What It Is

The connection between what you eat and how you feel is no longer a theory. It's one of the most exciting frontiers in psychiatric research. Culinary medicine brings this science to your kitchen, helping you understand and harness the power of food to support your mental health.

What to Expect

Individual Culinary Medicine Consultations (60 minutes): A deep dive into your current dietary patterns, gut health, inflammatory triggers, nutrient deficiencies that impact mental health, and your relationship with food. You'll receive a personalized, realistic, and delicious nutrition plan designed to support your specific psychiatric goals — not a restrictive diet, but a nourishing framework.

Herbal Kitchen Pharmacy Workshops: Group classes where you'll learn to use everyday kitchen herbs and spices as medicine — anti-inflammatory golden milk, calming teas, mood-boosting spice blends, and herbal preparations you can make at home.

Ongoing Nutritional Support: Integrated into your herbal psychiatric follow-up visits or as standalone sessions.

Topics We Explore

- The gut-brain axis and your microbiome's role in mood
- Anti-inflammatory eating for depression and anxiety
- Blood sugar balance and mental health
- Hormonal nutrition for PMDD, perimenopause, and postpartum
- Nutrient deficiencies that mimic or worsen psychiatric symptoms (iron, B12, folate, vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3s, zinc)
- Healing your relationship with food — joyful, intuitive, and guilt-free nourishment
- Herbal and functional foods for mental health

Investment

Individual Culinary Medicine Consultation (60 min): $250