The food, nutrition and grace your mental health needs

Click to Text Thoughts on Today's EpisodeCounselor Ruth Opiyo joins to conversation to discuss the relationship between our mental health, the food we eat, and our faith. Ruth brings such gentleness and balance to this conversation, so please know this is not a list of rules, do’s or don’ts. She is an integrative medicine practitioner, so she combines her counseling expertise with nutritional food science.WE DISCUSS:The family’s influence in our relationship with foodReconciling the American version of “healthy” in the late 90s vs. Ruth’s experience growing up in KenyaLearning to live outside the extremes with foodHow micronutrients such as Omega 3s, selenium, magnesium, vitamin D  help our mental healthEstablishing a balanced mindset about eating foods that we know fuel us well but not idolizing it and how that plays into our mental healthLearning to give ourselves grace in the absence of perfectionThe Biblical examples of enjoying food with others and using it to love othersFoods Ruth recommends to support our mental healthThe benefit of taking the time of making our own foodThe science of why we emotionally eatFoods to avoid when we are struggling with our mental healthConnect with Ruth:https://innerpeacecounselingandcoaching.com/[email protected]: InnerPeaceCounselingSugarLandMy latest recommended ways to nourish and move your body, mind and spirit: Nourished Notes Bi-Weekly Newsletter30+ Non-Gym Ways to Improve Your Health (free download)Connect with Amy: GracedHealth.com Instagram: @GracedHealthYouTube: @AmyConnell