Wednesday, January 18, 6:45 pm – 8:00 pm – How to Nourish Your Mental Health, Online
Food has power to nourish your mind, supporting emotional wellness through both nutrients and pleasure. Drawing from her new book, Eat and Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well Being, journalist Mary Beth Albright looks at cutting-edge research to explain the connection between food and mood, interprets studies from the new field of nutritional psychology, and offers straightforward suggestions for what to eat and how to eat it.
In conversation with chef Carla Hall, hear Albright interpret complex studies from the new field of nutritional psychology and offer straightforward suggestions for what to eat and how to eat it. Learn how certain foods help reduce the inflammation that can harm mental health; the critical relationship between the microbiome and the brain; which vitamins help restore the body during intensely emotional times; and how to develop a healthful eating pattern for life.
Albright is a writer, editor, and executive producer at the Washington Post. She was a project director and subject-matter expert for the U.S. Surgeon General and has appeared on the Food Network. This Smithsonian Associates seminar and lecture will be held on Zoom. $20 for Smithsonian Associates members, $25 for nonmembers. Register at www.smithsonianassociates.org
