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Aug 2021
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424: Nutritional Psychiatrist Reveals To...

JESSE CHAPPUS
About this episode

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/drdrewramsey424

Dr. Drew Ramsey (IG: @drewramseymd) is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. His work focuses on clinical excellence, nutritional interventions and creative media.

Drew is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and he has an active telemedicine clinical practice based in New York City.

Today we’re discussing Drew's latest book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • Growing up on a farm taught Drew the importance of nourishing food
  • Day to day life living off the land
  • Finding space for conventional and non-conventional medicine
  • Integrating nourishment as a preventative measure for mental health
  • How Drew struggled on a vegetarian diet
  • Focusing on foods to help decrease brain shrinkage
  • What to expect when you see a nutritional psychiatrist
  • Drew’s surprising favourite food
  • The emotional complexity of having farm animals
  • The goals of Drew's family farm
  • Growing your own food teaches you to value it
  • The best foods to eat for anxiety & depression
  • How the gut microbiome specifically impacts brain health
  • The vagus nerve is a neurological highway between the gut and the brain
  • Is serotonin overhyped?
  • Why BDNF is important for your mental health
  • The 6 nutrients that influence BDNF
  • Focusing on foods first and the role of supplements
  • The soil crisis
  • What Drew eats on a typical day
  • Find foods the whole family enjoys eating
  • Tips for parents on incorporating brain boosting foods into their kids daily routine
  • Forming a food philosophy with your partner
  • Bring mindfulness and awareness to food when treating depression
  • Factors that cause chronic inflammation

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Related links:

Dr. Drew Ramsey - Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety (book)

Dr. Drew Ramsey's website

Follow Dr. Drew Ramsey on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Drew Ramsey, Tyler G. Graham - The Happiness Diet (book)

Eat To Beat Depression (e-course)

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