It is called the Body Mind diet, and it is the new diet of Dr. Sara Gottfried, an expert in nutrition and endocrinology that I had already talked about in the article on the Gottfried hormonal diet .

The Body Mind diet is the subject of the doctor’s new book, now released in the United States, and of which I am telling you in absolute preview. It is a diet to lose weight, but also to reset hormones in order to reduce depression, cognitive decline, the risk of senile dementia.

According to the doctor, this risk is reduced both at the table, starting as soon as possible to change diet, and by reducing exposure to toxic agents that act as endocrine disruptors ( read here to find out which ones ).

The diet is meant for women. Given the differences in brain structure and function, women are in fact more affected by depression, overweight, metabolic problems and, in old age, senile dementias.

Gottfried explains that everything is connected, and that the link between body and mind is the gut.
But DNA also plays a part in her.

DIET BODY MIND.
HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND REDUCE STRESS AND DEPRESSION

Gottfried explains that to get back in shape both mentally and physically there are few really essential rules.

1. Eat about half a kilo of vegetables a day.
   That is: spinach, rocket, endive, salads, crucifers, celery, fennel, zucchini, mushrooms, radicchio, asparagus, artichokes, cucumbers, aubergines, tomatoes and peppers. Always reduce or not eat pumpkin, beets and carrots. The weight should be counted raw.
2. Doing an intermittent fast 16/8.
   That is, we need to concentrate our meals within an eight hour time window. The explanation given by the doctor is genetic. Our DNA is set up to eat according to precise time windows and not in a disordered way. You can get there a little at a time, for example by fasting first 12 hours in a row, then 14 and finally 16.
3. Limit carbohydrates to little fruit and one serving of pasta / rice / bread or potatoes per day.
   Better to reduce sugars, even complex ones, by concentrating your diet on good fats and more digestible proteins. That is lean meats, fish, tofu or tempeh, eggs and egg whites. To limit cheeses, dairy products, red meats and banned sausages. For the good fats we have avocado, olives, cocoa, coconut oil, olive oil, walnuts, almonds. Plant-based milk is ok as long as sugar-free, for example: a glass of almond milk, 2-3 nuts, an egg white omelette with a handful of red fruits and coffee or tea for breakfast. For lunch and dinner, meat or fish cooked in a simple way with a drizzle of raw oil, 250 grams of vegetables per meal cooked as you wish. A small fruit at one meal and only 40-50 grams of pasta or a medium potato or slice of bread at the other. For snacks a dozen almonds, a piece of fresh coconut, a vegetable and citrus juice with a spoonful of mixed seeds. Remember that you eat for only eight hours. This means anticipating dinner at six and fasting until ten the next morning, for example.