How to Build Nutritional Habits that Stick with Psychiatrist and Chef Dr. Uma Naidoo

The Wellness Mama Podcast

Episode Highlights With Dr. Uma Naidoo

• How environment shapes our choices and how to use this to your advantage
• Stress inhibits good habit circles in the brain
• How to create good family habits around food that also reduce stress
• Sugar taps into the same brain receptors as street drugs!
• Why preparing more meals at home leads to eating less and to better nutritional habits
• How small positive habits create a positive feedback loop that lead to an easier time building better habits
• Important considerations for creating healthy mindsets around food and avoiding eating disorders, especially in children
• How to avoid all or nothing or forbidden mindsets around food with kids
• The brain is neuroplastic and adaptable and how to carefully rehabilitate it with healthy habits
• Practical chef tips for making healthy food prep easier

Resources We Mention

• This Is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo, MD
• The Food Mood Connection by Uma Naidoo, MD
• Dr. Uma Naidoo - Website
• Dr. Uma Naidoo - Instagram