Course introduction

Deakin University and Food & Mood Center offer this course on “Improving Mental Health through Diet and Nutrition and How Can We Be in a Good Mood by Eating Nutritious Foods.”

Here, you will learn how healthy dietary choices can boost your mental and brain wellbeing. Also, the course will explore how our daily diets can impact our mental and brain wellbeing, including the role of our immune system and the gut microbiome. The course will offer research proof, practical examples, skills development, and cooperation on dietary intake assessment, tactics, and resource sharing for dietary change.

Why join this course?

Poor diet and weak mental health are the major causes of mortality and disease globally. Furthermore, diet quality is a modifiable factor that is associated with mental and brain health across all stages of our lives. Hence, taking this course is greatly beneficial.

Course details:

Course developer: Deakin University

Language: English

Delivery Platform: Future Learn

Course type: Self-paced

Subject: Healthcare and Medicine

Price: Free

Duration: 3 weeks (3 hours/week)

Start date: 14^th September 2020

Course instructors:

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What you will learn:

By the completion of the course, you would be able to:

• Describe the relation between diet/nutrition, and mental and brain health
• Elucidate why diet and nutrition matter for mental and brain health.
• Discover the principles and strategies of dietary change.

Who can enroll?

This course is intended for anyone with a willingness or with experience of good or bad mental health.

This course will also be of significance to healthcare experts working with people with mental and brain health problems or in roles linked to diet, nutrition, and mental and brain health education.

Course content

What topics will it include?

• The relationship between diet/nutrition and mental and brain wellbeing
• Elements having an influence on diet, nutrition, and mental health.
• Dietary styles, behaviors, rules, and assessment
• The role of inflammation and gut microbiota for mental health
• How can diet be improved for mental and brain health?

Course advantages

• 100% online
• Full access to this course for five weeks

How to apply?

You can join this course by completing a registration in the given link.

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