49. This is Your Brain on Food with Dr. Uma Naidoo
Mahan Health with Dr. Hanisha
English - December 08, 2020 02:24 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsHealth & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What is the gut-brain-mental health connection? How can the foods we eat affect our neurotransmitters and in turn our mental health? What are some examples of foods that can lead to mental health issues and what are some examples of foods that can support our mental health? How can spices help support mental health and what are the best spices we should all be consuming to help support our brain/mental health?
IN THIS EPISODE: I interview an esteemed colleague, Dr. Uma Naidoo.. Uma Naidoo, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutrition specialist. She is currently the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where she consults on nutritional interventions for the psychiatrically and medically ill; Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital Academy; and founder of a private practice. She also teaches at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. She blogs for Harvard Health and Psychology Today and has just completed a unique video cooking series for the MGH Academy, which teaches nutritional psychiatry using culinary techniques in the kitchen.
Dr. Uma Naidoo has spent her life exploring the relationship between nutrition and mental health – and her triple-threat credentials as a psychiatrist, nutritionist, and trained chef give her a unique lens into their surprisingly intricate connection. In THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON FOOD, she unpacks the complex ways in which food contributes to psychological wellness, offering practical – and surprising – dietary solutions for combatting a host of physical and cognitive health issues, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, OCD, dementia, and many more.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND DR. NAIDOO?
- INSTAGRAM: @drumanaidoo
- WEBSITE: https://umanaidoomd.com/
RESOURCES:
- BOOK: This is Your Brain on Food
WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME?
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*This podcast is not meant to serve as medical advice. Please speak to your healthcare provider before making any changes to your own personal health.
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