High-dose flu shot may lower risk of Alzheimer's
Do gallstones always need treatment?
Healthier plant-based diet tied to lower risk of dementia
Is MRI contrast dye safe?
Are those body aches a sign of gallstones?
Staying active throughout middle age may lower women's risk of dying early
Hantavirus explained: What to know after the cruise ship outbreak
Stay strong at any age with 4 basic exercises
Don't count on daily aspirin to prevent colon cancer
After ablation, exercise may lower atrial fibrillation recurrence
Uma Naidoo, MD
Contributor; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Dr. Uma Naidoo is a nutritional psychiatrist and serves as the director of nutritional & lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Naidoo trained at the Harvard Longwood Psychiatry Residency Training Program, and completed a consultation liaison fellowship at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Dr. Naidoo studied nutrition, and she also graduated from the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts as a professional chef. She was awarded her culinary school’s most coveted award, the MFK Fisher Award for Innovation. Dr. Naidoo is regarded nationally and internationally as a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychiatry, having founded the first US hospital-based clinical service in this area.
She is the author of This is Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More. With her passion for food and nutritional psychiatry, she will share her expertise on the integration of food, mental health, and medicine.
Posts by Uma Naidoo, MD
Heart Health
How to stock a plant-based pantry (and fridge) on a budget
Healthy Eating
Eating during COVID-19: Improve your mood and lower stress
Uma Naidoo, MD
Gut feelings: How food affects your mood
Uma Naidoo, MD
Eating well to help manage anxiety: Your questions answered
Uma Naidoo, MD
Sugar: Its many disguises
Mind & Mood
Nutritional strategies to ease anxiety
High-dose flu shot may lower risk of Alzheimer's
Do gallstones always need treatment?
Healthier plant-based diet tied to lower risk of dementia
Is MRI contrast dye safe?
Are those body aches a sign of gallstones?
Staying active throughout middle age may lower women's risk of dying early
Hantavirus explained: What to know after the cruise ship outbreak
Stay strong at any age with 4 basic exercises
Don't count on daily aspirin to prevent colon cancer
After ablation, exercise may lower atrial fibrillation recurrence
