Category: Food & Body Connection
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Fueling Your Mind and Body with Optimal Nutrition
Nutrition is one of the most powerful ways to support both mental clarity and physical health. In this article, Dr. Christine Dickson shares her lifelong passion for nutrition and offers practical strategies to fuel your mind and body, boost energy, and enhance overall wellbeing.
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The Influence of Aspartame on Mental Health
As a clinical psychologist, I usually advise my clients to stay away from aspartame. And when I’m working with new clients struggling with anxiety and depression, I recommend they take a break from aspartame. Surprisingly, after a few weeks, many clients start feeling better and don’t need psychiatric medications.
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The Impact of Nutrient Deficiencies on Mental Health
Nutrient deficiencies are frequently underestimated factors that can contribute to mental health concerns. As part of the counseling process with new clients, it is customary to recommend a comprehensive blood panel that assesses levels of B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium, and iron.
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8 Steps to Managing the Mind-Gut Connection
Anxiety often shows up in the gut with nausea, pain, or digestive issues. In this guide, Dr. Christine E. Dickson shares practical ways—mindfulness, diet, sleep, and self-compassion—to calm the mind-gut connection and restore balance.
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The Truth about Caffeine and Productivity
Caffeine gives us a quick boost, but too much can harm focus, sleep, and productivity. In this article, Dr. Christine E. Dickson explains how high caffeine intake can cause anxiety, crashes, and reduced performance—and offers practical tips to manage consumption, improve energy, and stay balanced at work.
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7-Day Raw Food Reset
Learn to reconnect with the inner wisdom of your body by eating raw for 7 days. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to fall into patterns of convenience—grabbing processed foods, skipping meals, or eating on the go without truly paying attention. The 7-Day Raw Food Reset invites you to slow down, prepare nourishing meals, and…
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Dinner for Breakfast: Lose Weight, Get Healthy
Eating breakfast for dinner and dinner for breakfast might sound like an unconventional approach to weight loss and resetting your eating habits, but this innovative method can be surprisingly effective. In this article, we’ll explore why this approach works and how you can adopt it in your own life. Why it Works The traditional three-meals-a-day…