Food & Mood, with Dr. Maryam Makowski

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” So said Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician known as the father of modern medicine. (Interestingly, he came to fame by saving Athens from a plague!) His view of food as a source of health continues to be validated by ever-evolving research, and not just good health of the body but of the mind, as well.This is the focus of this episode of What Makes Up Your Mind, with Dr. Maryam S. Makowski, clinical assistant professor in the Stanford University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Her expertise is in nutrition and wellbeing, serving as a nutrition professional and physician wellbeing coach in the Department of Psychiatry’s WellConnect program, Stanford University BeWell Lifestyle Coaching Program, and the Associate Director of Scholarship and Health Promotion of the Stanford Medicine WellMD & WellPhD Center. Along with explaining how what we eat feeds our brain (or doesn’t), Dr. Makowski helps us follow the process of how our bodily fuel also impacts our emotions and moods. She also discusses foods for mental alertness and performance, extra motivation when facing a daunting task, and ways food can ease anxiety and depression.Learn more about Dr. Maryam Makowski and her work here: Academic Profile: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/maryam-makowskiWellConnect: https://med.stanford.edu/psychiatry/special-initiatives/wellconnect.htmlStanford Healthy Living Coaches: https://healthyliving.stanford.edu/coaching/bios.php?sc=6364d3f0f495b6ab9dcf8d3b5c6e0b01&ci=NjA4MTYxNCwgNjA4MTYxNywgNjA4MTYyNywgNjA4MTYxOSwgNjA4MTYyNiwgNjAzOTk5NSwgNjA4MTYzMA==Stanford Faculty and Staff can sign up for nutrition coaching through BeWell Program: https://healthyliving.stanford.edu/classes/register/hipClasses.php?t=1cce34dfd3cbss383d348a508b1be48cc821&ct=17