Food is critical to our health, particularly brain health. On this page there are ideas and features related to food in general followed by a section focusing on diet. Closely related to this topic are the agricultural practices used to produce the food we eat.
Optimal Kids is an excellent you-tube video which has been prepared by the Riordan Clinic, a well respected American clinic .This video would be valuable for anyone starting to think about altering their diet to encourage their children's health. I found it gentle and accessible introducing a topic which many families find overwhelming. The Riordan Clinic offers a range of videos through their website.
Food Secure Canada is a non profit organization committed to food security in Canada. They have three interlocking committments: 1) Zero Hunger 2) Healthy and Safe Food 3) A Sustainable Food Supply. This organization encourages anyone with an interest in food to get involved. Their website is now home to "Resetting the Table: A Peoples Food Policy" which was developed through grassroot involvement in kitchens and meeting places.
Optimal Kids is an excellent you-tube video which has been prepared by the Riordan Clinic, a well respected American clinic .This video would be valuable for anyone starting to think about altering their diet to encourage their children's health. I found it gentle and accessible introducing a topic which many families find overwhelming. The Riordan Clinic offers a range of videos through their website.
Food Secure Canada is a non profit organization committed to food security in Canada. They have three interlocking committments: 1) Zero Hunger 2) Healthy and Safe Food 3) A Sustainable Food Supply. This organization encourages anyone with an interest in food to get involved. Their website is now home to "Resetting the Table: A Peoples Food Policy" which was developed through grassroot involvement in kitchens and meeting places.
Views on Diet:
Many health successes are being found today through changes in diet. Following are books, articles, youtube talks, etc. exploring these ideas.
Dr. David Perlmutter, an American neurologist, has been working for decades on causes and solutions to health issues. This article discusses how in some cases gluten has been found to play a role in children's mental illness
Natasha Campbell McBride discusses food and diet extensively in her excellent book "Gut and Psychological Syndrome" (GAPS) She calls her recommendations the GAPS diet. Her GAPS website contains more information about her book and ideas.
Dr. Martha Herbert is pediatric neurologist working at Harvard University. She feels diet is very important in autism and other children's disorders. She published her book "The Autism Revolution; Whole body strategies for making life all it can be" in 2012. Her work is the most comprehensive and optimistic I have seen. This is her website. In this Fox News interview Dr. Herbert introduces her ideas. In this longer webinar she presents the view of her book.
Elaine Gottschall in her book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle : Intestinal Health Through Diet" has helped millions of people. This diet has been helpful to many on the autism spectrum. The website describing her Specific Carbohydrate Diet contains lots of information.
Lorain Cordain has been a leading figure in bringing forward the Paleo Diet. He has been involved with 3 books. "The Paleo Diet" his first book was a huge success. It was followed by "The Paleo Diet Cookbook" which he co authored. Recently "The Paleo Answer" updates his work . He of course has a website.
This is a youtube talk where Lorain Cordain talks about his work.
Cordain wrote a scholarly article "Cereal Grains: humanity's double edged sword" which formed the basis of his best selling books.
"Primal Mind/Primal Body" is a book written by Nora T Gedguadas with the subtitle "Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life". She is a nutritionist but also relates her personal experience of recovery using a diet based on evolutionary science. From her website you can listen to her presenting her ideas through connections to podcasts.
Weston Price was one of the first people to recognize the value in traditional diets. The Weston Price Foundation has an excellent website which presents their views on diet. Particularly good is their PDF entitled Healthy 4 Life Guidelines.
Food and Behavior ( FAB Research) the British organization which follows scientific research into how nutrition affects the mind, has recently opened a youtube section on their website. This audio/visual section highlights a symposium held in London and Oxford with Professor Robert Lusig and a panel of speakers discussing topics related to sugar, fat and public health, and food choice, addiction and mental health and their intention is to expand this initiative
Food for the Brain is a British non profit educational charity dedicated to prompting the link between nutrition and mental health. Their excellent website connects you to information research ,a newsletter, etc. No matter where you are it is worth checking out. They also put on conferences connecting parents and health professionals to emerging ideas.
Jennifer McLagan is a chef who has written books with a strong nutrtional focus. Her interest is in promoting preparing animal foods to receive the best nutritional value. She has written three books:
Bones, Recipes and Lore
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes
Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal
All of these contain excellent information and the recipes create delicious meals.
Kale has recently been exposed as a nutritional dynamo. Information from the Huffington Post explains well why kale is so beneficial.
Many health successes are being found today through changes in diet. Following are books, articles, youtube talks, etc. exploring these ideas.
Dr. David Perlmutter, an American neurologist, has been working for decades on causes and solutions to health issues. This article discusses how in some cases gluten has been found to play a role in children's mental illness
Natasha Campbell McBride discusses food and diet extensively in her excellent book "Gut and Psychological Syndrome" (GAPS) She calls her recommendations the GAPS diet. Her GAPS website contains more information about her book and ideas.
Dr. Martha Herbert is pediatric neurologist working at Harvard University. She feels diet is very important in autism and other children's disorders. She published her book "The Autism Revolution; Whole body strategies for making life all it can be" in 2012. Her work is the most comprehensive and optimistic I have seen. This is her website. In this Fox News interview Dr. Herbert introduces her ideas. In this longer webinar she presents the view of her book.
Elaine Gottschall in her book "Breaking the Vicious Cycle : Intestinal Health Through Diet" has helped millions of people. This diet has been helpful to many on the autism spectrum. The website describing her Specific Carbohydrate Diet contains lots of information.
Lorain Cordain has been a leading figure in bringing forward the Paleo Diet. He has been involved with 3 books. "The Paleo Diet" his first book was a huge success. It was followed by "The Paleo Diet Cookbook" which he co authored. Recently "The Paleo Answer" updates his work . He of course has a website.
This is a youtube talk where Lorain Cordain talks about his work.
Cordain wrote a scholarly article "Cereal Grains: humanity's double edged sword" which formed the basis of his best selling books.
"Primal Mind/Primal Body" is a book written by Nora T Gedguadas with the subtitle "Beyond the Paleo Diet for Total Health and a Longer Life". She is a nutritionist but also relates her personal experience of recovery using a diet based on evolutionary science. From her website you can listen to her presenting her ideas through connections to podcasts.
Weston Price was one of the first people to recognize the value in traditional diets. The Weston Price Foundation has an excellent website which presents their views on diet. Particularly good is their PDF entitled Healthy 4 Life Guidelines.
Food and Behavior ( FAB Research) the British organization which follows scientific research into how nutrition affects the mind, has recently opened a youtube section on their website. This audio/visual section highlights a symposium held in London and Oxford with Professor Robert Lusig and a panel of speakers discussing topics related to sugar, fat and public health, and food choice, addiction and mental health and their intention is to expand this initiative
Food for the Brain is a British non profit educational charity dedicated to prompting the link between nutrition and mental health. Their excellent website connects you to information research ,a newsletter, etc. No matter where you are it is worth checking out. They also put on conferences connecting parents and health professionals to emerging ideas.
Jennifer McLagan is a chef who has written books with a strong nutrtional focus. Her interest is in promoting preparing animal foods to receive the best nutritional value. She has written three books:
Bones, Recipes and Lore
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient with Recipes
Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal
All of these contain excellent information and the recipes create delicious meals.
Kale has recently been exposed as a nutritional dynamo. Information from the Huffington Post explains well why kale is so beneficial.