Dietitian & Psychologist
Dietitian & Psychologist
Wise popular sayings agree that the power of small gestures should not be underestimated, because they are what move the world. And here is the tiny gesture that moves us: the methylation cycle, the magic hidden behind the colossal power that a humble atom of carbon exerts on our health and mood.
I am NOT going to ask you to go hungry, weigh your rations, nor count calories. Neither am I going to send you an old hipocaloric weekly menu with five strict meals a day. No. I am going to ask you to turn your life upside down. Universal optimal diets do not exist. Find yours. Excess weight is not a …
Precursor molecules of neurotransmitters, the biochemical messengers that regulate the functioning of your mind, are nutrients. Depression symptoms are associated with serotonin, the synthesis of which requires vitamin B6 and tryptophan, a component of dietary proteins. Dopamine, the main responsible for your pleasure, cannot be made without iron and vitamin B9. And GABA, the neurotransmitter that prevents you from succumbing …
Do you know what neurological conditions (such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis) and psychiatric conditions (such as depression or schizophrenia) share, apart from the colossal distress they cause? They have in common very high (and long-lasting) levels of neuronal micro-inflammation with the potential to damage brain tissue. No, your brain does not need sugar. Quite the opposite. Food is …