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The Impact of Caffeine and Metabolic Issues on Mental Health
This chapter discusses the effects of caffeine on the body and the correlation between metabolic issues and anxiety. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the relationship between poor diet choices, inflammation, and both mental and metabolic health.
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Anxiety issues are certainly pervasive, and becoming much more common in our very stressful world. Generally, to go to therapy for dealing with anxiety seems to be pharmacotherapy, in other words, drugs. And while drugs may take the edge off and prove to be effective, it's good to know there are other ideas that are being considered. One important inroad into treating anxiety focuses on dietary change. We know that the consumption of the typical standard American diet is fraught with issues including posing a threat to metabolism by virtue of our consumption of large amount of ultra process foods which actually make up between 52 to 54% of of the calories consumed every day in American adults. This is a diet that has been associated with a dramatic increase risk for metabolic issues, cardiovascular disease, and even threatens the brain. As we will learn today, our consumption of these highly refined foods plays a role in creating anxiety as well.
Our guest today is Dr. Uma Naidoo, and we will be discussing her new book, Calm Your Mind with Food - A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety.
Please enjoy the podcast.
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0:00 Intro
3:42 The Rising Problem of Anxiety
6:37 Nutritional Psychiatry: Eating for Mental Health
9:51 Foods that Cause Anxiety
13:20 The Process of Healing Through Food
16:50 How We Can Gauge Progress
19:40 Helpful Lab Studies & Food Allergies
23:22 The Benefits of Supplements & Which to Take
28:04 Metabolic Issues & Anxiety
30:23 Bringing Medical Specialities Together
34:16 Starting Small and Regaining Control
37:35 Commonly Used Drugs that Impact Mood Disorders
39:33 Leptin Levels and Anxiety
42:13 The Future of Nutritional Psychiatry
45:20 Conclusion
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Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the worldâs first âtriple threatâ in the food and medicine space: a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef graduating with her culinary schoolsâ most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. Her nexus of interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry.
Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
She is considered Harvardâs Mood Food Expert and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Goop, Live with Kelly & Ryan, and more. Dr. Naidoo is also the national bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Food: https://umanaidoomd.com/collections/this-is-your-brain-on-food, and the upcoming title that we will discuss today, Calm Your Mind With Food https://umanaidoomd.com/collections/calm-your-mind-with-food
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