Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Countdown to FNCE First Edition Hi Reader! San Antonio is one of my favorite places in the world, so I’m especially excited about FNCE this year. I’m looking forward to seeing fellow Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) members, meeting new people, and spending some time in a city I love. Between now and FNCE, I’ll be sending a short series of emails on Mondays and Fridays with conference tips and some of my San Antonio...
3 days ago • 4 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in mental health nutrition. Hi Reader! After a discussion on LinkedIn, I decided to host a bonus (free) session of Mood Matters Journal Club to discuss how trauma can lead to metabolic changes in some individuals. Here's the article we read: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - A Metabolic Disorder in Disguise.pdf Here's the video: And here's the documents I mention in...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in mental health nutrition. Hi Reader! I hope you had a restful Thanksgiving weekend, or at least a moment to catch your breath before the winter holidays start picking up steam. This season can be a lot, for our clients, for our families, and for us. So I’m keeping this week’s update simple and useful. 🗂️ New: Mental Health Nutrition Resource Library I’m excited...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader! One of the most common things I hear from other professionals—especially those working in nutrition and mental health—is this: “There’s just so much to keep up with.” And it’s true. New studies drop every week. Recommendations shift. Headlines contradict each other. And suddenly, you're wondering whether you're behind just...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader! There’s a quiet skill that often gets overlooked in healthcare—and it's not a certification or a new counseling technique. It’s the ability to say, "I don’t know." As dietitians and healthcare providers, we are trained to be experts. Clients look to us for answers, and we want to feel prepared for anything they bring up. But the...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader, I’m excited to invite you to the very first Mood Matters Journal Club! This session will be a "test run" to trial how I can make them as valuable as possible. The idea is that we’ll examine a key study in nutritional psychiatry each month, dissecting the research and discussing its real-world applications. For the first month, I...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader! The post-holiday period can be challenging for many clients, with lingering stress, disrupted routines, and emotional fatigue. As practitioners, our role extends beyond nutrition advice—we can also offer practical, compassionate counseling to guide clients toward recovery and resilience. The Dietitian’s Role in Post-Holiday...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader! As we approach the holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to express my deep gratitude for each of you. Whether you're a dietitian, therapist, or healthcare professional, you’re making a real impact on your client's lives, and I appreciate all the hard work you do. It's easy to get caught up in the busy pace of our work, but...
almost 2 years ago • 1 min read
Nutrition For Mental Health MoodMattersDietetics.com MoodMatters Dietetics Bringing you the latest information and the happenings in Nutritional Psychiatry Hi Reader! I debated whether to send this email. I drafted it Tuesday afternoon to send today. In many ways, it doesn't feel appropriate to carry on with a relatively trivial email. In the end, I need some normalcy, and I'm assuming there are others that need that too. So, the original email is down below. But I wanted to share with you a...
almost 2 years ago • 3 min read