Diet Diversity: How the Foods We Eat Impact our Mental Health

⁠**Become a Nutrimind Member and Support My Work!**⁠ ($7-$13/month) Today's interview is with science communicator and author of Nutrivore: Dr. Sarah Ballantyne! Dr. Sarah and I chat about the current nutritional research and dietary guidelines regarding the best eating patterns for both physical and mental health. Scroll down to find specific topics and jump to that time in the episode. As always, nutrition does not heal mental health; however, it can support the management of symptoms. To learn more about Dr. Sarah, her content and how to support her, visit her Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drsarahballantyne ⁠and her website here. To stay up to date on nutritional psychology research, find me on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Nutrimindcoach ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠**The Nutritional Mental Health Newsletter** ⁠⁠⁠⁠(FREE) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate and subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on nutritional psychology! Email [email protected] or DM me on Instagram for questions, thoughts, and inquiries. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (01:33) What is the Nutrivore philosophy? (10:31) Why focus on diet over supplementation? (16:48) The 12 foundational food families (27:27) Approaching diet diversity with ADHD/ARFID/Autism (39:16) How enjoyment plays a part in diet (44:54) Debunking common food fears (58:51) The gut microbiome (01:10:14) Restrictive vs. permissive eating