When it comes to diet, most people’s concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health, and longevity. But what we eat affects more than our bodies; it also affects our brains. And recent studies have shown that diet can have a profound impact on mental health conditions ranging from ADHD to depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, OCD, dementia, and beyond.
On today’s Broken Brain Podcast, I talk to Dr. Uma Naidoo about how food is intricately tied to a range of mental health conditions. We discuss how the food we eat changes the type of bacteria present in our gut microbiome and why that’s important to know. We also talk about Dr. Naidoo’s breast cancer diagnosis and how she was able to lower her anxiety through her diet when she was going through treatment.
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