The Brain Food Blog
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Nutritional Psychiatry: The Future of Brain Health Part II
My moment of truth professionally came in 2014 at the American Psychiatric Association annual conference. I had picked up on the increased interest in Nutritional Psychiatry, but I was still concerned with what my colleagues might think. To my surprise, my concern...
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Nutritional Psychiatry: The Future of Brain Health Part 1
What is nutritional psychiatry? If you’ve read about how omega-3 fats can benefit brain health or how the gut microbiome impacts depression, you are reading about nutritional psychiatry. This emerging area of attention in mental health seeks to understand how our...
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What Are the Best Foods to Fight Depression? The Antidepressant Food Scale
Depression levels are at an all-time high. Unlike heart disease and cancer, mental illness strikes at earlier ages. In fact, among people aged 15 - 44, depressive disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide. And in 2020, depression will be the top cause of...
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Samantha’s Seafood Solutions
Heard the buzz about omega-3s? Good for inflammation, brain health, depression and even increasing IQ points in children… the list is endless. But for those of us who didn't grow up eating seafood, getting in good quality Omega-3 fatty acids can be a challenge. I...
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Columbia Conference on Mental Health Journalism & Media
Last month, the Departments of Psychiatry and Journalism at Columbia University organized the first Columbia Conference on Mental Health Journalism & Media. The room was filled with award winning journalists and psychiatrists, researchers, mental health advocates,...
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Seasonal Affective Disorder… Why Do We Only Talk About This In November?
The polar vortex reminded us that Winter is not quite gone. And while Spring is around the corner, for many people, the grip of seasonal depression has really taken hold. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) occurs as a depressive episode as the seasons change, and tends...
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