Felice Jacka – A New Vision for Mental Health

The SMILEs Trial

Author: Editorial 3rd May 2021 0 Comments

The Food & Mood Centre have conducted a study called SMILEs (Supporting the Modification of lifestyle in Lowered Emotional States). Their report begins: “Many aspects of lifestyle, such as keeping active, being a non-smoker and maintaining a balanced diet are important…
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How diet can affect your mental wellbeing

Author: Editorial 24th February 2021 0 Comments

This report comes from the BBC, who say: “As the world has changed drastically since the start of the pandemic, it may well be your diet has too. But does the food you eat really affect your mental wellbeing? We asked…
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Brain Changer: How diet can save your mental health – cutting-edge science from an expert

Author: Editorial 23rd October 2019 1 Comment

This book has been written by Prof. Felice Jacka. The publisher says: “A combination of Professor Felice Jacka’s love of food and her own experience of depression and anxiety as a young woman led her to question whether what we put…
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Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood

Author: Editorial 11th October 2019 0 Comments

Allison Aubrey and Rhitu Chatterjee, reporting for America’s National Public Radio (NPR): “There’s fresh evidence that eating a healthy diet, one that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and limits highly processed foods, can help reduce symptoms of depression. A randomized controlled trial published in the journal PLOS ONE finds that symptoms of depression dropped…
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