{"id":247308,"date":"2024-03-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/dr-uma-naidoo-on-food-mood-connections\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T14:04:10","slug":"dr-uma-naidoo-on-food-mood-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/dr-uma-naidoo-on-food-mood-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Uma Naidoo on Food-Mood Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"post-share hidden md:flex justify-center sticky bg-transparent text-justify bottom-0 md:bottom-auto left-[20px] right-0 md:right-auto z-10\" data-module-init=\"post-share\" style=\"top: var(--global-nav-height);\">&#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-sm sm:text-base icon-facebook\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n      <spann class=\"visually-hidden\">Share on facebook<\/spann>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"post-share__button inline-block mx-[4px] py-[11px] text-center text-gray no-underline leading-4 border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Dr.%20Uma%20Naidoo%20Wants%20You%20to%20%2AFeel%2A%20What%20You%20Eat%20via%20%40iamwellandgood&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wellandgood.com%2Fuma-naidoo-changemakers-2024%2F\" data-vars-event=\"Twitter\" data-vars-info=\"\/uma-naidoo-changemakers-2024\/\">&#13;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-sm sm:text-base icon-twitter\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n      <spann class=\"visually-hidden\">Share on twitter<\/spann>&#13;<br \/>\n    <\/a>&#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-sm sm:text-base icon-pinterest-p\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n      <spann class=\"visually-hidden\">Share on pinterest<\/spann>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n      &#13;<br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-sm sm:text-base icon-paper-plane\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n      <spann class=\"visually-hidden\">Share on email<\/spann>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n  <\/aside>\n<p class=\"core-paragraph block-thin text-big\" style=\"\"> We all know that humans need daily nourishment to survive. But to <em>thrive<\/em>? That\u2019s a bit more complicated than vitamin and mineral counts. We\u2019re social creatures, too, meaning we crave\u2014require, actually\u2014connection on a regular basis. So much so that social isolation has been found to be as detrimental to our health as <span>smoking 15 cigarettes per day<\/span><sup>1<\/sup>. Yet one oft-forgotten opportunity remains key to satisfying both of these innate human needs: mealtime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-paragraph block-thin text-big\" style=\"\"> \u201cEating is a powerful tool that supports one\u2019s physical and mental well-being, and nurtures our relationships with others,\u201d says Uma Naidoo, MD, a first-of-her-kind triple threat in the intersecting worlds of food and mood. A&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/uma-naidoo-changemakers-2024\/\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at www.wellandgood.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; Share on facebook&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Share on twitter&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Share on pinterest&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Share on email&#13; &#13; We all know that humans need daily nourishment to survive. But to thrive? That\u2019s a bit more complicated than vitamin and mineral counts. 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