Welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition.

Today's podcast is brought to by nutritional weight and wellness.

We're a company that has been around for over 30 years.

We specialize in nutrition education and counseling, and it's based on science

and the latest research. We also bring you real-life client and personal examples to make

the information more practical for your everyday living. I'm Kara Harper. I'm a licensed

nutritionist. I'm a board certified nutrition specialist, and I'm one of your

co-hosts today. Melanie Beasley is also here with me. Melanie is a licensed and registered dietitian,

and she works with clients in the Egan office here in Minnesota. Yep, and we have a serious topic

today on mental health, and our podcast title is Meals for Good Mental

Health. Have you ever considered that low moods, depression, anxiety, or issues related to

attention or behavior could be related to what you're eating? I don't think everyone makes that

connection. I have experienced firsthand how

foods can either improve or worsen mental health. For me, I'm very sensitive to blood sugar fluctuations.

If I get kind of careless and don't eat enough protein, or maybe I forget to include a healthy fat with my meal,

even if I just wait too long to eat, those are all scenarios that can lead to spikes and

crashes in my glucose, which results in low moods, anxiety. I've talked about my sleep issues.

Let's throw in brain fog and definitely lower resilience to

everyday stressors. So I'm guessing because we were talking earlier that your husband always has

food on hand or in his pockets. The weight of my heart is five to six ounces of cooked

protein. Yeah. I love that.

So what do we mean by the term mental health?

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