Did you know that eating salami can cause depression, boosting your Vitamin D intake can reduce your anxiety, and eating blueberries could help you cope with PTSD?

While we all know nutrition plays a huge role in our physical health, it also directly impacts our mental health.

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef, and trained Nutrition Specialist. She's also the author of a best-selling book called This Is Your Brain on Food.

Some of the things she talks about today are the biggest nutritional threats to our mental health, the foods we should be incorporating into our diets to combat stress and mental illness, and the small changes to our diet that can make the biggest difference to our brain health.

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