Today on the Root Cause Medicine podcast.

One of the big issues in the United States is the amount of sugar we consume,

even in foods we don't recognize as being sweet.

Savory foods like ketchup, pasta sauce, and salad dressings are also very high in sugar,

and you don't realize it.

We are consuming this in a way that we don't realize,

which leads to information and can worsen these

conditions.

I think that one of the themes that underlies these different cases or situations that I've

dealt with clinically is the fact that it goes back to the food system.

And while we may not be in a position to change the whole evolution of the food system,

agriculture or farming practices, we can make different choices about where and how we obtain our food.

And of that food, what we choose to consume.

Well, hello, welcome to the Work Class Medicine podcast.

I'm your host for today, Dr. Kate Kresby, and we are interviewing Dr. Uma

Nidu. She's a Harvard trained psychiatrist who now specializes in nutritional and metabolic

psychiatry. She's the author of This Is Your Brain on Food and Calm Your Mind with Food. She's an

expert in using food and nutrients to treat mental health conditions, but she's also a chef.

Now she uses some practical tips and tricks, the ultimate lab panel to ask your doctor for

before you go to your psychiatrist, how to find a psychiatrist who practices this type of medicine,

and why certain food ingredients are important to consider in the treatment of things like anxiety and depression,

whether it's fiber, magnesium, or things like ashwaganda, and even the role of leptin in regulating both mood and metabolism. You'll love learning from Dr. Knighty today if you're someone who's

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