when I have been through a rough patch. It is absolutely loaded with vitamins, minerals, and fats and, by chance, loaded with the nutrients that help keep our brains healthy.

Beef liver may be one of the best foods for depression nature has for us.

(Luckily for folks that don't like it, there are fifty other depression-fighting foods in the book Rebuild from Depression.)

Depression is complex, but folks like me who have had their depression aggravated by diet deficiencies may well find relief eating the right foods. We need good food to be healthy. Our brain needs good food for it to be healthy. We need healthy fats, particularly Omega 3 fatty acids, but some of the foods we shunned in the low-fat diet crazes of the 80s and 90s are foods that have other key nutrients: beef, for instance, is an exceptional source of iron. Most plant-based foods and low-fat foods in general are not. Low iron is associated with postpartum depression.

Beef liver is worth a try if you want a boost.

If you are stumped on how to cook it, check out Mom's recipe for flash-cooked liver. She descibes her process in our own kitchen via a YouTube video.