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Nutritional Psychiatry

Mental Health and Nutrition--Whats the connection?

By Kimberlie Taylor

Posted: October 2, 2023

Mental health treatments have long relied on pharmacological treatments. While medication has an undeniable role in the treatment of mental health disorders, a new field of study is emerging with respect to gut health and mental health. This new field of study is known as nutritional psychiatry.

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