Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan to Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, and Protect Memory for a Lifetime of Optimal Mental Health
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Combine the surprising truth about brain food with the cutting-edge science of brain metabolism to achieve extraordinary improvements to your emotional, cognitive, and physical health.
Are you struggling with attention problems, mood swings, food obsession, or depression? Whatever the issue, you have far more control over your thoughts, feelings, and behavior than you realize. Although medications may bring some relief, in Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind, Dr. Georgia Ede reveals that the most powerful way to change brain chemistry is with food, because that’s where brain chemicals come from in the first place.
In this provocative, illuminating guide, Dr. Ede explains why nearly everything we think we know about brain-healthy diets is wrong. We've been told the way to protect our brains is with superfoods, supplements, and plant-based diets rich in whole grains and legumes, but the science tells a different story: not only do these strategies often fail, but some can even work against us. The truth about brain food is that meat is not dangerous, vegan diets are not healthier, and antioxidants are not the answer.
Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind will empower you to: understand how unscientific research methods drive fickle nutrition headlines and illogical dietary guidelines
weigh the risks and benefits of your favorite foods so you can make your own informed choices about what to eat
evaluate yourself for signs of insulin resistance— the silent metabolic disease that robs your brain of the energy it needs to thrive
improve your mental health with a choice of moderate-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets that you can personalize to your food preferences and health goals
Drawing on a wide range of scientific disciplines including biochemistry, neuroscience, and botany, Dr. Ede will ignite your curiosity about the fascinating world of food and its role in nourishing, protecting, and energizing your brain. Read more
Editor's Take
Amazon reviewers describe the book as very informative, well-researched, clear, practical, and easy to read, with several readers saying it helped improve mood and energy.
Goodreads reviewers are mixed but mostly positive overall, with some calling it fantastic, easy to follow, and not repetitive, while a few strongly disagree with its conclusions.
NetGalley readers say the book offers a clear roadmap for brain health, practical meal plans and recipes, and a compelling perspective on nutrition and mental health.
Reddit users who discussed the book generally recommend it, including people who said it was interesting, informative, and worth reading even beyond the original audience.
Review sites and blogs tend to praise the book’s evidence-based approach and practical guidance, often highlighting its focus on metabolic psychiatry and the link between diet, mood, and cognition.
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Specifications
| Topic | Weight Loss |
Product Details
| Publisher | Balance |
| Publication date | January 30, 2024 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 464 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1538739070 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1538739075 |
| Item Weight | 1.5 pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.35 x 1.5 x 9.3 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,305 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Nervous System Diseases (Books) #2 in Immune Systems (Books) #3 in Ketogenic Diet (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,188) |
