Elizabeth J. Szlek – Nutrition and Mental Health: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection
- Faculty:
- Elizabeth J. Szlek
- Duration:
- 5 Hours 20 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
- Mar 16, 2016
Description
Outline
The Root of the Problem
- A Brief History of Medicine & diet
- Hippocrates, medicine, and diet
- Madness through the ages
- 18th century – moral therapy
- Psychiatry emerges – classification of disorders
- Biological psychiatry today
Traditional Foodways
- Ancient ways of eating
- Weston A. Price
- Elements of traditional diets
20th Century Nutritional Problems
- Foods of modern commerce
- The rise of degenerative diseases
- Industrial farming
- Chemical additives and fast food
- GMO’s
- Sugar and fats
An Over-Medicated Society
- Increase in mental disorders
- Search for biological solutions
- Rise of ADHD, learning disorders, and autism
Implications for Clinical Work
- How Nutrition Affects Mental Health
- Digestion
- Your microbiome: For better or worse
- How our microbiome and brain communicate
- Recognize deficiencies: Addictions and drug-induced deficiencies
- Polyvagal theory and the autonomic nervous system
Faculty
Elizabeth J. Szlek, MA, LMHC, NCC, NTP, CGP, Related seminars and products: 1
Elizabeth J. Szlek, MA, LMHC, NCC, NTP, CGP, has 20 years of experience as a mental health professional and has her own private practice, The Door Counseling Center. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from Liberty University, a Master of Music degree from Yale University, and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to Poland.
Ms. Szlek is certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and a GAPS Practitioner. She has presented at many conferences at both the local and national levels, and authored numerous contributions to publications including The Utica Phoenix, In Good Health, Life and Times, The Rome Observer, Women in Motion, and the “Your Mental Health” column in The Adirondack Express. Ms. Szlek is also a member of the American Counseling Association and Nutritional Therapy Association.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Szlek maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Szlek is a member of the American Counseling Association; and the Nutritional Therapy Association.
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