Food & Lifestyle Hacks To Beat Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Brain Fog and More with Dr. Drew Ramsey

06/01/22 • 80 min

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I’m so excited to welcome Drew Ramsey, M.D., one of psychiatry’s leading proponents of Nutritional Psychiatry and author of Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety. Dr. Ramsey is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and the founder of the Brain Food Clinic. On this episode we talk about:

the 6 nutrients that influence our brain health
why balancing BDNF levels is as important and serotonin and dopamine
how to support your BDNF levels
the best ways to tackle insomnia
how to eat to help with depression
why you should stop taking melatonin
changes you can make now to help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
what causes brain fog and easy ways to help beat it
a surprising cause of depression and anxiety OR how viral infections can cause depression and anxiety
how to activate your glymphatic system and clean up the waste in your brain
tips for vegans and vegetarians to support their mental health
whether intermittent fasting helps with mental health
the one food you should be incorporating into every meal that you’re probably not
the breakfast food that’s an under appreciated gut health superstar

This episode is sponsored by Nuzest. You can use the code “LIZM” for 20% off your order on http://nuzest.us/liz

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This episode is sponsored by Seed. You can get 15% off your first month’s supply of Seed’s DS-01TM Daily Synbiotic by going to https://seed.com/daily-synbiotic and using the code LIZMOODY.

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the 6 nutrients that influence our brain health
why balancing BDNF levels is as important and serotonin and dopamine
how to support your BDNF levels
the best ways to tackle insomnia
how to eat to help with depression
why you should stop taking melatonin
changes you can make now to help protect your brain from Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
what causes brain fog and easy ways to help beat it
a surprising cause of depression and anxiety OR how viral infections can cause depression and anxiety
how to activate your glymphatic system and clean up the waste in your brain
tips for vegans and vegetarians to support their mental health
whether intermittent fasting helps with mental health
the one food you should be incorporating into every meal that you’re probably not
the breakfast food that’s an under appreciated gut health superstar

This episode is sponsored by Nuzest. You can use the code “LIZM” for 20% off your order on http://nuzest.us/liz

This episode is sponsored by Thrive Market. Go to thrivemarket.com/healthiertogether to get 40% off your first order AND a FREE gift worth over $50!

This episode is sponsored by Seed. You can get 15% off your first month’s supply of Seed’s DS-01TM Daily Synbiotic by going to https://seed.com/daily-synbiotic and using the code LIZMOODY.

This episode is sponsored by Paleovalley. Head over to paleovalley.com and use the code LIZM for 15% off.

Healthier Together cover art by Zack. Healthier Together music by Alex Ruimy.

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This episode is sponsored by Seed. You can get 15% off your first month’s supply of Seed’s DS-01TM Daily Synbiotic by going to https://seed.com/daily-synbiotic and using the code LIZMOODY.

This episode is sponsored by Paleovalley. Head over to paleovalley.com and use the code LIZM for 15% off.

This episode is sponsored by Wild Health. Get 20% off with code LIZ at wildhealth.com/liz.

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