248: The Best and Worst Foods to Eat for Mental Health | Uma Naidoo, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Dr. Uma Naidoo is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef, nutrition specialist, and best-selling author of This is Your Brain on Food. Full show notes: https://maxlugavere.com/podcast/248

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0:00.0	What a family welcome to episode 248 of The Genius Life.
0:17.2	What's going on everybody welcome to another episode of The Genius Life.
0:21.2	I'm your host Max Lugovier, a filmmaker, health and science journalist in New York Times best-selling
0:25.4	author. I've dedicated my life to unraveling the science behind our choices including what we eat
0:29.6	and how we live, affect our cognitive and physical performance, how we feel, and our health
0:34.0	span and risk for disease. This podcast is all about how to live in that optimal state,
0:39.1	which I call living like a genius. Guys, on today's episode of the show, I welcome Dr. Uma Nidu.
0:45.9	Dr. Nidu is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, professional chef, nutrition specialist, and best-selling
0:53.2	author of This Is Your Brain on Food. On today's episode you are going to discover how to make
0:58.9	small steps toward better mental health every day using a strategy that Dr. Nidu has honed
1:05.6	over decades of clinical practice. You're going to learn why keeping blood sugar studies not only
1:10.8	helpful for metabolic health, but how it also affects your mental health and why it's important to
1:15.5	avoid quickly digested simple carbohydrates. You're going to hear about the best anti-inflammatory
1:21.2	spice combinations, how saffron could boost your mood, how to feed your gut, the power of Omega
1:27.3	3 fatty acids and where to find them, and so much more. I love having this conversation with Dr. Nidu,
1:34.1	who is a powerful advocate for the burgeoning field known as nutritional psychiatry, which you know
1:41.2	I've talked quite a bit about in nearly all of my books, as well as on this podcast. But Dr. Nidu
1:48.1	brings a powerful clinical lens to this conversation, and I'm so excited for you to listen to it.
1:53.5	This episode of the show is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. I love Athletic Greens, AG1,
2:00.0	because it helps you to truly fill nutrient gaps in your diet, promote gut health, and support
2:05.2	whole body vitality. One daily serving delivers a comprehensive blend of nine, count them
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