The Brain on Food: How Dietary Choices Impact Mental Well-Being

Jamie Hairston
4 min readMar 10, 2024

Notice: This article was co-authored with Sara Tapia, RN. More information can be found in the About the Author section underneath the reference list.

Have you ever considered that processed food may be affecting your mood?

In the fast-paced rhythm of modern life, convenience often guides our food choices, leading many of us towards a diet rich in processed foods. While these options save time, they might cost us more than we realize, particularly…

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Jamie Hairston

Jamie is a former addiction counselor who now writes fiction about substance abuse and mental health issues.