Feed Your Brain

FEED YOUR BRAIN

INTRODUCTION

• Welcome and introduction

• About Delia McCabe - your instructor

• Tell us about your experience

• Outlines and objectives

• Course schedule and details

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Meal diary

• Shopping list

• Recommended reading

MODULE ONE - HEALTHY FATS

• Healthy fats flowchart

• Categories

• Healthy vs unhealthy cell membranes

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Meal checklist

• Spices 

• Salad and vegetable chart

MODULE 2 - FOOD CRAVINGS

• What is a food craving?

• Food allergies and intolerances

• Gluten free and dairy free alternatives

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Food replacement guide

• Recipes and salad in a bowl

MODULE 3 - SLEEP

• The importance of sleep

• Brain and sleep

• How to improve your sleep

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Supplements to support sleep

• Sleep meditation

MODULE 4 - BLOOD GLUCOSE AND BRAIN FUNCTION

• Which carbohydrates are best for brain function

• How blood glucose and weight gain are related

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Questionnaire to assess blood glucose stability

• Meal-in-a-bowl blueprint

MODULE 5 - FOOD ADDITIVES

• What food addItives do for food and to the brain

• Processed food has to contain additives

• Why factory food is poor brain food

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Worst food additives & MSG alias's

MODULE 6 - YOU ARE WHAT YOU ABSORB

• You are not what you eat, you are what you absorb 

• The importance of digestion and absorption

• The gut-brain connection 

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• List of best prebiotic foods

• Daily ways to increase fiber intake and toxic removal via bowels

THE NEXT STEP

• The next step

• The four quadrant matrix;

• action plan;

• goals and challenges;

• influence & concern

SUPPORT AND PRACTICE

• Further notes & reading materials

WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK

• Feedback questionnaire

 • Thank you for being a part of this community!