

How to Build Nutritional Habits that Stick with Psychiatrist and Chef Dr. Uma Naidoo
Jan 3, 2024
39:41
Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma Naidoo
- How environment shapes our choices and how to use this to your advantage
- Stress inhibits good habit circles in the brain
- How to create good family habits around food that also reduce stress
- Sugar taps into the same brain receptors as street drugs!
- Why preparing more meals at home leads to eating less and to better nutritional habits
- How small positive habits create a positive feedback loop that lead to an easier time building better habits
- Important considerations for creating healthy mindsets around food and avoiding eating disorders, especially in children
- How to avoid all or nothing or forbidden mindsets around food with kids
- The brain is neuroplastic and adaptable and how to carefully rehabilitate it with healthy habits
- Practical chef tips for making healthy food prep easier
Resources We Mention
- This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo, MD
- The Food Mood Connection by Uma Naidoo, MD
- Dr. Uma Naidoo - Website
- Dr. Uma Naidoo - Instagram