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Book

Food for thought : changing how we feel by changing how we eat

Call Number

  • 613.2 G594 (OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

United States : Institute for Disease Management, 2023.

Physical Description

340 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Summary

"To truly give 'thought for food,' it helps to understand what food means and how it affects the mind and body. In this book, we will weave together the threads of stress, inflammation, gut health, and food to present an integrated in-depth picture of how choices that we make about food, and other aspects of lifestyle, affect our minds and bodies. The overall objective is to provide readers with enough evidence-based information to enable them to make and carry out informed choices about what they eat. The goal of the text is to enable you to: Distinguish between health-enhancing and unhealthy foods; Identify how stress encourages unhealthy food consumption and how to modify responses to stress; Describe the links between food, psychological well-being, and the gut-brain axis; Explain the importance of food choices in preventing and managing mood disorders and chronic medical conditions; Apply practical knowledge to optimize your diet and gut health, reduce stress and inflammation, and experience better well-being"--Amazon.com.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Scope of this book
  • How conscientious eating can reduce stress and inflammation
  • The stress switch : from adversity to challenge
  • Understanding emotional eating
  • Pathways to developing resilience to overcome emotional eating
  • Interoception : food, emotions and the body's inner language
  • The stigma enigma : stress, inflammation & weight gain
  • Inflammation : what is it, and when do we need to worry about it?
  • How inflammation alters the way we think, feel, and eat
  • Inflammation across the lifespan
  • Understanding oxidation and antioxidants
  • Protection from oxidative stress : antioxidants
  • Fats that harm, fats that heal
  • Sugar, white foods, inflammation, and the craving brain
  • Stress, inflammation, the Western diet and vulnerable brain
  • The gut barrier connection
  • Healthy gut, leaky gut : toxins, microbes and stress
  • Probiotics and microbial balance
  • Gut problems : why some foods are the problem and other foods are the solution
  • Psychological effects of inflammation : mood, anxiety and pain
  • How sleep influences the immune system and diet
  • Healthy gut, healthy brain : practical guidelines
  • Changing how we feel by changing what we eat.

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