In this episode, join us as we talk with Dr. Uma Naidoo, author of "This Is Your Brain On Food". A Harvard-trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef graduating with her culinary schools’ 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 was considered Harvard’s Mood-Food expert and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.

Highlights of this podcast include:

Eating to up our mental health
The gut-brain romance
Impact of food on emotional health
Mediterranean eating pattern
Metabolic health
Small changes you can apply today
PTSD
Sleep and food
Proteins, oils, dairy, gluten, nuts, etc.,
And much more

Follow Dr. Naidoo on Instagram @drumanaidoo. Learn more about his book and his work at umanaidoomd.com.

SCP Podcast Episode 204: Uma Naidoo, MD - This Is Your Brain On Food