Is Nutritional Deficiency Causing Your Depression?
Learn about the 10 most common nutrient deficiencies linked to depression and the foods that can be incorporated into your diet to address them.
How Dietary Fat Impacts Your Mental Health
Ever wonder how fat effects your mental and physical health? In this article, we break down the science and popular understanding surrounding fat: What kinds are good to eat and which should be avoided? How can we incorporate fat as part of a healthy diet?
How to Identify and Treat B12 Deficiency
Who is at risk for B12 deficiency, what are the symptoms, and why does it matter for mental health? Learn about the importance of maintaining healthy levels of B12 in the body and when to seek help if you suspect a deficiency.
The Science of the Ketogenic Diet and What to Expect if You Decide to Try It
Is a Low Carb High Fat diet right for you? In this blog we explore the science behind the HFLC recommendations and what to expect when making the transition to this type of diet.
To Eat or Not to Eat: Meat and Mental Health
The food that we put into our bodies directly impacts our psychological and physical well being. Continue reading to learn the impact that eating meat has on mental health.
To Eat or Not to Eat: Does Dairy Make the Grade for Mental Health?
Unsure about the health benefits of dairy? In this blog we tackle the pros and cons of incorporating dairy into your diet. Integrative Medicine considers the impact food choices have on your overall health- physical, emotional, and mental- and we hope that this article helps to break down current knowledge surrounding dairy.
Can Food Help You Fight Depression?
The adage "you are what you eat" may be one of the most profound truths of our existence. So it should come as no small wonder that you experience a sense of euphoria when you devour a decadent dessert or sample a slice of authentic New York from your favorite Brooklyn pizza spot.
The High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet
There are countless types of diets trending today, such as: weight loss diets, crash diets, detox diets, low fat diets, high fat diets, low carb diets and many more! It seems like every time we turn on the TV or look at a magazine, there’s another fad diet that’s promising real results
Food and Mental Health
How does what I eat relate to how I think and feel? This question, in one form or another, is as old as human history.
Fat Fads: Changes in Fat Consumption
We have a complicated relationship with fat. Experts demonized fat in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, and now we are entering a new pro-fat era. Popular knowledge is slowly slowly shifting back in favor of butter over margarine, olive oil over canola
Kids Who Eat Breakfast Perform Better at School, Studies Show
Children are sensitive to environmental factors, and changes in food and diet can have dramatic effects on their behavior and moods. Balancing knowledge about nutrition, children’s tastes
Healing Your Brain by Healing Your Gut
When it comes to nutrition and our health, there is good news and bad news. The bad news is that with the changes in the Standard American Diet the rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, and mental health problems such as depression
The Benefits and Risks of Caffeine
Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world, and after millennia of use we are now discovering that tea and coffee may have many beneficial effects for our mental health.