What food does to your brain

Eat for your mental health and learn the fascinating science of nutrition.

Packed with fascinating scientific facts, practical nutritional recommendations, and delicious brain-healing recipes, What Food Does to Your Brain is the ideal guide to optimizing your mental health through food.

Did you know that blueberries can help you cope with the aftermath of trauma, that salami can cause depression, and that increasing your vitamin D intake can help treat anxiety?

Most people's main motivation for dieting is weight loss, but what we eat also affects the brain. Recent studies have shown that diet can have a profound impact on mental health and specifically on conditions such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, OCD, dementia, and more.

In this book, Dr. Uma Naidoo, a psychiatrist, nutrition specialist, and professional chef, reviews the influence of food on mental health and shows how a healthy diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive problems. Packed with fascinating scientific facts, practical nutritional recommendations, and delicious brain-healthy recipes, this is the ideal guide to taking care of your mental health through food.

"There is no doubt that food powerfully influences the brain. Based on leading research, this book offers everything you need to create a nutritional program focused on optimizing brain health and performance."
Dr. DAVID PERLMUTTER, author of Grain Brain