The Top Foods for Optimal Brain Health with Dr. Drew Ramsey

Dhru Purohit Show

Dhru Purohit

Alternative Health, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker and AirDoctor. Depression and anxiety disorders are rising, affecting more than 58 million people in the United States alone. Many rely on therapy and medications to alleviate symptoms, but often this is not enough. The latest scientific advances in neuroscience and nutrition, along with our understanding of the mind-gut connection, have proven that how and what we eat greatly affects how we feel physically, cognitively, and emotionally. On today’s mini-episode, Dhru sits down with Dr. Drew Ramsey to talk about the powerful relationship between food, depression, and overall mental health. Dr. Ramsey shares the top foods for fighting depression and why certain nutrients are key in that process. Dr. Ramsey is a psychiatrist, author, farmer, and founder of the Brain Food Clinic in New York City, offering treatment and consultation for depression, anxiety, and emotional wellness concerns. He is the author of three books, most recently the award-winning cookbook Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health. He lives with his wife and two children in New York City and on their 127-acre organic farm in rural Indiana. In this episode we dive into: -The top nutrients for brain health -Why iron is important for brain health -The importance of omega-3 fats for brain health and tips for incorporating more seafood into your diet -The Antidepressant Food Scale (AFS) -The top food categories to beat depression and anxiety -The connection between metabolic health and mental health Listen to the full episode here. For more on Dr. Ramsey, follow him on Instagram @drewramseymd, Facebook @drewramseymd, Twitter @drewramseymd, and through his website, drewramseymd.com. Get his book, Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks, here. InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community $200 off the Ultimate plan, or 34% off any other plan, at https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU until the end of the month. AirDoctor is an affordable and efficient way to create clean air in your home. Right now, AirDoctor is offering my community $300 off of their air purifier. That's 50% off their normal price! Visit https://www.drhyman.com/filter to redeem this amazing offer today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, Drew Pro here.
0:02.4	Today we're talking all things brain health and brain nutrients with Dr. Drew Ramsey.
0:08.7	And on today's mini episode, he's going to cover the following topics, the top nutrients
0:12.9	for brain health.
0:13.9	The anti-depressant food scale, called AFS, what foods are directly connected in the literature
0:21.3	in the research to helping our body be anti-depressant away from depression.
0:27.8	Number three, we're going to be chatting about the top food categories to beat depression
0:31.2	and anxiety based on Dr. Drew Ramsey's bestselling book.
0:35.1	And lastly, we're going to talk about the connection between metabolic health and mental
0:39.4	health.
0:40.4	There's a strong connection.
0:41.7	And hint, it has to do with sugar.
0:45.1	If we constantly have sugar in our body and in our brain, it does something to our mental
0:50.4	health and it's not good.
0:52.0	You're going to hear all about that and more on today's mini episode with Dr. Drew Ramsey
0:56.0	stay tuned.
0:58.0	There's this great section in the book called 12 Nutrients for Better Brain Health.
1:04.0	And when I was opening and sharing about our audience, I think on the big picture when
1:07.6	it comes to gut microbiome, the gut brain connection, inflammation.
1:12.6	I feel like our audience is very well versed in that topic just because we address it almost
1:18.1	every other episode we talk about some aspect of it.
1:21.6	But I would love to use these explanations that you have inside of here.
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