How Food Affects Your Mental Health With Dr. Uma Nadioo

FoodNiche Changemakers

03-11-2023 • 24 mins

On this episode, we dive into the conversation on food and the way it affects our mental health with expert: Dr. Naidoo.  Dr. Uma Naidoo a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutrition specialist who wrote the recent national bestselling book, “This is Your Brain on Food: This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD. She is also the author of the soon-to-be-released book: ‘CALM YOUR MIND WITH FOOD" (Release date: December 26, 2023) She founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States and is the director of Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at the MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Uma is regarded as the US pioneer in the ground-breaking area of Nutritional Psychiatry

She is a regular expert resource for media and has appeared in publications including the Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, goop and more, and in appearances including ABC News, Live with Kelly & Ryan, and TODAY.



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