In this episode we have Harvard trained nutritional scientist, professional chef, and nutrition specialist, Dr. Uma Naidoo to discuss nutritional psychiatry. Our mental health is greatly influenced by what we decide to put into our bodies and we discuss how it can directly be affected. There is good bacteria in your gut as well as bad bacteria and we discuss what kind of foods or nutrients the different bacteria will eat, giving them more power to dominate the other depending on your diet. Eating for better health is a slow and steady process and you won’t start feeling better right away. We talk about the various different foods and things you can eat to either improve your mental health or make it worse.

What is nutritional psychiatry? 3:00
What do good and bad bacteria eat? 8:07
What types of food should we eat for good mental health? 10:15
Psychobiotics 12:48
Frozen foods vs food that hasn’t been frozen 15:01
Organic vs inorganic foods 16:14
What foods should we not eat? 18:11
Are there different types of food for different mental issues? 19:43
Quick and easy healthy meals 23:32
Chocolate 26:48
Coffee 28:05
How can one make it affordable? 28:55

“Really eating for better mental health is a slow and steady process. So any step away from sort of what we often call the standard American diet is going to be good for our mental health and our physical health, so you can start with something super simple. Things like adding a ton of plant based vegetables and fruit to your diet.” 10:28

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