Nutrition Essentials for Mental HealthNutrition Essentials for Mental Health
a Complete Guide to the Food-mood Connection
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Current format, Book, 2016, First edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsKorn, a clinician who specializes in mental health nutrition, offers extensive practical advice and guidelines for treating various mental health illnesses through proper nutrition or supplementation. The text is written for professionals in the mental health or related field of practice. Chapter titles include Why Does Nutrition Matter in Mental Health?, The Second Brain: Trust Your Gut, Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Special Diets, The Kitchen Is Your Pharmacy, and Medication: Side Effects and Withdrawal. Various therapies and regimens are discussed, and vitamin and supplement doses are given for a number of ailments. The text concludes with appendices listing such things as glutenous foods, particular diet guidelines, dairy charts, and elimination diet guidelines, among other things. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Exploring the connection between nutrition and mental wellness sotherapists can provide more effective, integrated treatment.
Nutrition Essentials for Mental HealthWhere there is mental illness there is frequently a history of digestive and nutritional problems. Digestive problems in turn exacerbate mental distress, all of which can be improved by nutritional changes. It’s not unusual for a deficit or excess of certain nutrients to disguise itself as a mood disorder. Indeed, nutritional deficiencies factor into most mental illness—from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and PTSD—and dietary changes can work alongside or even replace medications to alleviate symptoms and support mental wellness.Nutrition Essentials for Mental HealthAnd much more. With this resource in hand, clinicians can enhance the efficacy of all their methods and be prepared to support clients’ mental health with more effective, integrated treatment.
Exploring the connection between nutrition and mental wellness sotherapists can provide more effective, integrated treatment.
Nutrition Essentials for Mental HealthWhere there is mental illness there is frequently a history of digestive and nutritional problems. Digestive problems in turn exacerbate mental distress, all of which can be improved by nutritional changes. It’s not unusual for a deficit or excess of certain nutrients to disguise itself as a mood disorder. Indeed, nutritional deficiencies factor into most mental illness—from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and PTSD—and dietary changes can work alongside or even replace medications to alleviate symptoms and support mental wellness.Nutrition Essentials for Mental HealthAnd much more. With this resource in hand, clinicians can enhance the efficacy of all their methods and be prepared to support clients’ mental health with more effective, integrated treatment.
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