What is the Wise Mind Nutrition Framework? Webinar Replay
Dr. David Wiss
April 30, 2023
FAQ
On Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Dr. David Wiss hosted a webinar to describe the “Nutrition for Mental Health Revolution” and to share some of the features of the Wise Mind Nutrition app. The event had participants from all over the world.
The first half of the presentation covers relevant terminology and recent evidence supporting links between diet and mental health, with a particular emphasis on depression.
The second half describes the features of the app.
Critical Intersections Between Nutrition and Mental Health
In the era of nutritional confusion, people are becoming frustrated by the ongoing search for the next trending diet. We all have unique neurobiology, psychological profiles, and cultural backgrounds. We live in different contexts and have different motivations.
New frameworks that go beyond quantitative approaches (e.g., calories and macronutrients) and instead aim to embrace the qualitative (e.g., mental health) components of eating are greatly needed. Nutrition messages must be trauma-informed and nuanced.
Thanks to scientific advances in our understanding of gut health, strategies for eating food for mood and brain health are now evidence-based. Wise Mind Nutrition has identified three critical intersections between nutrition and mental health:
Nutrients for supporting brain health.
Eating to improve gut health.
How we think about food and body.
Wise Mind Nutrition honors the wisdom from eating disorders, addictions, nutritional psychiatry, nutritional psychology, and lifestyle medicine. This presentation describes the evolution of nutrition frameworks in recent decades and explores why so much contention continues to plague the nutrition space.
What is the Wise Mind?
Utilizing the “wise mind” includes seeing the value of both reason and emotion while being able to see the middle path. This term was popularized with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which was designed to replace rigid dichotomous thinking with the ability to explore a wide range of possibilities.
The Wise Mind can see the interconnectedness of systems. One example is viewing the gut and the brain as a system rather than distinct organs. The Wise Mind can see the value of physical and mental health rather than trading one for the other. The Wise Mind can also find a balance between dieting and non-dieting approaches.
Eating-Disorder Informed
The biggest challenge in creating nutrition messaging for groups of people is the potential for some of the information to be triggering. The program avoids words like “diet” and discussion of body weight. Wise Mind Nutrition discourages counting and encourages connecting with food on a deeper level.
We teach about mindful and soulful eating and positive body image. While the presentation introduces the topic of gentle nutrition, more details about eating disorder-informed nutrition messaging can be found here.
The Wise Mind Nutrition App
The free version contains a food log and a nightly review feature. The food log is based on the six food groups and hunger-fullness self-assessment. While this presentation is a brief introduction to using the food log, more details can be found here.
The free version also introduces the Wise Mind Nutrition Five Components:
When to Eat
What to Eat
How to Eat
How Much to Eat
How to Think About Food and Body
Throughout the transformative educational journey, you will notice references to “guiding principles” that summarize the essence of the Wise Mind Nutrition message. Check out the Wise Mind Nutrition 12 Principles.
The presentation then walks you through the topics covered in the full program. The program is not simply a video series; it is a digital workbook filled with assignments, pinnable “gems,” and tons of resources. Links include blogs, videos, product recommendations, cooking guides and other guides, recipes, podcasts, functional medicine resources, and so much more!
Please check out the video for details about pricing, becoming an affiliate and using the app with admin privileges, or using the app at the institutional level. Don’t hesitate to ask any questions; we would love to hear from you.
On Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Dr. David Wiss hosted a webinar to describe the “Nutrition for Mental Health Revolution” and to share some of the features of the Wise Mind Nutrition app. The event had participants from all over the world.
The first half of the presentation covers relevant terminology and recent evidence supporting links between diet and mental health, with a particular emphasis on depression.
The second half describes the features of the app.
Critical Intersections Between Nutrition and Mental Health
In the era of nutritional confusion, people are becoming frustrated by the ongoing search for the next trending diet. We all have unique neurobiology, psychological profiles, and cultural backgrounds. We live in different contexts and have different motivations.
New frameworks that go beyond quantitative approaches (e.g., calories and macronutrients) and instead aim to embrace the qualitative (e.g., mental health) components of eating are greatly needed. Nutrition messages must be trauma-informed and nuanced.
Thanks to scientific advances in our understanding of gut health, strategies for eating food for mood and brain health are now evidence-based. Wise Mind Nutrition has identified three critical intersections between nutrition and mental health:
Nutrients for supporting brain health.
Eating to improve gut health.
How we think about food and body.
Wise Mind Nutrition honors the wisdom from eating disorders, addictions, nutritional psychiatry, nutritional psychology, and lifestyle medicine. This presentation describes the evolution of nutrition frameworks in recent decades and explores why so much contention continues to plague the nutrition space.
What is the Wise Mind?
Utilizing the “wise mind” includes seeing the value of both reason and emotion while being able to see the middle path. This term was popularized with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which was designed to replace rigid dichotomous thinking with the ability to explore a wide range of possibilities.
