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Mindful eating is a non-standardized protocol that complements other interventions to optimize digestive function, while enhancing self-acceptance, mind-body-food awareness, and overall wellness. Consequently, a variety of practices from evidence-based mindfulness programs may be used to individualize care based on patients’ needs and readiness for change.

Central to mindful-eating practices for improved digestion is the attenuated stress response, encouraging nervous-system regulation to promote homeostasis needed for the rest-and-digest mode. Gastrointestinal and neuro-endocrine-immune signaling, and internal and external inputs comprise a complex psychosocial-physiological network that modulates optimal health. Within the context of that complex network, mindful eating offers a scientifically-proven, effective way to help regulate the stress response for optimal digestive function, which is the cornerstone of wellness and survival.

– Mindful Eating

When mindful eating techniques are included as part of an intervention for overweight or obese individuals, it is even more important that those interventions should also include techniques to reduce emotion dysregulation and negative affect.

– Impact of Mindful Eating on Weight

What is Mood Food Meals?

Mood Food Meals is a revolutionary way to manage mood with food from Dr. Uma Naidoo and The Daily Dose. It’s built on the principle of mindful eating and provides the nutritional tools you need to address brain health through a variety of delicious, nutritious whole food based meals specifically chosen to support the microbiome, calm neuroinflammation, fend off oxidative stress, improve energy, focus and mood.

The program is designed to provide:

  • Improved Cognitive Function: Meals designed to enhance focus, memory, and cognitive speed.
  • Enhanced Mood and Energy: Foods selected to boost serotonin levels and overall energy, reducing symptoms of depression and fatigue.
  • Stabilization of Brain Health: Ingredients that mitigate neuroinflammation and promote long-term brain health.

Enhance Mental Wellbeing Through The Proven Health Benefits of Mood Foods

  1. Improved Energy

Our meals are carefully designed to provide sustained energy throughout the day. By incorporating whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats, Mood Foods help stabilize blood sugar levels, preventing the mid-day slump and boosting overall vitality.

  1. Reduced Brain Fog

Brain fog often results from poor diet, stress, and inadequate sleep. The Mood Food Meal Plan emphasizes foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins that enhance mental clarity and concentration, helping you to think more clearly and efficiently.

  1. Better Sleep

Nutrition plays a crucial role in sleep quality. Our meals include ingredients like almonds, cherries, and oats, which naturally boost levels of melatonin and support a healthy sleep cycle. This not only helps you fall asleep faster but also improves the quality of sleep.

  1. Balanced Microbiome

A healthy gut is foundational to overall health. Mood Foods are rich in prebiotics and probiotics, fostering a balanced gut microbiome. This improves digestion, enhances nutrient absorption, and supports immune function, contributing to better overall health.

  1. Reduced Inflammation

Chronic inflammation is linked to numerous health issues, including neurodegenerative diseases and depression. Our meal plan focuses on anti-inflammatory foods, such as leafy greens, berries, and turmeric, which help reduce inflammation markers in the body and promote a healthier, more resilient system.

  1. Supports Memory

Good nutrition is key to maintaining memory function as we age. Ingredients in our meals, like blueberries and walnuts, are packed with compounds that support neuron health and cognitive function, aiding in memory retention and recall.

  1. Better Focus

To enhance focus and attention, our meals include foods high in iron, vitamin C, and complex carbohydrates. These nutrients support neurotransmitter function, which is essential for maintaining concentration levels and cognitive performance throughout the day.

FAQs

What is the basis of the Mood Food Meal Plan?

The plan is grounded in nutritional psychiatry, focusing on how diet influences mental health through the gut-brain axis.

How does nutrition support brain health?

One mechanism is via the gut-brain connection, the foods we eat are highly influential on brain health because these two organs are in constant communication.

What is neuroinflammation?

Neuroinflammation is inflammation in the brain usually caused by eating an inflammatory diet (such as the standard American diet), stress,  or even exposure to environmental toxins. Over time, neuroinflammation can lead to increased anxiety, depression, brain fog and even neurodegenerative diseases.

Which foods cause neuroinflammation?

Ultra-processed and processed foods, fast foods, certain artificial sweeteners, added and refined sugars and industrial seed oils.

Which foods relieve neuroinflammation?

Whole fruits and vegetables, leafy greens, berries, healthy fats (like avocado, EVOO and omega-3’s), herbs, spices, fermented foods, extra dark natural chocolate.

How do these foods support brain health?

Rich in antioxidants and plant polyphenols that reverse damage caused by oxidative stress in the brain as well as an array of vitamins and minerals that support cellular functions. Many are also rich in fiber which is crucial for a balanced microbiome.

Which foods support gut health?

Fiber is key for a healthy gut as it fuels the healthy bacteria in the gut supporting balance. Fermented foods like kimchi, plain yogurt and tempeh contain live bacterial cultures to replenish and maintain an abundance of healthy bacteria.

Which fats support a healthy brain?

Omega-3 fatty acids have powerful anti-inflammatory benefits and can be found in wild caught fish like salmon, sardines and anchovies, as well as nuts and seeds. Monounsaturated fatty acids found in olives, extra virgin olive oil and avocado are also important for optimal nutrient absorption and to support healthy tissue.

Which fats are bad for brain health?

Trans fats, hydrogenated oils and processed seed oils like soybean, vegetable, palm, corn and safflower oils are all highly processed and high in omega-6 fatty acids which can exacerbate inflammation in the brain.

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