How can you look at nutrition as a source of life? That’s a question that Registered Dietician Reshaunda Thonton has been chewing on for several years. For the “dietician against diets,” as she refers to herself, Reshaunda reminds her clients to choose food that is best for their health. And that means physical, mental and emotional health.

As the author of “Play to Win: The Food Fight,” and the nutrition expert for Fox 2’s morning show, Reshaunda knows that the most successful and sustainable way to eat healthy is to have a healthy relationship with food. This week in Mental Health Matters, she and Executive Director Tom Duff, LCSW, MSW discuss the food-body connection, how people can make food choices that work best for them, and how to see nutrition as a way to build upon the whole self.