How the Standard American Diet is Making Us Depressed, Anxious, and Inflamed

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Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives It's easy to
overlook the connection between what we eat and how we feel, but in
a country where more than 1 in 5 adults are battling mental
illness, suicide is on the rise, especially in children, and drug
overdoses are at an all-time high, we need to stop and ask why? Why
are we witnessing such unprecedented rates of mental illness? The
answer lies not only in our modern-day, high-paced, stressful
environment but at the end of our forks.  In this episode of
my Health Bites series, I discuss why our brains are so broken, the
root causes driving neuroinflammation, and how this drives
disconnection between our prefrontal cortex (the adult in the room)
and amygdala (our reactive, child-like brain), causing our anxiety
and emotions to take over. We’ll also discuss the research clearly
showing how our toxic SAD is a key driver of our mental health
crisis and how you can eat (and supplement) your way out of
many mental health issues.  This episode is brought to you by
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discuss (audio version): The state of the impact of our Standard
American Diet on mental health (2:20) Why are we dealing with
unprecedented rates of mental illness? (4:46) Top inflammatory
foods and factors that are setting our brains on fire (6:34) What
is metabolic health? (9:34) The impact of metabolic dysfunction on
our brains, mood, and overall health (14:04) How is UPF driving
poor metabolic health? (16:22) The link between leaky gut and leaky
brain (21:47) How inflammation impacts the brain (23:33) Research
on the link between junk food and mental Illness (28:01) The link
between junk food consumption, violence, and aggression (32:38) The
link between UPF, social functioning, and ADHD (36:58) Practical
steps to fix your brain (39:36)