EP 13: The Power of Nutrition in Treating Mental Illness with Dr. Bonnie Kaplan

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In this life-changing conversation with Dr. Bonnie Kaplan–a pioneer researcher in the field of nutrition and mental health–she shares:

• How she began studying the link between nutrition and mental health,
• Why she wrote her extraordinary book The Better Brain (link below),
• Macronutrients vs. micronutrients,
• Why we can’t test yet for what nutrients our brain is lacking;
• Why specialty diets aren’t always best for mental health,
• The goal of inverting the treatment model for mental illness to aid in healing, and
• What is being done to spread awareness and education about the power of nutrition to heal mental illness.

Instagram: @thebetterbrain

Website: www.bonniejkaplan.com

The Better Brain Book Website: www.thebetterbrainbook.com

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Bio

Bonnie J Kaplan, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary; website here. She has published widely on the contribution of nutrition to mental health. Her efforts to include nutrition knowledge in the care of people with mental health challenges has earned her a variety of awards: the Dr. Rogers Prize, selection as one of 150 Canadian Difference Makers in Mental Health, and the top “7 Over 70” in Calgary. Her book The Better Brain, was written with Professor Julia Rucklidge. Her goal is to influence the way mental health treatment is delivered.

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