Is Food To Blame For Your Anxiety And Depression? with Dr. Uma Naidoo

View the Show Notes For This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal Get Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, a professional chef graduating with her culinary school’s most coveted award, and a trained Nutrition Specialist. Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described her as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space. Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, ButcherBox, Pendulum, and BiOptimizers. Streamline your lab orders with Rupa Health. Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests and register for a FREE live demo at RupaHealth.com. ButcherBox is giving new members FREE ground beef for LIFE with their first order. Visit ButcherBox.com/Farmacy and use code FARMACY. Pendulum is offering listeners 24% off their first month’s subscription of Akkermansia for gut health. Visit PendulumLife.com and use code HYMAN. Expires 1/31/23. This month only you can get a FREE bottle of Bioptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough. Just go to MagBreakthrough.com/HymanFree and enter coupon code hyman10. In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Understanding the role that food and diet play in mental health issues and treatment (12:53 / 10:55) Exploring the root cause of anxiety and depression (18:23 / 16:27) How to eat to calm anxiety (21:12 / 19:15) The link between inflammation, mental health, and gut health (24:52 / 22:55) The bidirectional relationship between anxiety and gut and autoimmune connections (47:01 / 42:41) The link between psychiatric conditions and food sensitivities and allergies (50:44 / 46:24) The connection between metabolism and anxiety (57:07 / 52:47) Nutrients and micronutrients to help reduce anxiety (1:01:27 / 57:08) Putting together a low-anxiety plate (1:15:41 / 1:11:19) Get a copy of Calm Your Mind With Food. Connect with Dr. Mark Hyman on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube