The Happiness Diet A Nutritional Prescription for a Sharp Brain, Balanced Mood, and Lean, Energized Body

by Graham, Tyler G.; Ramsey, Drew

• ISBN13: 9781609618971
• ISBN10: 1609618971
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-12-11
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Using the latest data from the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and nutrition, Tyler Graham and Drew Ramsey, M.D. help readers connect their forks to their feelings with simple, straightforward solutions that are essential for happy, healthy brains. After explaining how the Modern American Diet (MAD) shrinks the brain, they reveal the top foods for mood, energy, and focus, and guide readers with shopping tips, meal plans, recipes and 100 reasons not to eat processed food.

Author Biography

Tyler Graham is a wellness expert who was previously the health and environment editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, the nutrition editor at Prevention, and environmental editor at Best Life. He recently launched a health section for Details magazine, and he lives in Brooklyn. Drew Ramsey, MD, is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. He specializes in the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders. He lives with his wife and daughter in New York City.

Table of Contents

"A lively, thorough, and ironclad case for real food. You will never eat an egg white omelet or soy protein shake again." — Nina Planck, author of Real Food and Real Food for Mother and Baby

"We're used to thinking of obesity and heart disease as the consequences of our modern way of eating. The Happiness Diet reminds us of how much our brains -- and our every thought -- depend on good nutrition.." — Susan Allport, Author of The Queen of Fats

"The Happiness Diet delivers a necessary corrective to the monotonous diet of nonsense cooked up by industrialized agriculture and food fetishists alike." — Richard Manning, Author of Against the Grain