Food for the Brain provide evidence based information on numerous conditions that impact on brain health and mental wellbeing. These conditions sit under four umbrellas: Neurological disorders Mental illnesses Conditions related to neurodiversity Conditions of malnutrition, which...
What is the vagus nerve? The vagus nerve is a fundamental part of the autonomic nervous system, which is composed of two key branches; the parasympathetic - the branch that allows us to rest, relax, digest and recharge, and the sympathetic - the branch that is responsible for our...
This study investigated the microbiome, anxiety & depression. It is understood that there is constant communication between the gut and the brain (the gut-brain axis). In this study, mice were fed a strain of probiotic (gut bacteria) or placebo. The mice who received the probiotics showed...
This study examined the relationship between consumption of breakfast & cognition. Subjects included 7,343 10th grade students from Oslo, Norway who completed a questionnaire assessing these variables. The main finding from this study was that eating breakfast regularly is associated with...
This study investigated nutrients for autism. It involved giving 141 children and adults with autism, a multi-nutrient formula containing a broad range of vitamins and minerals or a placebo. Their symptoms were assessed before and after the study which ran for three months. Fifty-three of the...
We can spend a large proportion of our lives at work so workplace wellbeing is a key area for mental health. The Thriving at Work report published in 2017 focused on supporting Employees' mental health and wellbeing. Since then, progress has been significant by many organisations. Proactive steps...
Schizophrenia About schizophrenia and psychosis About one in a hundred people have schizophrenia and can have a variety of ‘positive’ symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions or disordered speech/behaviour, and ‘negative’ symptoms such as problems with fluency of language and...
Introduction Insomnia is a sleep disorder frequently characterized by having difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep, having trouble returning to sleep after multiple awakenings during the night, and failing to sleep again after early morning awakenings (1) (2). This insufficient sleep...
Depression is a common condition. Approximately 1 in 4 people in the United Kingdom will experience a mental health problem each year. Depression is rated by the World Health Organisation as the leading cause of disease burden amongst high income countries. Of course, mood can fluctuate and an...
