GPS program to explore food/mood connection and how to boost mental fitness

On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the GPS Parent Series will present “Nourishing the Modern Brain: The Food, Mood and Heath Connection” with bestselling author and psychiatrist Dr. Drew Ramsey at noon and 7 p.m. via Zoom.

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The human brain is responsible for thoughts, feelings, and actions. To heal our brains, we must start considering conditions like depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and addiction more holistically. What does new evidence tell us about the connection between food, mental health, and mood?

In this conversation, Ramsey will discuss the tenets vital to cultivating mental fitness and provide direct, actionable techniques to improve brain function and emotional health.

Participants will learn habits that will yield a more mentally healthy life and discover an approach to living that takes into consideration the elements of time, choice, genetics, lifestyle, diet, habits, chemistry, movement, rest, and mindset. Help put yourself on the road to healing anxiety and depression and alleviating stress by taking better care of the modern brain.

Ramsey is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychotherapist, author and mental health advocate. His work and writing have been featured on numerous media outlets. He is the author of the international bestsellers “Eat To Beat Depression and Anxiety,” “The Happiness Diet: A Nutritional Prescription for a Sharp Brain” and “Healing the Modern Brain: Nine Tenets to Build Mental Fitness and Revitalize Your Mind.”

All are welcome to the free weekly GPS events, and no registration is required. To be placed on a reminder list for GPS events, contact Glenbard District 87 Student and Community Projects Coordinator Gilda Ross at gilda_ross@glenbard.org or (630) 942-7668. Continuing education credits are available.