Nourish your Mental Health: Nutrition as Self Care by Emily Presbrey, MS RD LDN

The impact our food choices have on our physical body is a common topic of conversation, but what about how our nutrition impacts our mental health? Due to a society immersed in diet culture and the fast paced stressful lives many people live, many individuals lack important micro- and macronutrients in their diet that play a significant role in the proper functioning of our nervous system and gastrointestinal system. We are fighting a battle against our health and wellbeing, instead of working with it. We can learn to engage in nutrition as a form of self care- a way to enhance our quality of life through supporting our mental health.