When it comes to fighting anxiety, you have more control than you think: the power is at the end of your fork.<\/b>We’re in the middle of a global anxiety epidemic, but in Calm Your Mind With Food<\/i>, bestselling author and nutritional psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo gives you the tools to take back control. Dr Naidoo draws on the latest science to demonstrate how an understanding of how both the brain and gut microbiome works, and a diet that creates a strong foundation for mental health, will equip you to control your anxiety.In this revolutionary, solutions-focussed and full-body approach to relieving anxiety, you’ll learn:\u00c2\u00b7 Dr Uma’s six pillars to calm the mind\u00c2\u00b7 How inflammation affects everything from anxiety and depression to Alzheimer’s disease\u00c2\u00b7 How the trillions of bacteria living in your gut are key to controlling anxiety\u00c2\u00b7 How to incorporate anxiety-busting foods into your diet, from the obscure (ashwagandha) to the ubiquitous (vitamin C) \u00c2\u00b7 Which foods you should avoid as you make anti-anxiety eating choices\u00c2\u00b7 The best diets for managing symptoms of anxiety and depressionWith guidelines for creating your own personal anti-anxiety meal plan and dozens of supernutrient-forward, delicious recipes, Dr Naidoo shows how to effectively use food and nutrition as essential tools for calming the mind. This ground-breaking guide will help you boost your immunity, reduce anxiety and enhance your overall mental well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recent research has shown that the gut, brain and immune system are surprisingly connected; few people realise that we have an immune system in our gut, and it greatly affects our mental health, specifically our tendency towards anxiety. In this ground-breaking study, Dr Naidoo reveals how treating anxiety requires a full-body approach. Food can be an indispensable tool in improving mental health, and all of us can combine healthy ingredients into delicious, nourishing, anxiety-busting meals. Here, Dr Naidoo reveals the anxiety superfoods and the foods we should avoid, as well as providing mouth-watering recipes, helping us become immune to anxiety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[911],"product_tag":[3128],"class_list":["post-102131","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-health","product_tag-diets-dieting","pa_book_author-naidoo-uma","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-616-85220654-edition23","pa_imprint-bloomsbury-tonic","pa_language-english","pa_pages-9065","pa_publisher-bloomsbury-tonic","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n