Foods That Reduce Anxiety, Depression & PTSD with Nutritional Psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcastI speak with Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo about the relationship between our diet and mental health, and which foods are best for helping fight anxiety, depression and stress. We also discuss the gut-brain connection, how to treat leaky gut issues, supplements, and more! 

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

1:43 What is nutritional psychiatry?

4:38, 6:25 This is your brain on food

5:16 Why we need to be careful of just labeling certain mental health disorders

12:30 The gut-brain romance

16:40 Food & seasonal affective disorder

17:05 Is the Mediterranean diet good for our brains?

20:00 Leaky gut & nutritional psychiatry

27:40 How nutrition can empower you & make you feel more in control of your mental health

29:00 Supplements & mental health

33:20 Dietary fiber, fermented foods & anxiety

38:00 Why we need to be careful of quick-fix solutions

39:00 Insomnia & nutritional psychiatry

41:30 How we can help manage PTSD & ADHD using certain foods

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