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This Is Your Brain on Food

An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods That Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More

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This Is Your Brain on Food

By: Uma Naidoo MD
Narrated by: Uma Naidoo MD, Deepti Gupta
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Eat for your mental health and learn the fascinating science behind nutrition with this guide from an expert psychiatrist.

Did you know that blueberries can help you cope with the aftereffects of trauma? That salami can cause depression, or that boosting Vitamin D intake can help treat anxiety?

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.

A triple threat in the food space, Dr. Uma Naidoo is a board-certified psychiatrist, nutrition specialist, and professionally trained chef. In This Is Your Brain on Food, she draws on cutting-edge research to explain the many ways in which food contributes to our mental health and shows how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues.

Packed with fascinating science, actionable nutritional recommendations, and delicious, brain-healthy recipes, This Is Your Brain on Food is the go-to guide to optimizing your mental health with food.

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Critic reviews

"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 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, This Is Your Brain on Food 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)

"If you want to improve your cognitive function, mood, and mental health, read this book!" (Dr. Josh Axe, author of Keto Diet)

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Practical Dietary Advice • Scientific Evidence-based • Excellent Narration • Comprehensive Nutritional Information
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I think this book has so much good and scientific information in it without being too dry or hard to listen to. The mix of real personal stories and the use scientific evidence for explanation is great. I always love when an author narrates their own book, and she did not disappoint! Great all around, would definitely recommend!

Very informative and easy to listen to

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New information backed by research. I recommend for everyone to listen to. Nutrition again is key

Loved it

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This book is like a combination of whole food eating, gut microbiome, brain-gut connection, and Mediterranean diet recipes. If you have an undiagnosed disease (like Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity), eliminating unhealthy foods will have a noticeable impact on your body and brain. Or if you're at the extreme end of eating unhealthy meals (like fast food and soda several times a week), again you'll notice some improvements when eating more healthy meals. However, I don't think the cited animal studies showing decreased symptoms from healthy eating would mean similar results for humans.

Whole Food Eating, Brain-Gut Connection

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This book is a must read! I personally can atest that food does impact the brain and gut! I was diagnosed with having been Toxic chemical, Heavy Metal and a specific Mold Signature poisoning all at the same time. This book supports the coaching guideance of my Functional Medicine Doctor! The gut micro-biome is extremely important! Enjoy this book and use it as a longterm reference.

Learn what You don't know and understand!

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Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist which she talks about being an up and coming field- an important yet vital component to improving our lives as we try to move away from over processed and sugary food. Each chapter goes to such great lengths to explain certain mental health diagnoses and how to supplement their diet. Dr. Naidoo uses former clients as examples as to how they improved their diet and life because of her methods. Therapists everywhere should be reading and telling their clients about this book because it is such an amazing tool. I haven't stopped raving about this book since I began listening to it. The end of the book easily charts what foods to eat for certain brain/mood outcomes in addition to listing recipes and what to shop for when grocery shopping (everyone's secret nightmare).

Revolutionary info for public mental health. Everyone should read this.

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This book will positively impact your life. Read it and you will know how to solve a lot of your problems.

Underrated Gem

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loved this book the pdf has many helpful tips and recipes. this book is a good guide to a healthier mind

healthy living

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If you or someone you love suffers from mental illness or if you’re just looking for a healthier lifestyle, this book is so helpful. Well written and read so that I didn’t get bored with it.

So much good info!

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Loved how practical the advice was. The rich real life stories were a great way to connect the dots. Her accent was amazing. Great information obviously!

Very insightful and practical

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I’ve been a fan of Dr. Naidoo for some time so it’s no surprise I enjoyed this book packed full of great nutritional information.

The accented speaker was a charming touch; however, I listen to most audiobooks at 1.5x speed and found the accent difficult in some places. It’s probably fine at normal speed but it did get distracting at times for me.

Health is Wealth

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