Surviving the Holidays with Food Allergies – Need to Know for 2024 – Shahzad Mustafa, MD
https://youtu.be/SWDqdgNlFng Food allergies are on the rise the past 20 years, with 200,000 patients requiring emergency care for food-based allergic reactions annually. With the Holidays coming up, and many of us surrounded by food allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, egg, seeds, soy, we need to know what we are eating and what to […]
More Plant-Based Diets in Schools – The Next Generation
https://youtu.be/mx3wLSXtdMYTwo plant-based nutrition advocates make the case for: a more plant-based diet offering more plant-based foods in schools re-engineering land usage and waste away from meat production improving the environment with less meat Meryl Fury, MS RN and Audrey Lawson-Sanchez offer a delightful, friendly and supportive approach to more variety in our diet, improved nutrition […]
Wild Caught Seafood – Health Benefits and Sustainable Eating – Roxana Ehsani MS RD
Wild-Caught Seafood: Health Benefits and Sustainable Eating – Roxana Ehsani, MS RD Fish and seafood are excellent lean protein sources without any of the saturated fats of meat. Introducing more seafood into your diet may yield numerous health and nutrition benefits. Seafood is also better than meat as it lowers the risks of heart disease, stroke, […]
How the Gut Microbiome effects Mental Health
The gut-brain connection is now well-established. It’s a two-way information super-highway between your gut and your brain which is how these two organs communicate about their state and what to do next. The gut microbiome is also now understood. It’s the colony of bacteria, viruses, and micro-nutrients that inhabit your intestines and determine the state […]
Important Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet – Jordi Salas Salvado MD
Clinical trials of The Mediterranean Diet show Important Health Benefits Clinical trials of the Mediterranean Diet show important health benefits – both physically and mentally. The Mediterranean Diet emphasizes vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, fish, some chicken, and olive oil – all foods readily available in the Mediterranean region. Dr. Jordi Salas Salvado, MD has […]
Adaptive vs Maladaptive Impulsivity – Jaanus Harro MD PhD – New Brain Nutrition
The New Brain Nutrition project, a consortium of 18 European University Hospitals, has conducted clinical research on how lifestyle and nutrition effect mental health. Jaanus Harro, MD PhD, Professor of Psychophysiology at the University of Tartu, discusses the longitudinal research (following participants from 15 years of age until 35 years) he had conducted on what […]
Why Lifestyle Intervention is Key to Mental Health
https://youtu.be/nMve6nsW3aY When we think of mental health and associated services, we usually think of various kinds of mental health therapy. We are learning however that our brain function is really a part of our body, and that many things good for the body are also good for the brain. Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, MD is the […]
Yo-Yo Diets Don’t Work – Heal Your Relationship with Food – Sabrina Magnan, Certified Nutrition Coach
If you constantly find yourself adhering to your diet perfectly for a couple of days, only to find yourself caving & uncontrollably binging on ALL foods (then feeling guilty for lacking willpower), today we are going to help you understand the fundamental mistakes that cause this cycle. We’re going to explain why trying to double […]