Excited to be speaking in November at the National Conference of the American Mental Wellness Association (AMWA) = https://www.americanmentalwellness.org/national-conference/
Here is my presentation outline – hope you can make it!
Food for Thought – Nutritional Psychology & the Role of Nutrition in Mental Wellness
- Nutrition plays well-known effects on “physical health and wellness” – including cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and cellular.
- Less well-known are the effects of nutrition on “mental” health and wellness – including depression, anxiety, pain, and burnout.
- The emerging field of “Nutritional Psychology” describes the biochemical/physiological basis for the behavioral/psychological effects of nutrition and lifestyle choices to impact mental wellness.
- This presentation will describe research-supported nutrition modalities to positively influence mental wellness – including pre/probiotics, plant polyphenols (“phytobiotics”), essential fatty acids, and traditional herbal therapies.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the role that nutrition plays on “mental” health and wellness – including depression, anxiety, pain, and burnout
Be able to describe the biochemical/physiological basis for nutrition and lifestyle choices to impact mental wellness
Appreciate the range of research-supported nutrition modalities to positively influence mental wellness – including pre/probiotics, plant polyphenols, essential fatty acids, and traditional herbal therapies