Michelle’s Review:

Mental health has a metabolic component that many don’t talk about. Dr Georgia Ede steps into this space and asks us to look deeper at why mental health deteriorates. Her research shows that if you stabilise glucose and insulin → you stabilise brain energy → you get a calmer mood and clearer thinking. She recommends using nutrition as the first lever.

So, before we prescribe clinical meds, consider changing the diet and observe what the body and mind reveal: fast feedback with the big advantage of low risk. By giving people agency over their own health, they learn their triggers (sugar spikes, seed oils, certain plant compounds) and their supports (proteins, natural fats, minerals) for better mental—and physical—health. She advocates protein first for amino acids and neurotransmitter precursors, adequate natural fats for satiety and stable fuel, and lower carbs to reduce volatility, with ketones as a clean backup.Ultra-processed foods = noisy brain.Nutrient-dense, simple meals = quiet signal. When the brain isn’t firefighting blood-sugar swings, mood evens out.

I found the book to be a fascinating insight into diet and its role in mental health.