DIET AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

Abstract: Decades after the introduction of Pauling´s orthomolecular theory and Randolph´s concept of ecologic mental illness, a connection between dietary factors and psychological symptoms still is neither widely accepted nor integrated into mental health treatment approaches. Mainstream biomedical, psychiatric, and psychological training and practice do not adequately address of promote nutritional assessment or treatment protocols for mental illnesses. Ongoing research findings in biochemistry and psychoneuroimmunology point to communication pathways that can provide a clearer understanding of the links between nutritional intake, brain and immune function, and psychological health status.

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