Calm Your Mind with Food

A Revolutionary Guide to Controlling Your Anxiety

By: Uma Naidoo MD MD

Narrated by: Deepti Gupta

A revolutionary full-body approach to relieving anxiety, from bestselling author and nutritional psychiatrist Uma Naidoo, MD

In this groundbreaking guide, Dr. Uma Naidoo presents cutting-edge research about the ways anxiety is rooted in the brain, gut, immune system, and metabolism. Drawing on the latest science on the connection between diet and anxiety, Dr. Naidoo shows us how to effectively use food and nutrition as essential tools for calming the mind.

In Calm Your Mind with Food, you’ll learn:

• How inflammation affects everything from anxiety and depression to Alzheimer’s disease
• How the trillions of bacteria living in your gut are key to controlling anxiety
• The six pillars for calming the mind
• What to eat to balance leptin, a key link between the central nervous system and metabolic processes
• How to incorporate anxiety-busting foods into your diet, from the obscure (ashwagandha) to the ubiquitous (vitamin C)
• The best diets for managing symptoms of anxiety and depression

Along with guidelines for creating your own personal anti-anxiety meal plan and dozens of supernutrient-forward, delicious recipes, Calm Your Mind with Food will help you boost your immunity, reduce anxiety, and enhance your overall mental well-being.

Critic reviews

"Once you read Dr. Uma Naidoo’s approachable, science-backed explanations of the connection between nutrition and mental health, you will forever alter your dietary choices. In her groundbreaking book, Dr. Naidoo masterfully teaches how to use food to relieve symptoms of anxiety and calm the mind."—Mark Hyman, MD, author of Young Forever

“I can’t say enough about the critical connections Dr. Uma Naidoo draws between mental health and the food we eat. In her revolutionary book, she masterfully teaches how to use food to relieve symptoms of anxiety using principles of nutritional psychiatry, a field she has pioneered.”—Giada De Laurentiis, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Better, Feel Better

“Nutritional Psychiatry is a new discipline and Dr. Uma Naidoo is a global leader in this field. This book is a must-read for anyone who is plagued with stress and anxiety, which is essentially every one of us!”—Deepak Chopra, author of Living in the Light

“This remarkable book beautifully illustrates how mindful eating can alleviate anxiety, offering a refreshing perspective in our anxiety-laden world. A must-read for those seeking solace and tranquility through the soothing embrace of nourishing meals."—David Perlmutter, MD, author of Grain Brain and Drop Acid

“When it comes to psychiatry, Dr. Uma Naidoo is a unique global leader who integrates her research and clinical work to provide science backed protocols. In this amazing book she tackles the #1 condition afflicting the world today: Anxiety. This book will transform the way you think about the food you eat to help calm your mind.”—Dr. Daniel Amen, author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

“Drawing upon years of experience and cutting-edge research, Dr. Uma Naidoo expertly guides you on a journey to discover the essential connections between your dietary choices and your emotional resilience and mental health. Through her insightful guidance, you'll learn how to nourish not only your body but also your mind, using food as a powerful tool to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and promote lasting mental health. Dr. Naidoo is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry and this book is a must read.”—Keri Glassman, MS, RDN, Founder of Nutritious Life and the Nutritious Life Studio

Calm mind with food

Enlightening, based on the purpose for which I read it — nutritional psych. It’s properly researched. Used in conjunction with my other education it will serve me well.

Very Informative

This was a fantastic and informative book. Dr. Naidoo makes clear the connection, in a science-based way, between what we eat and how we feel. It’s good to know that it can be within our power to limit anxiety’s affect on us.

Interesting but not new.

The reader is excellent. The book is nonjudgmental which is nice. But honestly if you ate this way you would be depressed and broke lol. I guess you could incorporate some things but it’s always about this vegan sprouted lifestyle that few can really do. Just my opinion. Still worth a listen. I listened to the whole book and did get some good take a ways.

I started with skepticism

but the science is persuasive. I appreciate the caution around pressing for 1 size fits all, as well as promoting flavorful foods with familiar (as well as a few exotic) ingredients. The idea of a Mediterranean diet, with world flavors & recipes.

So good

So good I told my MD to read this book! She said she too will read the audiobook