The New Science of Calming your Mind with Food (Nutritional Psychiatry: What It Is and How It Can Help Depression, Anxiety, Concentration, Memory, and More)
- Speaker:
- Uma Naidoo, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
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Nov 04, 2023
- Product Code:
- POS078693
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Learn how your clients can unlock the power of food to nourish not only their bodies but also their minds in this session on nutritional psychiatry. Gain insights into the key nutrients crucial for brain health, including omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and various vitamins and minerals. In this dynamic program, we delve into the fascinating intersection of nutrition and mental health, offering a comprehensive understanding of how food impacts emotional well-being.
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Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - The New Science of Calming your Mind with Food (Nutritional Psychiatry: What It Is and How It Can Help Depression, Anxiety, Concentration, Memory, and More) (9.6 MB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Uma Naidoo, MD Related seminars and products
Uma Naidoo, MD, is a board-certified Harvard nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutrition biologist. She is the founder and director of the first and only hospital-based nutritional and metabolic psychiatry service in the United States, which is housed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Dr. Naidoo also serves as the director of nutritional psychiatry at MGH Academy, the world-renowned educational organization, for which she designed and released the only CME-based nutritional psychiatry educational program for clinicians. Additionally, Dr. Naidoo serves on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, the Harvard Department of Nutrition, and is an instructor at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. Dr. Naidoo frequently speaks at conferences around the world and is a regular contributor at CNBC, Harvard Health, mindbodygreen, and Psychology Today, among others. She has appeared as a nutritional psychiatry expert on ABC, Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today, and has been featured in AARP, New York Times, Thrive Global, Wall Street Journal, and more. Dr. Naidoo’s first book, the international bestseller This is Your Brain on Food has been published in 22 countries and 18 languages.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Umadevi Naidoo has employment relationships with Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, and MGH Psychiatry Academy. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Umadevi Naidoo is a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, the Massachusetts Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
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Objectives
- Define the meaning of Nutritional Psychiatry and determine how key it is to an integrative health practitioner.
- Analyze current stats and data on anxiety and explain whether food can calm the mind.
- Explain the Gut Brain Axis as one of the mechanisms to explain the food mood connection.
- Identify mood foods and their impact depression, anxiety, concentration, brain fog and memory.
Outline
Nutritional Psychiatry
- Definition
- Role in integrative health care
Anxiety
- Current stats and data on anxiety
- Can food calm the mind?
Gut Brain Axis
- Mechanisms of the gut brain axis
- Food mood connection.
Mood foods
- The food-mood connection
- Impact on depression, anxiety, concentration, brain fog and memory
- Nutritional interventions
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