Think clearer and feel calmer with these 7 food strategies from neuroscientist Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas
The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast
Dr Rupy Aujla
4.7 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
What we eat, and how we eat, can have a profound effect on our brain health, even influencing depression, anxiety and ADHD.
Today, we’re unpacking simple food strategies that can support your nervous system, with a big focus on the gut-brain connection.
And I have the pleasure of chatting with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas to explore this topic.
He’s a clinical neuroscientist, nutrition researcher and author of the brilliant new book ‘ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewilding Your Nervous System’.
He also has a fantastic way of bringing together brain health and delicious, practical food.
We cover 👇
• Why combining foods can unlock more benefits than eating them on their own
• The shift from “more fibre” to “more variety of fibre”
• Everyday foods your gut microbes thrive on that most of us under-eat
• Why how you eat matters just as much as what’s on your plate
• The surprising impact even mild dehydration can have on focus and mood
• Easy ways to upgrade meals you’re already eating, even on low-energy days
This conversation will leave you inspired to cook your way to a healthier brain. And stick around for Miguel’s slightly unusual approach to using a slow cooker to maximise the nutritional value of his food.
Dr Miguel’s socials
https://thecreativescientist.substack.com/
http://instagram.com/drmiguelmateas
Hope you enjoy!
Dr Rupy x
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Dr. Rupi and on this show, I help you feel more in control of your health through food |
| 0:05.4 | and lifestyle medicine. |
| 0:09.5 | What we eat and how we consume food can have a profound effect on our brain health, even |
| 0:15.7 | affecting things like depression, anxiety and ADHD. |
| 0:20.1 | Today, we're unpacking seven food strategies that can |
| 0:24.4 | support your nervous system via the gut brain axis. And I have the pleasure of chatting with |
| 0:30.3 | Dr. Miguel Derebeio-Mathias to unpack this topic. He's a clinical neuroscientist, |
| 0:36.7 | nutrition researcher, and author of ADHD, |
| 0:40.0 | body and mind, a compassionate guide to rewilding your nervous system. He is a delightful way |
| 0:46.6 | of bringing together brain health and delicious food. And this conversation is going to get |
| 0:51.6 | you inspired to cook your way to a better brain. And stick |
| 0:55.6 | around for some of Miguel's unusual approaches to using a slow cooker to maximize the nutritional |
| 1:03.2 | value of his food. Dr. Miguel, let's talk about seven food strategies to help keep your brain sharp and your gut happy. |
| 1:17.5 | Where should we start? |
| 1:18.3 | We should start with variety. |
| 1:21.0 | And I sound like a broken record with this, but variety and pairings of food. |
| 1:26.3 | And I know that you are very keen on doing pairings, you know, combining things. |
| 1:30.8 | So rather than think about the macros and the micros and the milligrams, |
| 1:36.6 | think about how does the food feel in the first place? |
| 1:40.7 | Do you like it? |
| 1:41.5 | Does it make you feel good? |
| 1:42.6 | Is it going to make you feel |
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