Learning About How Nutrition Can Benefit Mental Health
Nutritional psychiatry is essentially looking at the physiology of our mental health with the interaction of nutrients that we get from our food. Research is starting to target specific nutritional deficiencies that play a part in developing certain mental conditions. A nutritional psychiatry session involves an assessment approach that includes listening to individual clients share their own historical and personal food stories. Taking a look at their current diets to identify areas for nutritional growth. Then building a personalized healthy food story. This includes a healthy food access mapping plan that helps identify nearby locations. Where the client can get the healthiest available food to meet their nutritional needs.
The health consultations that Frances DeForrest BSN, RN of www.westandforthetrees.com provides. Are focused and guided sessions to build your personal health plan. Your one-on-one session can include nutritional psychiatry, food access mapping and fresh food prescriptions, cannabis as medicine, exploring care modality options, and pre-PCP assessment including free blood pressure check. Frances helps you develop a researched based plan of care for you that can be shared with your primary care provider. www.westandforthetrees.com is a nurse advocate on your care team that can help you communicate your care plan to your physician or other care providers.