The Brain Plate (Paperback)

Nourish Your Brain, Heal Your Mind – One Meal at a Time

Mental wellness begins in the kitchen. The Brain Plate is a practical, research-based guide to using whole foods and nutritional supplements to support cognitive function, emotional balance, and overall mental wellness.

This isn’t a fad diet. It’s a sustainable, evidence-based approach to supporting emotional balance, clearer thinking, and stronger resilience—through everyday meals.

If you’ve ever wondered how nutrition impacts anxiety, depression, or ADHD symptoms, this book gives you the answers—and the tools to act on them. Bonus? You’ll find yourself thinking more clearly with better overall mood and energy when you put these tools into place.

Inside You'll Discover:

• An understanding of how key nutrients support brain health, including the role of amino acids, omega-3s, antioxidants, and neurotransmitter pathways like GABA and NMDA.

• A complete 4-week meal plan designed to support brain function—quick to prepare, easy to adapt, and approved by real families.

• Nutritionally balanced recipes that work for gluten-free, dairy-free, and plant-based lifestyles, with strategies for picky eaters in every recipe.

• Detailed supplement guide for micronutrients, herbal supplements, and other popular dietary supplements for mental health to help you determine which may benefit your mental well-being.

• Practical strategies for eating well even when you're overwhelmed, stressed, or short on time.

Written by two registered dietitians—one also a licensed therapist, the other certified in diabetes education and intuitive eating—who bring decades of clinical experience plus the lived experience of juggling real-life stressors as working moms.

If you're ready to take control of your mental health with every bite, pull up a chair. You're in the right place.