The Role Nutrients Play In Mental Health with Clinical Psychologist - Julia Rucklidge

Professor Julia Rucklidge is a Canadian-born clinical psychologist who is the director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Her research has centered on mental health and nutrition.

For the past decasde, the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group has been running clinical trials investigating the role of broad-spectrum micronutrients on people with mental illness, specifically ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety and stress.

In 2014 presented a TEDx talk called “The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in Mental Health” which has had over 1.5 millions views.

She has over 100 peer reviewed publications

In this Podcast we discuss:

-    What types of foods have been scientifically studied to improve our Mental Health

-   How the current system of treating people with Mental Health issues is not good enough.

-     How the brain is the hungriest organ of your body and why it needs Macro and Micro Nutrients. 

-    Julias research of how Nutrition is having a really positive impact on Peoples Mental Wellbeing

-     The state of Mental Health in the world and how she is aiming to improve it.


Julia's Links:

Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqXHHCc5lA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthandnutrition/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ucmentalhealthandnutrition/?hl=en

Email where you can find out more information about Julia's Work: mentalhealthnutrition@canterbury.ac.nz

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Host:

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