{"product_id":"unprocessed-how-the-food-we-eat-is-fuelling-our-mental-health-crisis-9780753559765","title":"Unprocessed: How the Food We Eat Is Fuelling Our Mental Health Crisis","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Explores the profound link between the food we eat and the way we think and feel' \u003ci\u003eRadio 4 Start the Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful book that breaks down the dangerous beliefs that food is just fuel and delivers an important message we can all get behind... the evidence Kimberley presents in this book will change lives and hopefully policy' - \u003ci\u003eProfessor Tim Spector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe all know that \u003cb\u003eas a nation our mental health is in crisis\u003c\/b\u003e. But what most don't know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution - \u003cb\u003ewhat we eat\u003c\/b\u003e - is being ignored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined\u003c\/b\u003e. It affects everything from our decision-making to aggression and violence. Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as 'mind' problems as if the physical brain - and how we feed it - is irrelevant. Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this eye-opening and impassioned book, psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research - as well as her own work in prisons, schools and hospitals around the country - to reveal \u003cb\u003ethe role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health\u003c\/b\u003e from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby's brain, and hunger makes you mean; to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice, with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored.\u003c\/b\u003e We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains. And we need decisive action, not over rehearsed soundbites and empty promises, from those in power - because if we don't, things can only get worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberley Wilson\u003c\/b\u003eis a Chartered Psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London. She's a Governor of the Tavistock \u0026amp; Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chair of the British Psychological Society's Training Committee in Counselling Psychology. Kimberley's first book\u003ci\u003eHow to Build a Healthy Brain\u003c\/i\u003eexplored how to look after both physical and mental well-being. She hosts\u003ci\u003e Stronger Minds\u003c\/i\u003e, a podcast on topics such as food, lifestyle, psychology and mental health. She was a \u003ci\u003eGreat British Bake Off \u003c\/i\u003efinalist.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50535457915154,"sku":"9780753559765","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f066c4c9-65bf-425c-b326-b1d446ed4120.jpg?v=1731436752","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unprocessed-how-the-food-we-eat-is-fuelling-our-mental-health-crisis-9780753559765","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}