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Fresh ginger root is easy to add to foods or have as a tea for many benefits.

GABA-rich foods include fermented items (kimchi, miso, yogurt), vegetables (spinach, broccoli, sweet potatoes, mushrooms), nuts/seeds (almonds, walnuts, sunflower), whole grains, and certain teas (green, black, oolong), which either contain GABA or provide building blocks (like glutamic acid, B6) to help your body produce this calming neurotransmitter, though it's debated how much dietary GABA crosses the blood-brain barrier.