Episode 248: Nutritional Psychiatry and How Your Diet Affects Your Brain with Dr. Georgia Ede

Dr. Ede is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in nutrition science and brain metabolism. Her twenty-five years of clinical experience include twelve years as a college psychiatrist and nutrition consultant at Smith College and Harvard University Health Services, where she was the first to offer students nutrition-based approaches as an alternative to psychiatric medications. She speaks internationally about dietary approaches to psychiatric disorders. She co-authored the first inpatient study of the ketogenic diet for treatment-resistant mental illnesses, developed the first medically accredited course in ketogenic diets for mental health practitioners, and was honored to be named a recipient of the Baszucki Brain Research Fund’s first annual Metabolic Mind Award. Her new book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind was published in January 2024. Key Topics: - Remission from psychiatric illness is possible - Patterns of eating that aren’t brain-supportive - How nutrition studies get twisted to make us fear brain-supportive foods - Food that makes neurotransmitters function better - The “unholy trinity” that throws off neurotransmitter balance - How sugar literally creates stress in the body - The myth of the perfect brain superfood Learn more about Dr. Ede’s work and her book at https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ Grab Erin’s FREE Food is Mood Guide here: https://mailchi.mp/055b20577ebc/food-is-mood-guide Sponsor: Factor Meals! Head to factormeals.com/spark50 and use the code spark50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off the next month.