In this episode:

• Nutritional approaches in mental health and psychiatry – there is strong evidence to show the efficacy of Mediterranean diet in mild to moderate depression
• How metabolic factors impact brain function – we can modify and help brain function through nutritional and other metabolic ways
• The possible if not probable natural state of the human metabolic status is one of starvation pouch weighted by high fat meals
• Insulin resistance is a big issue and one of the ways to deal with this is to employ two very unusual dietary interventions: Fasting and inclusion of fats in the meal

Guest: Prof Zoltan Sarnyai, Psychiatric Neuroscientist

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 37 minutes

Recommended resources:

• Deakin University – Food & Mood Centre
• Metabolic mind