Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six We

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Depression and anxiety disorders are rising, affecting more than 58 million people in the United States alone. Many rely on therapy and medications to alleviate symptoms, but often this is not enough. Now, we know there has been a missing factor. With the latest scientific advances in neuroscience, nutrition, and the mind-gut connection, we have discovered that how and what we eat greatly affects how we feel, physically, cognitively, and emotionally.Our brains consume 20 percent of everything we eat. And when the brain is deprived of essential nutrients, we suffer. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Drew Ramsey helps us forge a path toward greater mental health through food. Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety breaks down the science of nutritional psychiatry and explains what you should eat to positively effect brain health and improve mental wellness.Dr. Ramsey distills the latest research groundbreaking research on nutrition and the brain. By focusing on increasing brain cell health (neruoplasticity), reducing inflammation, and cultivating a healthy microbiome, he discusses the 12 essential vitamins and minerals most critical to your brain and body as well as anti-inflammatory foods that feed the gut. Ramsey helps listeners to assess barriers to self-nourishment and offers techniques for enhancing motivation. To get us started, he provides a kick-starter Six-Week Depression and Anxiety Mental Health Food Plan to incorporate key food categories, like leafy greens and seafood, along with simple, delicious, brain-nutritious recipes.Following the proven method Dr. Ramsey has used with patients for nearly a decade, you can confidently use food to help lift yourself out of anxiety and depression and control your own journey to full mental health.

Release date
03-16-21
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
6 hrs and 27 mins
Publisher
Harper Wave
Categories
Health & Wellness