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Jan 2022
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How Diet Affects Your Mental & Physical ...

Lewis Howes
About this episode

Today’s guest is Dr. Uma Naidoo. She’s described as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space as a Harvard trained psychiatrist, Professional Chef, and a trained Nutrition Specialist.

Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States and is the best-selling author of This Is Your Brain On Food, where she shows the cutting-edge science explaining the ways in which food contributes to our mental health and how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues, from ADHD to anxiety, depression, OCD, and others.

In this episode we discuss the best and worst foods for your health, the benefits and negative effects of different types of foods, how to optimize your brain health, how to develop strong nutritional habits and drop the unhealthy habits and so much more!

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