AMA: Nutritional Psychiatry & Making the Most of Your Mental Fitness | Drew Ramsey, MD

This week, Dr. Ramsey sits down to answer your questions on mental fitness and nutritional psychiatry. He explains how the food we eat can directly influence our brain function, mood, and cognitive abilities, providing practical strategies and food swaps to turn your ‘every day meal’ into a brain food. He discusses the research behind the ketogenic diet and the foundations for a brain-health breakfast. He also discusses the foundations of mental health and supporting loved ones through challenging times. He reveals how to approach a conversation around mental health and specifically how to support men on their mental fitness journey. https://drewramseymd.com/books-publications/eat-to-beat-depression-and-anxiety/let’s https://learn.drewramseymd.com/masterclass-order-evergreen/ https://love-dad.org/

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0:00 Intro

1:28 Helping Someone Struggling with Mental Health

5:36 Simple Swaps: Making Healthy Eating Easier

13:05 Ketogenic Diets and Mental Health

15:58 Mental Fitness

19:11 How to Curb Carb Cravings

25:20 Brain Food Breakfast

38:07 Helping Your Husband with Mental Health

48:06 Feeding Kids with ADHD

53:11 Conclusion

Drew Ramsey, MD

Drew Ramsey, M.D. is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. He is a clear voice in the mental health conversation and one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using nutritional interventions. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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