Nutrition for Mental Health

Have you ever heard of the gut-brain axis? Did you know that you have a second nervous system that happens to be located in your gut? Up to 70% of the happy hormone Serotonin is located in your gut and the more we nourish our gut the more we can produce! The vagus nerve connects our brain and gut, and bacteria in our gut act as messengers to our brain. Do you remember the feeling of butterflies in your stomach? Is it a consequence of being anxious, nervous, stressed or excited? This is our central nervous system in our brain communicating with our enteric nervous system in our gut. Ultimately we want the communication between our brain and gut to be clear and in good working order.

Nutritional Psychiatry is an emerging field, we train and work alongside scientists at the forefront. Different from traditional psychiatry it uses nutritional medicine to help support mental health or supplements to optimize conventional therapies. Questionnaires and functional testing are used to establish biochemical imbalances, deficiencies and genetic susceptibility which may be contributing to adverse mental health. The best outcomes are achieved when all aspects of physical and emotional wellbeing are addressed with the right care and support. Book a Consultation with a Nutritional Medicine Practitioner will establish the right plan for you.