Dr. Uma Naidoo is the head of faculty at Harvard Medical School and is Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is also a trained chef and runs a "food and mood" column for the official Harvard Health blog, which is trusted by over 8 million unique readers each month. This is her first book.
It's no surprise that what we eat affects the way we feel, however
This Is Your Brain on Food offers valuable and much-needed
information on the specific ways that food helps and harms our
mental health. This is a must-read for anyone interested in natural
ways to improve cognitive function.
*Amy Myers, MD, author of The Autoimmune Solution and The Thyroid
Connection*
In a very real sense, we are our brain's architect in terms of both
structure and function. And without question, food may be the most
powerful influence on our brain's destiny. Building on leading
research, The Food Mood Connection provides everything you need to
craft a nutritional program focused on optimizing brain health and
performance.
*David Perlmutter, MD, author of Grain Brain and Brain Wash*
A unique leader in the food-as-medicine field,, Dr. Uma Naidoo
reveals the hidden connections between food, our mood, and the
brain. She tells us how the deep suffering from depression,
anxiety, dementia, PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, and other
conditions can be relieved through dietary changes, all based on
solid science...When it comes to cooking and eating to improve
mental health, nobody does it better!
*William W. Li, MD, author of Eat to Beat Disease*
Dr. Naidoo brings together her background as a professional chef,
Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and nutrition expert to take readers
to the cutting edge of what we know, and don't know, about the
complex connections between our diets and mental health. This is
one of the great frontiers in medicine, and having her as a guide
will be invaluable for anyone wanting to know more about this
critically important and rapidly unfolding topic.
*Walter Willett, MD, DrPH, Harvard University, author of Eat,
Drink, and Be Healthy*
Dr. Uma Naidoo has synthesized the current research on food for
mental health in the most reliable and digestible way that I've
experienced. A must-read if you are looking for what you should or
shouldn't do to boost your mood, energy, or concentration.
*Daniel G. Amen, MD, founder of Amen Clinics and author of The End
of Mental Illness*
As a trained chef and psychiatrist, Uma Naidoo is uniquely
qualified to dispense food as medicine for the mind/body interface.
This is an important book, and as satisfying as a great meal.
*David L. Katz, MD, president of True Health Initiative and
coauthor of How to Eat*
Dr. Uma Naidoo unveils a truth that I wholeheartedly endorse: what
we eat affects our brains. Her incisive research and scrumptious
recipes are an ode to enhancing mental acuity.
*Lisa Mosconi, PhD, director of the Women's Brain Initiative at
Weill Cornell and author of The XX Br*
In this riveting guide to nutritional psychiatry, Dr. Naidoo shares
her deep personal insights, broad research findings, and profound
wisdom. The Food Mood Connection is destined to be a must-read for
anyone who wants to care for themselves and their body, to optimise
their physical and mental health, and ultimately to live a long and
healthy life.
*Dr. Lynda Gratton, professor at London Business School and
coauthor of The 100-Year Life*
If you want to improve your cognitive function, mood and mental
health, read this book!
*Dr. Josh Axe, author of Keto Diet*
A timely reminder that being mindful of what we eat is the way to
stay healthy in body and mind.
*Waitrose Weekend*
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