# 367 - Calm your mind with food - Dr Uma Naidoo

Nutritional psychiatrist Dr Uma Naidoo is the author of the new book, Calm your mind with food : a revolutionary guide to controlling your anxiety. In this episode we hear about the emerging field of nutritional psychiatry and how the foods we eat can affect our mood, our emotional resilience and mental health. We hear about how inflammation can contribute to anxiety.We discover that saffron is one of the many foods that can support our mental health. Expect to learn whether anxiety and depression can co-exist. We learn that supplementation in addition to diet can help make a postiive contribution to our psychological wellbeing. Plus we find out one of Dr Naidoo's favourite mental health promoting recipes. https://umanaidoomd.com/