Today the beyond brilliant Brigid Titgemeier is hanging out with us to help me create a conversation about the impact diet and lifestyle has on our mental health.

Brigid is a Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian, Entrepreneur, professor, and Mom who is on a mission to help you use food to create health. She is the CEO and Founder of Being Functional Nutrition, a digital coaching company that has helped more than 20,000 people use targeted nutrition and lifestyle strategies for better labs, symptoms, and relationship with food. Previously, Brigid was a co-founding dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine under Dr. Mark Hyman.

In today's episode, we talk about...

The current mental health crisis
Where conventional medicine gets it wrong
How gut health influences brain health
How you can optimize your gut health
How blood sugar fluctuations mimic anxiety
Why it's important to eat a blood sugar-stabilizing diet
The impact nutrient deficiencies have on mental health
Why you need more magnesium to help calm your nervous system
The impact stress has on your b vitamins
The role inflammation plays in depression
The importance of exercise
Why you need to spend more time in nature
How going at mental health struggles with medication alone is failing people
The top three foods she'd encourage you to eat less of
The importance of preconception health
How to increase energy and mental clarity postpartum
Why we need to redirect our focus from weight loss to overall health postpartum
How you can include more protein into your diet

...and so much more!

Podcast show notes:

https://courageouslyu.substack.com/p/brigid-titgemeier-the-impact-diet

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155. Brigid Titgemeier: The impact diet and lifestyle has on mental health.