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Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being

Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being

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  • Create Date：2022-12-13 20:21:29
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Mary Beth Albright
  • ISBN：1682686906
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Reviews

Kristin- Shabby Chic Reader ，

This is a wonderful non-fiction book about eating a whole-food diet to improve mental health。I found it very informative。 I took lots of notes。 I liked the small-steps approach for making healthier food choices。 This is a great resource for anyone that seeks to improve their health; whether in general or for better mental health。Thank you to NetGalley and W。 W。 Norton and Company for the ARC in exchange for my honest review！

Katie ，

This book is incredibly informative for anyone interested in eating for wellness。 That being said， informative can tend to run a little dry， and certain chapters were more dry than others。 I was excited to read this to see if I could utilize things from it for my foods and nutrition class I teach。 I can definitely see information from this being beneficial for those students！Thanks to @netgalley and WW Norton and Company for the opportunity to read this！

Katie ，

This book was packed with a lot of great information。 I have read lots of food books， so sometimes I find I don’t learn anything new， but here I did， e。g。， about the communication between brain and gut。 I found the pride style good， but I felt the book read a little too consistently like a report—might’ve been even more engaging with more description and storytelling to make the “characters” （researchers， chefs， etc。） come alive。 Copy editing a bit sloppy。 Overall a very worthwhile read。

Sarina ，

I really enjoyed this book that explores the power of whole foods on our mental health through nutrients and the pleasure of eating。 One of the biggest takeaway from this book is the reminder that everyone needs to eat more fiber， and fiber only comes from plants， so move as close as you can to a plant-based， whole foods diet！ Ideally we should be eating five cups of fruits/veggies （with emphasis on dark leafy greens） every day。 Only 7% of Americans get enough fiber。 Our gut microbiome needs fib I really enjoyed this book that explores the power of whole foods on our mental health through nutrients and the pleasure of eating。 One of the biggest takeaway from this book is the reminder that everyone needs to eat more fiber， and fiber only comes from plants， so move as close as you can to a plant-based， whole foods diet！ Ideally we should be eating five cups of fruits/veggies （with emphasis on dark leafy greens） every day。 Only 7% of Americans get enough fiber。 Our gut microbiome needs fiber to flourish and support our mental health。 Another key takeaway was a great description of exactly WHY stress gives us brain fog and makes us mentally drained: stress leads to excess cortisol which can cause neurons all over our nervous system to weaken and take in too much calcium which damages the neurons， leaving us with literally fewer brain cells， causing memory problems and brain fog！ I've never heard that explained so well before。 The book is full of many great evidence-based tidbits like this， to help our wellbeing flourish， with special consideration for our mental health。 There are some recipes too。 I recommend this book！Thank you to NetGalley， Countryman Press and Mary Beth Albright for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lori Holuta ，

If you're looking for a light and fluffy 'fix yourself with food' book， this isn't it。 If you're looking for a traditional cookbook， this isn't that， either。 But if you really want to learn about how your body works and how food plays into your overall physical and mental health， this one's a keeper。While I gained a lot of knowledge from every section， the probiotics chapter was such an eye-opener for me。 We've all heard of probiotics and can find plenty of sources for putting them into our bodi If you're looking for a light and fluffy 'fix yourself with food' book， this isn't it。 If you're looking for a traditional cookbook， this isn't that， either。 But if you really want to learn about how your body works and how food plays into your overall physical and mental health， this one's a keeper。While I gained a lot of knowledge from every section， the probiotics chapter was such an eye-opener for me。 We've all heard of probiotics and can find plenty of sources for putting them into our bodies， but do we really understand what they are and what they do for us？ Now I feel like I really understand what's going on with them - and why they aren't just a one-time， easy fix for what ails us。The book concludes with suggested theme weeks - Microbiome， Inflammation （which includes 'Breaditation'， the meditative art of making bread）， Nutrients， and Pleasure。 Spending a week focused on one aspect of nutrition and your body is a great way to learn， and make changes that can stay with you for the rest of your life。My thanks to author Mary Beth Albright， W。 W。 Norton & Company and NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital advance review copy of this book。 This review is my honest and unbiased opinion。 。。。more

Monica ，

I loved the concept of this book and the way eating for wellbeing was broken down into four foci: microbiome， inflammation， nutrients， and pleasure。 I thought this book had just the right amount of science description to make it credible and understandable without being overwhelming。This book was written by a journalist， so I was surprised at the amount of personal exposition sprinkled throughout。 I found it to detract from the content。 This book was entirely text， and I think it would have bene I loved the concept of this book and the way eating for wellbeing was broken down into four foci: microbiome， inflammation， nutrients， and pleasure。 I thought this book had just the right amount of science description to make it credible and understandable without being overwhelming。This book was written by a journalist， so I was surprised at the amount of personal exposition sprinkled throughout。 I found it to detract from the content。 This book was entirely text， and I think it would have benefited from some infographics to illustrate some of the scientific concepts presented。Overall， I recommend this book and feel that I got a lot out of it in both perspective and practical guidance。Thank you to W。 W。 Norton & Company （Countryman Press） and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy to review！ 。。。more