Nutritional Psychology

The book "Nutritional Psychology: Understanding the Relationship Between Food and Mental Health" provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between food and mental health, presenting an integrated approach to prioritizing nutrition as a fundamental element in maintaining overall health. Each of the sixteen chapters offers in-depth information on a wide range of nutritional factors, including those that enhance blood sugar stability, improve brain function, and contribute to the health of the microbiome and important hormone levels that connect the brain and gut. The book also provides valuable insights into the dynamics of food choice, eating disorders, obesity, body image, and the quality of nutrition that may contribute to the stability or destabilization of psychological and emotional disorders. Additionally, the book details the environmental influences that shape eating behaviors.

Nutritional Psychology: Understanding the Relationship Between Food and Mental Health, this book combines psychology, nutrition, and medicine to create a framework for improving the relationship between diet and mental health. This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and nutrition who wish to work as psychologists, nutritionists, nurses, social workers, or other health professionals looking to integrate nutrition and eating behaviors into their discussions with patients.

Dr. Cook and Dr. Champion are both physicians who work directly with clients suffering from mental and physical health issues, using a combination of nutritional and psychological interventions in their practice, providing useful clinical applications for nutritional psychology.​