Learn what foods and nutrients should and should not be consumed to improve mental wellbeing and explore the fundamental role that nutrition plays in our mental health.
What you'll learn
Understand how our food supply has changed
Recognise the components of food that are relevant to mental health
Discover dietary patterns that maximize nutrient density
Connect dietary choices to mental health
Examine dietary advice and what is relevant to better mental health outcomes
Implement simple ways to improve your diet
Identify individual and environmental factors that influence the supply of nutrients to the brain
Explore the recent paradigm shift of using broad spectrum micronutrients to address mental health challenges
Understand when additional nutrients may be necessary to alleviate mental health suffering
Syllabus 7
The course is presented in six modules:
MODULE 1: Nutrition and Mental Health: Why now?
MODULE 2: Introduction to nutrients relevant to brain health.
MODULE 3: Dietary patterns and mental health.
MODULE 4: The factors that influence the supply of nutrients to the brain.
MODULE 5: Supplementation as treatment for mental health problems: The evidence.
MODULE 6: The bigger context: What can you do to build a better brain?
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