Dr. Drew Ramsey on How Food Affects Our Mood & How to Make Nutrition Changes That Last

Today, we welcome Dr. Drew Ramsey to talk about nutritional psychiatry, from how our food choices affect our mood and how food should be included when talking about mental health to accepting anxiety as part of our response system and why alcohol is awful for anxiety and depression. Dr. Ramsey is a psychiatrist, author, and farmer. He is one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and in active clinical practice in New York City where his work focuses on the clinical treatment of depression and anxiety.  Thanks to this episode's sponsor: Organifi: Receive 20% off your order by going to www.organifi.com/doug  What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Myth: The important value in talking about food is around meat 07:45 Different therapeutic uses of food 11:29 What we eat dictates how we feel 15:18 There is no talk about food in mental health 20:30 Anxiety is big part of our intuition 27:41 Exposure to the things that make you anxious 31:16 What is catastrophization? 34:10 Food change takes more than 30 days  39:07 Alcohol is awful for anxiety and depression 46:52 Setting the clocks and getting the early morning light 55:53 Foods to avoid Episode Resources: Drew Ramsey | Website, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Books Follow me on Social Media: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices