Nutrition, Exercise and Mental Health

The sugar-laden, high-fat foods we often crave when we are stressed or depressed, as comforting as they are, may be the least likely to benefit our mental healt

Our everyday food choices affect not only our gut health but also our brain health. But how exactly does this work? Nutritionist and clinical neuroscientis…

We interviewed Dr. Uma Naidoo about how our eating habits can either be helping or hurting our ability to live a happier life.

Studies show doing lunges, sit-ups, squats and crunches may reduce anxiety

This Harvard nutritional psychiatrist wants you to change your diet if you’re feeling stressed and anxious. Tour brain responds to the nutrients in these foods.

Get your eight hours of sleep each night. That’s the usual message, because with enough sleep comes a whole host of health benefits.

Brain function and food are thought to be connected through the community of microorganisms that live in the gut.

The emerging field of nutritional psychiatry is finding that the food you eat directly affects the structure of your digestive tract, the function of your brain

“Half of all mental disorders start before the age of 14, you want to get in and prevent them before they start and that means making sure that kids are

Research connects nutrition and mental illness.

Food affects your brain as much as your body, yet people don’t connect cognitive function with diet. Here are 5 plant-based foods to boost mood and focus.

Berries. Nuts. Olive oil. How to craft an eating plan to help manage your emotions.

Researchers can’t say for sure whether your diet affects your depression risk, but adopting a Mediterranean diet has many other health benefits. The Mediterrane

Deakin’s groundbreaking research shows that you need to eat these things to boost your mood and ward off depression.

‎Show Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Ep Harvard Nutritional Psychiatrist Shares the Key Foods for Incredible Mental Health | Dr. Uma Naidoo on Health Theory – O

Nutritional psychiatrists counsel patients on how better eating may be another tool in helping to ease depression and anxiety and may lead to better mental heal

Can changing your diet combat chronic diseases like diabetes?

Nutrition doesn’t just play a key role in your physical health, it affects your emotional well-being, too. Find out how food affects your brain in this article,

‘What we stick in our mouths matters to our mental health,’ says a leading light in this new field. So what should we be eating?

Mental disorders, particularly depression, account for the highest burden of global disability. Half of mental illnesses first manifest prior to 14 years of age

Besides causing inflammation and disease, more heavily processed foods can contribute to depression and anxiety through the connection between the gut and the b

People who experience anxiety symptoms might be helped by taking steps to regulate the microorganisms in their gut using probiotic and non-probiotic food and su

For this month’s episode of my podcast, Eat Move Think, I interviewed Dr. Felice Jacka, the global expert in the way our diet affects our mental health. Dr. Jac

Did you know some experts believe dietary changes can help how you manage your stress. Here’s how.

NOTE FROM TED: Please consult with a mental health professional and do not look to this talk for medical advice as the intersection of mental health and nutr…