Mental Health and Diet: Wellbeing and Happiness Series with MoNya-Mental

There is a school of thought that suggests that the gut has a brain of its own, but Cognitive Psychology argues that all our behaviours and emotions stem from the secretions produced in the brain By Psychotherapist Mertha Mo Nyamande Following on from last week’s article on Addictions: Substance Use Disorders (SUD) - this week on the Mertha Mo Nyamande Wellness and Happiness Series we discuss: Health and Diet There is a school of thought that suggests that the gut has a brain of its own, but Cognitive Psychology argues that all our behaviours and emotions stem from the secretions produced in the brain. The brain, however, relies on the quality of nutrients from the foods we eat, hence the sayings “we are what we eat”, “we are the sum total of what we think of all day long”, and “We think, therefore we are”. Our diet therefore plays a major role in our outcomes in life. This could explain various regional and continental practices due to different diets and energy levels achieved. We therefore need to understand and be aware of the quality more than the quantity of what we put in the gut to feed our brains and