Dr. Uma Naidoo

Dr. Uma Naidoo

Biography:

Michelin-starred chef David Bouley described Dr. Uma Naidoo as the world’s first “triple threat” in the food and medicine space: a Harvard trained psychiatrist, professional chef graduating with her culinary schools’ most coveted award, and a trained nutrition specialist. Her nexus of interests have found their niche in Nutritional Psychiatry.

Dr. Naidoo founded and directs the first hospital-based Nutritional Psychiatry Service in the United States. She is the Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) & Director of Nutritional Psychiatry at MGH Academy while serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. She was considered Harvard’s Mood-Food expert, and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal.

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  • Fasting / Food Psychology

    Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey revealed how intermittent fasting can improve one's life. Followed by psychiatrist and nutrition consultant, Dr. Uma Naidoo, who discussed the relationship between a sound diet and mental health.More »