Tag Archives: nutrition

Mental health and gut health

March 01, 2018  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on Mental health and gut health

This ebook discusses the relationship between nutrition, gut health, and mental health. Full disclosure, the author happens to be my wife https://healthtakesguts.com/people-want-to-feel-well/?utm_source=Health+Takes+Guts®&utm_campaign=46ab8bfbcd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4682c4385a-46ab8bfbcd-24523847  

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The importance of diet in mental health

March 02, 2015  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children,For parents of teenagers   |   Comments Off on The importance of diet in mental health

For the first time, a report by a task force advising on new dietary guidelines, commissioned by the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, included a point considering the possible role of diet in mental health outcomes. In a paper recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, an international group of scientists (all members […]

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Keeping kids active and healthy

August 11, 2014  |   Posted by :   |   For parents of children   |   Comments Off on Keeping kids active and healthy

August is Kids Eat Right month, an initiative of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, supporting the efforts of the White House to end the childhood obesity epidemic. Kids need good examples of physical activity and healthy eating, beginning at home. This article offers some tips: http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/wellness/2014/08/10/send-kids-outside-play-healthy-snack/13851877/

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