By Amanda Perrin7 min read Most people hear Vitamin D and think of it as the “Sunshine Vitamin” or the vitamin that helps make our bones strong. Very few would think it’s the vitamin our brains need to function, as Vitamin D plays a major role in our cognitive health. In the recent years, there have been many studies linking deficiency of this vitamin to … Continue reading More Than Just Sunshine: Vitamin D & Mental Health
By The BroglieBox Team10 min read We had the pleasure of interviewing Harvard-trained psychiatrist and nutrition expert Dr. Uma Naidoo. “Dr. Naidoo draws on cutting-edge research to explain the many ways in which food contributes to our mental health, and shows how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues, from ADHD to anxiety to OCD.” … Continue reading Healing Your Brain with Food – Q&A with Dr. Uma Naidoo
By The BroglieBox Team5 min read Eating disorders are illnesses in which the people experience severe disturbances in their eating behaviors and related thoughts and emotions. People with eating disorders typically become pre-occupied with food and their body weight. Eating disorders affect several million people at any given time, most often women between the ages of 12 and 35. There are three main types of eating … Continue reading Defined: Eating Disorders
By Katie Afra, PsyD, NSCA-CPT13 min read Butterflies in your stomach. A gut-wrenching feeling. Your stomach suddenly drops… You’d better go with your gut. All of these are intensely emotional experiences that seem to be best described by what’s happening in our stomachs at the time. Now, consider this for a moment — our most intense emotional experiences involve the gut SO much that we … Continue reading The Gut-Brain Connection: What You Need to Know
By Tessie Tracy10 min read You’re driving home from work, trying to release stress. But that presentation. You’re not ready. What if you mess up? What if you forget what to say? As your mind is fluttering, your body made a decision to pull into the store and pick up some mini chocolate-frosted cupcakes. You pop open the container and take that blissful first bite. Creamy … Continue reading 3 Tools to Manage Emotional Eating
A quick healthy recipe from the Doctors Daughters! Continue reading Mood Food Recipe: Collard Jelly Wraps
Try out this homemade, easy-to-make, delicious vegetable soup that is jam-packed with nutritious and delicious ingredients. Continue reading Mood Food Recipe: Delicious & Nutritious Veggie Soup
By Dr. Judy Thompson12 min read It is commonly known that allergies from food or other substances can cause signs and symptoms (S/S) of hay fever, asthma, and hives. However, the brain – the most intricate and biochemically complicated organ – can also be affected by allergies. Body allergies and brain allergies often go hand in hand. Mood altering foods are tough to diagnose, but … Continue reading You Are What You Eat: The Brain & Allergen Connection
By Kayleigh ClarkPrep Time 20 mins Though each B vitamin has a specific and important job to do in your body, we want to highlight B12 – because deficiency is quite common. According to NIH, B12 can only be found in animal products or fortified non-animal products. If you are vegan, most nutritional yeast products contain vitamin B12. When you are deficient in B12, symptoms are … Continue reading Mood Food Recipe: Lemon Dill Salmon Salad with Dairy-Free Ranch
By Jennifer HanwayPrep Time 3 min Switching your morning coffee to warm water, lime juice, and Himalayan salt not only helps with re-hydration and alkaline balance after a night of detox and repair, but the Himalayan salt provides much needed minerals and electrolytes that support your hard-working adrenal glands! Simply add a squeeze of lime juice and a pinch of Himalayan salt (the pink one!) … Continue reading Mood Food Recipe: Healing Himalayan Salt Elixir
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