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Aug 21, 2014
"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." --Hippocrates
This Is Your Brain On Food
Should the Hippocratic maxim "Let food be thy medicine" apply to mental health care? According to recent research on the effect of diet and nutrition on the health of the brain, the answer may be, "Absolutely!" After more than half a century of depending primarily on prescription drugs for relief, the medical and psychiatric community is rediscovering the numerous connections between food and mental illness. Read on to learn more about food may become an integral part of holistic mental health care.
BE THE CHANGE
Resolve to slowly start cutting out processed foods from your diet, not only for your physical health but for your mental health as well.
