Calm Your Mind with Food by Uma Naidoo

Calm Your Mind with Food by Uma Naidoo

Reduce anxiety. Improve your mood. Support your mental health - through food. FEATURED ON THE ZOE PODCAST 'The antidote to stress. Essential reading.' Tim Spector, author of Food for Life What if the key to calming your mind is on your plate? Anxiety is at an all-time high, but according to nutritional psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo, what you eat can have a powerful impact on how you feel. In Calm Your Mind With Food, Dr Naidoo combines cutting-edge science with practical advice to show how nutrition, the gut microbiome and brain health work together to influence anxiety, mood and mental wellbeing. Inside, you’ll learn how to: - Use food and nutrition to reduce anxiety and stress naturally - Support your brain through the gut–brain connection - Build a diet that improves mood, focus and resilience - Identify foods that help—or worsen—anxiety and depression - Create simple, effective anti-anxiety meal plans With Dr Uma’s six key pillars, expert guidance and easy, nutrient-rich recipes, this is a practical, science-backed guide to mental health through diet. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, low mood or stress, this book gives you the tools to take back control: one meal at a time.

"The antidote to stressEssential reading." * Tim Spector, author of 'Food for Life' *
“Nutritional Psychiatry is a new discipline and Dr. Uma Naidoo is a global leader in this field. This book is a must-read for anyone who is plagued with stress and anxiety, which is essentially every one of us!” * Deepak Chopra, author of 'Living in the Light' *
"When it comes to psychiatry, Dr. Uma Naidoo is a unique global leader who integrates her research and clinical work to provide science backed protocols. In this amazing book she tackles the #1 condition afflicting the world today: Anxiety. This book will transform the way you think about the food you eat to help calm your mind.” * Dr Daniel Amen, author of 'Change Your Brain, Change Your Life' *
“I can’t say enough about the critical connections Dr. Uma Naidoo draws between mental health and the food we eat. In her revolutionary book, she masterfully teaches how to use food to relieve symptoms of anxiety using principles of nutritional psychiatry, a field she has pioneered." * Giada De Laurentiis, bestselling author of 'Eat Better, Feel Better' *
"Once you read Dr. Uma Naidoo’s approachable, science-backed explanations of the connection between nutrition and mental health, you will forever alter your dietary choices. In her groundbreaking book, Dr. Naidoo masterfully teaches how to use food to relieve symptoms of anxiety and calm the mind.” * Dr Mark Hyman, author of 'Young Forever' *
"This remarkable book beautifully illustrates how mindful eating can alleviate anxiety, offering a refreshing perspective in our anxiety-laden world. A must-read for those seeking solace and tranquillity through the soothing embrace of nourishing meals." * Dr David Perlmutter, author of 'Grain Brain and Drop Acid' *
If you spend your time eating and worrying, worrying and eating, this is essential reading. -- Samuel Fishwick * The Mail on Sunday *

Uma Naidoo is a board-certified psychiatrist (Harvard Medical School), professional chef (Cambridge School of Culinary Arts) and nutrition specialist (Cornell University). She is currently the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she consults on nutritional interventions for the psychiatrically and medically ill; Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital Academy; and has a private practice in Newton, MA. She also teaches at The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts.

Dr. Naidoo speaks frequently at conferences at Harvard, for Goop audiences, the New York City Jewish Community Center, and Ivy Boston. A published author, she blogs for Harvard Health and Psychology Today and has just completed a unique video cooking series for the Massachusetts General Hospital Academy which teaches Nutritional Psychiatry using culinary techniques in the kitchen.

Calm Your Mind with Food is her second book.

@drumanaidoo / umanaidoomd.com

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ISBN 13	9781526664488
ISBN 10	1526664488
Title	Calm Your Mind with Food
Author	Uma Naidoo
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2024-01-04
Number of pages	336
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.