In this second, expanded edition of the best-selling The Brain Diet, Dr. Alan C. Logan incorporates the latest research on the connection between nutrition, mental health, and intelligence. Most people today know that good nutrition and good health are related and that poor nutrition frequently leads to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Unfortunately, few people realize […]
The History of Nutritional Therapy
Foods have long been valued for their therapeutic properties, but it was Hippocrates who first proclaimed that diet was medicinal. Before the development of modern pharmacology, people looked to foods and plants as a way of maintaining health and curing ills. For centuries, traditional healers have known that foods can have powerful healing effects on […]
How Nutritional Therapy Works
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4 out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the US and other developed countries are mental disorders. Major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are among the most common mental disorders that currently plague numerous countries and have varying incidence […]
Foods that Help Depression
For people suffering from mild to moderate depression, certain dietary changes can help when combined with a comprehensive treatment program. Studies have shown that by eliminating certain foods from the diet, people with depressive disorders experience a reduction in symptoms, and that certain foods can trigger the symptoms of depression. The health habits prevailing in […]