The Wise Mind can see the interconnectedness of systems. One example is viewing the gut and the brain as a system rather than distinct organs. The Wise Mind can see the value of physical and mental health rather than trading one for the other. The Wise Mind can also find a balance between dieting and non-dieting approaches.
Eating-Disorder Informed
The biggest challenge in creating nutrition messaging for groups of people is the potential for some of the information to be triggering. The program avoids words like “diet” and discussion of body weight. Wise Mind Nutrition discourages counting and encourages connecting with food on a deeper level.
We teach about mindful and soulful eating and positive body image. While the presentation introduces the topic of gentle nutrition, more details about eating disorder-informed nutrition messaging can be found here.
The Wise Mind Nutrition App
The free version contains a food log and a nightly review feature. The food log is based on the six food groups and hunger-fullness self-assessment. While this presentation is a brief introduction to using the food log, more details can be found here.
The free version also introduces the Wise Mind Nutrition Five Components:
When to Eat
What to Eat
How to Eat
How Much to Eat
How to Think About Food and Body
Throughout the transformative educational journey, you will notice references to “guiding principles” that summarize the essence of the Wise Mind Nutrition message. Check out the Wise Mind Nutrition 12 Principles.
The presentation then walks you through the topics covered in the full program. The program is not simply a video series; it is a digital workbook filled with assignments, pinnable “gems,” and tons of resources. Links include blogs, videos, product recommendations, cooking guides and other guides, recipes, podcasts, functional medicine resources, and so much more!
Please check out the video for details about pricing, becoming an affiliate and using the app with admin privileges, or using the app at the institutional level. Don’t hesitate to ask any questions; we would love to hear from you.
On Saturday, April 29th, 2023, Dr. David Wiss hosted a webinar to describe the “Nutrition for Mental Health Revolution” and to share some of the features of the Wise Mind Nutrition app. The event had participants from all over the world.
The first half of the presentation covers relevant terminology and recent evidence supporting links between diet and mental health, with a particular emphasis on depression.
The second half describes the features of the app.
Critical Intersections Between Nutrition and Mental Health
In the era of nutritional confusion, people are becoming frustrated by the ongoing search for the next trending diet. We all have unique neurobiology, psychological profiles, and cultural backgrounds. We live in different contexts and have different motivations.
New frameworks that go beyond quantitative approaches (e.g., calories and macronutrients) and instead aim to embrace the qualitative (e.g., mental health) components of eating are greatly needed. Nutrition messages must be trauma-informed and nuanced.
Thanks to scientific advances in our understanding of gut health, strategies for eating food for mood and brain health are now evidence-based. Wise Mind Nutrition has identified three critical intersections between nutrition and mental health:
Nutrients for supporting brain health.
Eating to improve gut health.
How we think about food and body.
Wise Mind Nutrition honors the wisdom from eating disorders, addictions, nutritional psychiatry, nutritional psychology, and lifestyle medicine. This presentation describes the evolution of nutrition frameworks in recent decades and explores why so much contention continues to plague the nutrition space.
What is the Wise Mind?
Utilizing the “wise mind” includes seeing the value of both reason and emotion while being able to see the middle path. This term was popularized with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which was designed to replace rigid dichotomous thinking with the ability to explore a wide range of possibilities.
The Wise Mind can see the interconnectedness of systems. One example is viewing the gut and the brain as a system rather than distinct organs. The Wise Mind can see the value of physical and mental health rather than trading one for the other. The Wise Mind can also find a balance between dieting and non-dieting approaches.
Eating-Disorder Informed
The biggest challenge in creating nutrition messaging for groups of people is the potential for some of the information to be triggering. The program avoids words like “diet” and discussion of body weight. Wise Mind Nutrition discourages counting and encourages connecting with food on a deeper level.
We teach about mindful and soulful eating and positive body image. While the presentation introduces the topic of gentle nutrition, more details about eating disorder-informed nutrition messaging can be found here.
The Wise Mind Nutrition App
The free version contains a food log and a nightly review feature. The food log is based on the six food groups and hunger-fullness self-assessment. While this presentation is a brief introduction to using the food log, more details can be found here.
The free version also introduces the Wise Mind Nutrition Five Components:
When to Eat
What to Eat
How to Eat
How Much to Eat
How to Think About Food and Body
Throughout the transformative educational journey, you will notice references to “guiding principles” that summarize the essence of the Wise Mind Nutrition message. Check out the Wise Mind Nutrition 12 Principles.
The presentation then walks you through the topics covered in the full program. The program is not simply a video series; it is a digital workbook filled with assignments, pinnable “gems,” and tons of resources. Links include blogs, videos, product recommendations, cooking guides and other guides, recipes, podcasts, functional medicine resources, and so much more!
Please check out the video for details about pricing, becoming an affiliate and using the app with admin privileges, or using the app at the institutional level. Don’t hesitate to ask any questions; we would love to hear from you.
