Diet and Nutrition: Proven Factors Affecting Mental Health

By Mike Bundrant of the iNLP Center.

Many mental health practitioners and trained coaches have long recognized the importance of diet and nutrition on a patient’s overall health and well-being. Now psychiatrists and psychologists are being urged to recognize the link between a patient’s nutritional choices and their mental health as well.

Recent research has confirmed that nutritional deficiencies can lead to poor mental health. Several scientific studies have found that not only can eating healthy help improve a patient’s mental wellness, nutrients such as folate, B12, iron, zinc, magnesium, omega-3s, vitamin D, and others can have a …read more