About this episode

The episode discusses Nutritional Psychiatry with guest Dr. Laura Lachance, focusing on her research and studies related to diet and mental health.

Welcome back! Today our topic is Nutritional Psychiatry and we've invited a special guest - Dr. Laura Lachance, who has done extensive research in the field. Along with Dr. Drew Ramsey, she has published a paper looking at an Antidepressant Food Score or AFS and more recently, she was a part of the EASe-GAD trial, a study looking at the impact of omega-3 fatty acids on anxiety. Antidepressant Food Scale (AFS): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30254980/ EASe-GAD Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39316026/ Gluten and Psychosis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24368154/ Nutrition Worksheet for Patients: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-021-03575-7 Dr. Lachance's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preventivepsychiatry/

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Tanner Hewitt, Dr. Larry Wang, Dr. Bradley Miller

Guest: Dr. Laura Lachance

Topics covered

• Nutritional Psychiatry
• Mental Health
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Anxiety
• Research

Keywords

• Nutritional Psychiatry
• Antidepressant Food Score
• Omega-3
• Anxiety
• Mental Health
• Research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EASe-GAD trial, Antidepressant Food Score, Nutrition Worksheet for Patients

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