The Mental Wellness Diet

About the book

The Mental Wellness Diet gives readers an understanding of exactly how key nutrients in healthy food improve mood, emotional regulation and overall brain function. It shows where nutrients found in abundance in ancestral diets make a difference to the way our brain works, and so to how we feel and function day to day.

Each of the five science chapters includes a diagram of how the brain functions. Some of Justin's patients keep a dog-eared copy at home.

Still holding up

Research in the years since publication has continued to support the book's core ideas, including the importance of fueling the frontal cortex, and of the balance between excitation and inhibition in the brain. When there is too much excitation and too little inhibitory counterbalance, the brain's emotional centers can become overexcited, contributing to anxiety, depression and scattered thinking.

The book closes with a recipe section and is supported by more than 200 scientific references. Justin has published the full text here so anyone can read it free; the paperback and audiobook are available if you'd like your own copy.