Nutritional Psychiatry. Do You Know It Exists? (video)

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Nutritional psychiatry involves looking at the interconnection between what we eat and how our brain functions.

It is new, it is revolutionary, and yet it is also common sense.

This video rant is reposted from my Facebook page. Clearly hit a lot of pain points for people. I want to broaden the discussion about mental health.

Nutritional Psychiatry....

It’s about food intake
It’s about digestion
It’s about nutrient absorption
It’s about the influence of agricultural chemicals on the nervous system
It’s about how food can stimulate and reduce inflammation in the gut and how those messages can be transferred to the brain
It’s about how certain nutrient deficiencies can slow or speed up processes in the body
It’s about how blood sugar influences mental function
It’s about how sleep influences hormones and mood
It’s about gut bacteria and intestinal integrity
It’s about exploring the neurological effects of allergies

Nutritional psychiatry has proven to be effective and it has zero negative side effects.

Nutritional psychiatry is something you can do when you feel powerless to help the people you love.

Nutritional psychiatry is the way forward; it’s the missing piece in our discussion about mental illness and suicide prevention.

Nutritional psychiatry is about improving the body’s health so it can function better.

UPDATE: research continues to unfold and I continue to keep my finger on its pulse best I can so I can help you better understand your children. This blog post has more.

Reference:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271385360_Nutritional_medicine_as_mainstream_in_psychiatry

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/nutritional-psychiatry-your-brain-on-food-201511168626

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/depression/nutritional-psychiatry-gut-brain-connection

About Jess Sherman, FDN-P, M.Ed, R.H.N

Jess is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, Registered Holistic Nutritionist and a trauma-sensitive Family Health Educator specializing in brain health & resilience for kids. She is also a teacher, with a Master's degree in education. Her Calm & Clear Kids introductory course, her Amino Acids (with kids!) Quickstart program, and her signature Resilience Roadmap, along with her book Raising Resilience, have helped families in at least 44 countries improve the lives of their children with learning differences, anxiety, ADHD, and mood disorders and reduce their reliance on medication. She is the 2019 recipient of the CSNNAA award for Clinical Excellence for her work with families, and she continues to bring an understanding of the 5 Core Needs For Resilient Health to the mainstream conversation about children’s mental health, learning, and overall resilience through her blog, courses, workshops and as a contributor to print and online magazines.

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