This Is Your Brain On Food: How The Gut Can Cause Mood Disorders

Is your mood being impacted by the food you eat? Are you struggling to find answers to why your mood swings so drastically?   In this episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast, Dr. Uma Naidoo joins us to unravel the mystery behind how our gut health affects our emotions and mental well-being. With her expertise in nutrition psychiatry and functional medicine, she dives deep into how food can be a powerful tool for healing or destruction when it comes to balancing hormones and emotional regulation.   Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutritional biologist & author of the national & international bestseller: “This is Your Brain on Food.” Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space as the nexus of her interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry. Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first and only hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the USA. She is the Director of Nutritional and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at the MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She serves as a regular media contributor at CNBC and is on the Harvard Health Publishing Editorial Advisory Board. She has been invited by the World Economic Forum to consult on their New Frontiers of Nutrition initiative. After being one of only four US physicians to be invited to meet personally with HRH The Prince of Wales, she was asked to collaborate with HRH and the UK College of Medicine on a public health Brain Food project. She is currently developing the first and only CME-based educational program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard to educate other clinicians globally about nutrition for brain health. Dr. Uma has appeared as a Nutritional Psychiatry expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today Show, 700 Club, ABC, and been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast The company, Thrive Global, Harpers, Shape, Parade, Boston Globe, AARP, and more.   In this episode, you'll learn: - How our gut health can affect our moods and emotions - What foods to eat and avoid to support balanced hormones and emotional regulation - Nutritional tools for improving your mental well-being   Tune in now as Dr. Uma Naidoo helps us unlock the power of food on our brain, hormones, and emotional stability. Join us as we dig into how eating healthier can lead to a happier you!   Happy listening! :)   ► Sign up for Dr. Uma Naidoo's FREE chapter of her book, "NUTRITIONAL SCIENTIST REVEALS HIDDEN 'GUT HEALTH SECRET' TO REDUCE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD, AND MORE." CLICK HERE.   ► Feeling tired? Can't seem to lose weight, no matter how hard you try? It might be time to check your hormones. Most people don’t even know that their hormones could be the culprit behind their problems. But at Her Hormone Club, we specialize in hormone testing and treatment. We can help you figure out what’s going on with your hormones and get you back on track. We offer advanced hormone testing and treatment from Board Certified Practitioners, so you can feel confident that you're getting the best possible care. Plus, our convenient online consultation process makes it easy to get started. Try Her Hormone Club for 30 days and see how it can help you feel better than before. CLICK HERE.