03: The role of nutrition in maintaining good mental health with Helen Duyvestyn

May 18, 2022 · 24m 31s
03: The role of nutrition in maintaining good mental health with Helen Duyvestyn
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Helen Duyvestyn is a registered nurse with over 15 years of experience in mental health. Helen holds an Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health), an advanced Cert in Nursing and...

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Helen Duyvestyn is a registered nurse with over 15 years of experience in mental health. Helen holds an Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Mental Health), an advanced Cert in Nursing and a Masters in Health Science (MH). She has completed training with ACNEM https://www.acnem.org/ (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine) and is a member of AIMA https://www.aima.net.au/ (Australasian Integrative Medicine Association).

In this episode, we dive deep into answering the following thorny questions.

1. How changing your diet can cure your depression.
2. How the food you eat helps make enough serotonin or “happy chemicals” in your brain.
3. Why having a high junk food diet can lead to depression and anxiety.
4. What is the difference between a standard Western diet and a Mediterranean diet.
5. How can you shift from a highly processed diet to a healthy one when you live such busy life.
6. How to give your body the nutrients it needs.
7. How low vitamin levels can affect the effectiveness of your antidepressants.
8. How to find out if you have a vitamin deficiency.
9. Are supplements helpful.
10. How does good nutrition change negative behaviour.

Learn more about Helen Duyvestyn
https://www.clearhead.org.nz/practitioners/helen.duyvestyn
https://www.onelifenz.com/


Have a burning question about mental health that you want us to answer?
Email us at contact@myclearhead.com, or visit our website: www.myclearhead.com
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