Chris van Tulleken – A New Vision for Mental Health

Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?

Author: Editorial 7th September 2023 0 Comments

The relationship between diet and mental wellbeing is well-established. This book comes from Dr. Chris van Tulleken. The publishers say: “An eye-opening investigation into the science, economics, history and production of ultra-processed food.It’s not you, it’s the food.We have entered a…
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books, Chris van Tulleken, diet, food, ultra-processed food, wellbeing

What happened when I ate ultra-processed food for a month

Author: Editorial 7th June 2021 0 Comments

There is increasing evidence that the food we eat has a significant impact, positive or negative, on our mental health (see for example Brain Changer: How diet can save your mental health – cutting-edge science from an expert ). This BBC article is about an experiment involving Dr Chris van Tulleken and a month-long diet he…
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anxiety, BBC, Chris van Tulleken, diet, food, National Institute of Health, neuroscience, nutrition, nutritional psychiatry, obesity, sleep disruption, wellbeing

Dr. Chris and Dr Xand Investigate … mental health.

Author: Editorial 8th February 2021 0 Comments

In this 29 minute video report for the BBC: “Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken investigate what mental health is and why things can sometimes go wrong. They’ll uncover the science behind some of the most common triggers for mental…
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anorexia nervosa, anxiety, BBC, children and adolescents, Chris van Tulleken, cortisol, counselling, depression, diet, exercise, listening, mindfulness, OCD, panic attacks, singing, social exclusion, stress, video, Xand van Tulleken, yoga

Can cold water swimming treat depression?

Author: Editorial 3rd October 2018 1 Comment

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs , Dr. Chris van Tulleken, writes : “Jumping into the sea in winter is the most alive and present I ever feel. I get in fast – a dangerous approach if you’re a beginner – when the cold shock response provokes an uncontrollable…
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BBC, British Medical Journal, Chris van Tulleken, cold water swimming, depression, physical exercise, Research

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (2)

Author: Editorial 14th June 2018 0 Comments

The BBC says (May 30th, 2018): “Dr Chris van Tulleken is on a mission to understand why we’re giving over three times more medicine to our kids today than we did 40 years ago. He looks into one of the…
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BBC, children and adolescents, Chris van Tulleken, depression, New Approaches, pharmaceutical drugs, suicidal thoughts, wilderness therapy

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs (1)

Author: Editorial 13th June 2018 0 Comments

The BBC says (May 23rd, 2018): “Two years ago, Dr Chris van Tulleken discovered we are taking more prescription drugs than ever before – a billion prescriptions a year in the UK. He worked with a GP (General Practice) surgery…
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ADHD, BBC, Calpol, Chris van Tulleken, mindfulness, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), New Approaches, pharmaceutical drugs, videos