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Eat Complete with Dr. Drew Ramsey is all about Brain Health and helping you understand that firstly food can improve the health of your brain and secondly which foods can help in which ways. Eat Complete is also jam packed with recipes to help you prepare delicious to improve the health of your brain.
Who is Dr. Drew Ramsey?
Dr. Ramsey is one of medicine’s leading proponents of using dietary change to help balance moods, sharpen brain function and improve mental health. He is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and in active clinical practice in New York City where his work focuses on the clinical treatment of depression and anxiety.
He is the co-creator of The Brain Food Scale, co-founder of National Kale Day, and a member of the medical review team at Dr. Oz’s ShareCare. He frequently speaks and conducts workshops nationally, including two recent TEDx talks on food and brain health.
He is the author of “The Happiness Diet,” “50 Shades of Kale” and his newest book, “Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients That Fuel Brainpower, Boost Weight Loss, and Transform Your Health,” available May 17. His work and writing have been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Prevention, Lancet Psychiatry, and NPR, which named him a “kale evangelist.”
Show Notes:
- Importance of food for the brain
- Nutrients that help the brain grow
- Science of how depression and anxiety can be fought with food
- Stop counting calories – ‘Don’t turn a good meal into a math equation’
- Nutrient dense foods
- The rule of Kale
- Brain healthy foods: potassium, leafy greens, seafood, nuts, beans, dark chocolate
- 30% of women lack iodine
- Add Vitamin b12 to your diets along with omega 3 fatty acids
- Sign up for Dr. Ramsey’s FREE 7 day brain boost here.
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great interview Drew! Enjoyed the out takes too. Nice to see a Doctor with a better understanding of nutrition than most!
Thanks so much Louise and I’m glad you enjoyed the out takes as well. thanks for listening and for leaving a comment!