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Food & Mental Health

Restaurateur David McMillan, of Joe Beef in Montreal, talks candidly about his challenge with sobriety in the restaurant world and how it changed the way his restaurants function. Playwright and screenwriter Stephanie Covington Armstrong, author of Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat, tells us her powerful story about eating disorders and the dissonance it has as a black woman. And, body image activist Virgie Tovar talks about the mental health implications of fatphobia, fat discrimination, and the diet culture; her latest book is You Have the Right to Remain Fat.

The Splendid Table, Mental Health MonthKatherine IchinoseMay 17, 2019substance use, recovery, BIPOC voices, eating disorders, body dysmorphiha, anti-racism, fatphobia, nutrition, mental health awareness month, May 2019

At the Intersection of Food and Mental Health

Dr. Drew Ramsey calls himself a nutritional psychiatrist. He’s an avid researcher of the connection between food, brain function, and mental health at Columbia University – and, he’s a farmer. Contributor Shauna Sever spoke to Dr. Ramsey about his work and how we can work more brain-boosting foods into our diet.

Mental Health Month, The Splendid TableKatherine IchinoseMay 7, 2019eating disorders, men's mental health, body dysmorphiha, fatphobia, recovery, mental health awareness month, May 2019