Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Emotional Eating 7
The Nervous System 9
Emotions 15
Nutritional Psychiatry 18
Chapter 2 Pleasure 25
How Brains Experience Pleasure 26
Getting Food 36
Cooking and Eating 42
Eating Together 58
Chapter 3 The Gut Microbiome 69
Gut Microbiome Basics 71
The Gut Microbiome and Emotional Well-Being 75
How the Brain and Gut Connect 79
Using Food to Support Your Gut Microbiome 83
Chapter 4 Inflammation 95
The Immune System and Emotional Well-Being 96
Emotions and Inflammation 99
The Immune System, Food, and Emotional Well-Being 112
Weight 113
Chapter 5 Nutrients 121
The Gut Sense 122
Nutrients and Emotional Well-Being 124
Processed Food 134
Nutrition Studies: It's Complicated 138
Chapter 6 How to Eat for Emotional Well-Being 145
Week 1 Microbiome 149
Week 2 Inflammation 153
Week 3 Nutrients 157
Week 4 Pleasure 163
Afterword 167
Acknowledgments 171
Notes 173
Recipe Index 189
Index 191