Dr. Uma's Blog

In 2015, Jessica Largey was living her dream. As the chef de cuisine at the Michelin-starred restaurant Manresa, in Los Gatos, Calif., she won the prestigious James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef Award.

Smart food choices can help us prevent or even reverse diabetes, and treat chronic pain, depression, and more. Trailblazing new research shows that what we eat can do far more than simply provide energy and help keep us lean.

Berries. Nuts. Olive oil. How to craft an eating plan to help manage your emotions. Are you anxious? Angry? Feeling depressed? Consider what you eat.

Given the current pandemic and related economic stressors, many of us are trying to maintain healthy habits while watching our expenses. One of the areas where we can support our immune system is through our food choices.

My patients these days are expressing more angst and fear, and looking to find ways to cope with the pandemic and the βnew normal.β With children and entire families home together all day, and work and school schedules disrupted, loss of a daily routine can increase anxiety and disrupt healthy eating.