{"product_id":"nutrition-essentials-for-mental-health-by-leslie-korn-9780393709940","title":"Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiet is an essential component of a client's clinical profile. Few therapists, however, have any nutritional training, and many don't know where to begin. In \u003cem\u003eNutrition Essentials for Mental Health\u003c\/em\u003e, Leslie Korn provides clinicians with a practical guide to the complex relationship between what we eat and the way we think, feel, and interact with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhere there is mental illness, there is frequently a history of digestive and nutritional problems. Digestive problems, in turn, exacerbate mental distress, all of which can be improved by nutritional changes. It's not unusual for a deficit or excess of certain nutrients to disguise itself as a mood disorder. Indeed, nutritional deficiencies factor into most mental illness—from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia and PTSD—and dietary changes can work alongside or even replace medications to alleviate symptoms and support mental wellness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNutrition Essentials for Mental Health\u003c\/em\u003e offers the mental health clinician the principles and practices necessary to provide clients with nutritional counselling to improve mood and mental health. Integrating clinical evidence with the author's extensive clinical experience, it takes clinicians step-by-step through the essentials for integrating nutritional therapies into mental health treatment. Throughout, brief clinical vignettes illustrate commonly encountered obstacles and how to overcome them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWhy nutrition matters in mental health\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe role of various nutrients in nourishing both the brain and the gut, the \"second brain\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTypical nutritional culprits that underlie or exacerbate specific mental disorders\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAssessment techniques for evaluating a client's unique nutritional needs, and counselling methods for the challenging but rewarding process of nutritional change\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLeading-edge protocols for the use of various macro- and micronutrients, vitamins, and supplements to improve mental health\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eConsiderations for food allergies, sensitivities, and other special diets\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe effects of foods and nutrients on DSM-5 categories of illness, and alternatives to pharmaceuticals for treatment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eComprehensive, stage-based approaches to coaching clients about dietary plans, nutritional supplements, and other resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIdeas for practical, affordable, and individualised diets, along with optimal cooking methods and recipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNutritional strategies to help with withdrawal from drugs, alcohol, and pharmaceuticals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd much more. With this resource in hand, clinicians can enhance the efficacy of all their methods and be prepared to support clients' mental health with more effective, integrated treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471314731244,"sku":"9780393709940","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393709940-nutrition-essentials-for-mental-health.jpg?v=1775238438","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/nutrition-essentials-for-mental-health-by-leslie-korn-9780393709940","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}