Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: Strategies to Enhance Mood and Well-Being

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Leslie Korn, Ph.D., MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB Related seminars and products

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Leslie Korn, Ph.D., MPH, LMHC, ACS, RPP, NTP, NCBTMB, has been in private practice for over 35 years specializing in complementary/alternative and integrative medicine for individuals with chronic mental and physical illness, specializing in trauma-related disorders. She integrates psychotherapy with somatic therapies, nutrition and herbal medicine, energy medicine, yoga and exercise, detoxification, and animal-assisted therapies. She was principal investigator in Mind/Body Medicine funded by the NIH and has worked extensively with indigenous and Hispanic populations integrating traditional (indigenous) medicine into public health settings.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Dr. Leslie Korn maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with the Center for Traditional Medicine and the Center for World Indigenous Studies. She is a published author and receives royalties. She receives a speaking honorarium and book and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Dr. Leslie Korn is a member of Integrative Medicine for the Underserved and the Nutritional Therapy Association.

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Objectives

1. Prepare clients with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of good nutrition, food preparation, and mindful eating to improve symptoms and well-being. 
2. Assess the conflicting research and differing recommendations about nutritional practices and alternatives to medicines that foster mental health. 
3. Determine the benefits, risks, and deficits of a variety of popular diet types, from carnivore to vegan, depending on the needs of a given client. 
4. Demonstrate to clients the latest research on how diets can affect mood. 
5. Analyze with clients the links between depression, inflammation, and cognitive function. 
6. Evaluate foundation protocols for specific DSM categories of Mental Illness 

Outline

• Provide clients with a comprehensive overview of the basic principles of good nutrition, food preparation, and mindful eating to improve symptoms and well-being. 
  • Discuss the role of proteins, carbohydrates and fats on brain mind function 
• Assess the conflicting research and differing recommendations about nutritional practices and alternatives to medicines that foster mental health. 
  • Provide a range of research and explore its application and value to clinical practice 
• Determine the benefits, risks, and deficits of a variety of popular diet types, from carnivore to vegan, depending on the needs of a given client. 
  • Identify bioindividuality concepts and the importance of non-ideological approaches 
• Explain to clients the latest research on how diets can affect mood. 
• Identify and how foods and herbs are precursors to amino acids and neurotransmitters  
• Discuss with clients the links between depression, inflammation, and cognitive function. 
  • Explore the research on pro inflammatory foods and inflammatory and mitochondrial dysfunction in depression and memory. 
• Provide foundation protocols for specific DSM categories of Mental Illness 
  • Identify specific nutrient  protocols that can be applied to depression, anxiety and sleep maintenance insomnia 

Target Audience

• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Psychotherapists
• Therapists
• Marriage & Family Therapists
• Addiction Counselors
• Case Managers
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Other Mental Health Professionals