In this episode of Know Your Food with Wardee, you’ll meet Amanda Rose. She authored the book Rebuild From Depression: A Nutrient Guide after her experience of severe postpartum depression in her first pregnancy. In the book, she argues that food nutrients are a key cause of depression and provides tools for correcting them. Notably, Amanda had a second baby after writing the book and managed to stay depression-free. I’ve invited Amanda here to talk about the best depression-fighting foods.
Get to know Amanda, her family, and her work through the links and information below, and of course through this podcast. Plus… the tip of the week!
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Tip of the Week: Organize Your Pantry… with Glass Jars!
It’s a new year and often we think about what we can improve! So, might I suggest some pantry organization… and prettification? That’s right — make it pretty with glass jars! Here’s how to get started in two easy steps!
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About Amanda Rose and Rebuild From Depression
Amanda Rose, Ph.D. is the author of the book Rebuild From Depression: A Nutrient Guide, a book on food and depression that she wrote some years after the birth of her first son and the serious depression she suffered in that pregnancy and postpartum. The book was in press when she discovered she was pregnant again. Against the odds, she remained depression-free using a variety of brain-supporting tools, now part of her Good Day Strategies approach found free online. Find Amanda and two other Rose generations writing at FreshBitesDaily.com from their five acres in California’s Sequoia National Forest.
In Rebuild from Depression: A Nutrient Guide, Including Depression in Pregnancy and Postpartum, Amanda Rose, Ph.D. and Annell Adams, M.D. identify the seven nutrients most commonly associated with depression in the medical literature. They provide readers with tools to:
(1) Identify a nutrient deficiency
(2) Locate the best supplements, and
(3) Select and prepare foods to maximize those nutrients in their diet.
The depression book opens with Amanda’s biography of depression and psychosis. She makes a compelling claim: “My grandmother died at the age of sixty-one from complications of postpartum depression.” Amanda argues that her grandmother showed signs of nutrient deficiencies in her 20s, did not correct them, and suffered a life of depression, diabetes, and heart disease, all of which share a common nutrient deficiency: Omega 3 fatty acids.
Use the book to fight depression with:
7 nutrients
50+ foods
recipes
science
inspiration
The depression book describes the research basis for the nutrient-depression link, highlighting the nutrients with the strongest basis in research. With seven specific nutrients in mind, the authors review each of the food groups recommending how to improve the diet for the long-term. Which meats are highest in Omega 3 fatty acids? How do you select oils to improve your Omega 3 status? Should you trim your steak?
In a unique contribution to work on depression, the authors present “depression buster foods” — those foods highest in the seven focus nutrients. The Rebuild book is the only depression book of its kind to identify criteria for depression-fighting foods and apply that criteria systematically to the USDA’s database of over 5,000 foods.
Links Mentioned
Good Day Strategies — free email series plus info about Amanda’s book and special packages
Rebuild From Depression — the book on Amazon
Fight Depression, Eat a Burger — blog post
Amanda on Facebook (Traditional Foods)
Amanda on Pinterest (Fresh Bites Daily)
Amanda on Instagram (@freshbitesdaily)
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