#169 How Workplaces can improve Mental Wellbeing via nutrition

Welcome to the 169th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. As you know, this month's theme has been all about nutrition food and mental health. So on today's episode, I'm going to be talking about how workplaces can embed this idea of nutrition for mental well-being.

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On today’s show

• One of the challenges workplaces have when trying to incorporate nutrition to improve mental well being [01:22]
• The importance of taking into account how diverse food needs are. [02:22]
• How workplaces can improve a staff mental wellbeing via nutrition. [03:41]
• Why the focus shouldn't be about weight and calories. [04:41]
• Why taking a lunch break is important. [07:30]

Quotes

• It's estimated that overall work and careers we consume as much as 60% of our food and drink in the workplace.
• Nutrition shouldn't be seen as a luxury an add on or something to think about.
• Don't make this about weight and calories.
• I think a culture of scales in the office is bizarre.
• We don't want anyone to feel judged.

Resources

• Leave me an anonymous message on my SpeakPipe
• Listen to Episode #166: The connection between nutrition and mental health
• Check out Ep 131: How true crime podcasts can get us to recognise bias

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