Mind Your Head: Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Mind

We've invited nutritionist and author Maria Cross to shed light on how different foods impact mood, anxiety and stress levels.

Following a brief overview on how the brain works, you'll learn about eating habits for better mental health and what brain nutrients you'll need to stop signs of depression and dementia.

Maria has been a nutritionist for 25 years, and during that time has been a university lecturer and nutrition consultant. After years of seeing terrific transformations in the mental health of clients by making dietary changes, Maria now dedicates her time to researching and writing about diet and mental health.

This talk is part of our 'Mind Your Head' series, where we take a deep-dive into the habits that shape our lives and unravel the way we eat, sleep, think and reset to brace ourselves for the new year.

The Illustrations are created by Nate Kitch, an award-winning illustrator for swirlzine.com – a stylised booklet designed to provide straightforward wisdom from mental health professionals.