The way you feel isn't just about the way you think. Your emotions are now understood to be a synthesis between the information that's coming through your body, and we call that valence,. That sense of internal pleasantness or unpleasantness. We have this separation in the association between the symptom and the organ when it comes to the brain and mental health. And I think that goes across the board where we're talking about physical health, physical health, mental health, psychiatry. There is no such thing as 'one size does not fit all' for people who need help with their emotional state.
Distinguished psychologist Kimberley Wilson's recent book is Unprocessed: How the Food We Eat Is Fuelling Our Mental Health Crisis. In it, she explores the tangible links between diet and how the mind works. Wilson was a former Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and has a master’s degree in nutrition. She also previously led the therapy service at what was then Europe’s largest women’s prison, so she knows first-hand about the importance of food and its role in mental health. Joining Kimberly in conversation is Christian Jarrett, cognitive neuroscientist and editor of Psyche magazine.
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