Show 1383: How to Calm Your Mind with Food

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5 • 934 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Plenty of issues in the public eye could well make anyone anxious. Some people suffer more than others, however. What we feed our gut microbes–and ourselves–can make a big difference. In this episode, a nutritional psychiatrist and professional chef explains how to calm your mind with smart food choices. You may want to listen through […]

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0:00.0	I'm Joe Gradyton and I'm Terry Grady. Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy.
0:06.1	You can find previous podcasts and more information on a range of health topics at
0:11.5	People's Pharmacy.com.
0:14.0	Many people feel anxious because of political divisiveness and economic uncertainty.
0:21.0	Does diet make it worse? This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Grady. In times of stress a lot of us turn to comfort food to get through a difficult time.
0:39.0	For some it's spaghetti and meatballs.
0:41.0	For others it's grilled cheese with tomato soup.
0:43.7	During the pandemic mac and cheese was especially popular.
0:47.6	Are there foods that can make you feel better for more than a moment?
0:52.2	Our guest today is a nutritional psychiatrist.
0:56.0	She says that eating to nourish your gut microbes can make you feel better and improve your mood.
1:02.0	Coming up on the People's Pharmacy,
1:04.0	How to Calm Your Mind with Food. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines, older people starting blood pressure medications are at a greater risk for falls and fractures.
1:24.0	That's the finding from a new study published in Jama Internal Medicine.
1:28.0	The investigators studied more than 29,000 elderly people living in veterans administration nursing homes.
1:35.7	People who were prescribed anti-hypertensive drugs were matched with others of similar age who
1:41.2	did not get blood pressure drugs. Those who began their blood pressure
1:45.7	treatment were more than twice as likely to fall and break a bone in the first month. The
1:51.5	risk was 5.4 per 100 person years compared to 2.2 per 100 person
1:57.6	years for those not taking blood pressure medications. and additional monitoring are advised when initiating
2:13.1	anti-hypertensive medication in this vulnerable population.
2:17.3	A commentary in the same issue of the journal notes that
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