Dr. Uma Naidoo: How Food Impacts Mental Health - Author of "This is Your Brain on Food"

<p class="p1">Did you know that what you eat can impact your mental health? Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard psychiatrist, who has studied nutrition and is a trained professional chef. She helps us understand the gut-brain connection and how what we eat can have a direct impact on our mental well-being. In her book she teaches us how our diet can fight depression, anxiety, trauma, OCD, ADHD and more and we get into her research in this interview.</p> <p class="p1">All of the show notes and resources mentioned can be found <a href="https://thegoodlifecoach.com/167"><span class= "s1">https://thegoodlifecoach.com/167</span></a></p> <p class="p1">While on the show notes page, we’d love for you to join our newsletter. You’ll receive more inspiration and tips to love yourself and your life. You’ll also get a FREE copy of Michele’s Book, <em>Design a Life You Love</em> (available for a limited time).</p> <p class="p2">WHAT WE DISCUSS:</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">1️⃣</span> How she is a pioneer in nutritional psychiatry.  She also defines what that means for those who are unfamiliar with the term.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">2️⃣</span> How she realized nutrition was an important part of mental and decided to incorporate it into her practice.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">3️⃣</span> Why mental health is a pandemic about and just how important what you eat is to your mental and physical health.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">4️⃣</span> The gut-brain relationship and how they are interconnected.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">5️⃣</span> Why foods that cause inflammation impacts your metabolic health.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">6️⃣</span> The role of the microbiome on health.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">7️⃣</span> Specific foods that make anxiety worse and others that help relieve it.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s2">8️⃣</span> What Dr. Naidoo eats in a day to maintain a healthy gut-brain relationship.</p> <p class="p2"><strong>RESOURCES MENTIONED</strong></p> <p class="p3"><span class=