Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A powerful plan to improve mood, overcome anxiety and protect memory for a lifetime of optimal mental health

Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind by Dr. Georgia Ede is an excellent and eye-opening exploration of the powerful connection between what we eat and how we feel. As someone who has already been avoiding ultra-processed foods for general health, this book helped solidify my decision to move toward a ketogenic diet—not just for physical benefits, but for mental clarity and overall well-being. While the subject matter is rooted in science and can be quite technical at times, Dr. Ede does a great job of breaking it down in a way that’s both accessible and engaging. Her insights are backed by solid research, and she presents them in a balanced, thoughtful manner. I’d highly recommend this book to anyone curious about the link between diet and mental health—whether you're just starting out on your health journey or looking to deepen your understanding of how nutrition impacts the brain.

I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in 2015. And since then I had been struggling to try and find a way to heal myself, through many types of diets and lifestyles (I never took well to meds and refused to take them) I tried veganism, I tried a well balanced diet, and they all failed. And then I found carnivore. Long story short, carnivore has put my borderline symptoms into remission, however, I have found it very difficult to stick to the diet because of obvious SUGAR ADDICTION. Which brings me to the reason why this book is LIFE CHANGING! I have always been the kind of person that can only follow an order/orders/structure or rule, if I understand the WHY behind it. What this book offers is a VERY DETAILED description of what sugar and processed foods are actually doing to our bodies and brains and it dives deep into the mechanics of it all enough to make it extremely clear as to why we SHOULD NOT be eating any of that stuff. This book gets into the nitty gritty of things and explains why one would benefit from removing certain food groups from one’s life entirely and making a complete u turn in life when it comes to nutrition and lifestyle. Since reading this book I have been able to stick to eating an animal based diet and keep at it, simple because Dr Georgia has explained in detail what is happening in my brain everytime I load it with processed junk and I now have a clear idea of what is happening and to be quiet frank, the seriousness of what is happening everytime I spike my insulin and load my body and brain up with glucose. It’s SCARY and I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE TO PUT MY BODY THROUGH THAT STRESS. And end up in my older years with no memory and on a lifetime of meds because of something I could have changed now in my 30s. I have never read a book so impactful and I am not one to review many things in life at all. But this one deserves all the accolades and honestly is PRICELESS. Thank you very much Dr Georgia for the work you do. Do not hesitate to buy this book. If you’re serious about your lifestyle change and are suffering severe mental illness like I have and would like to finally heal and say goodbye to anxiety, depression, bpd, bipolar, whatever it is you’re trying to free yourself from. This book is a huge help for that!

Love Georgia Ede, she makes so much sense and has good knowledge! Her advice has helped so much. Would deffinately recommend this

Best ever book on energy’s metabolism, beautifully written, highlights how a carbohydrate excess in modern diets is leading inexorably to insulin resistance and diabetes spectrum and its bodily and mind effects.

American language. Very pro meat as it has no carbohydrate. Otherwise quite similar to other recent advice such as avoid ultra processed food, avoid sugar, particularly added sugar, sweetened drinks etc. hasn’t got good things to say about seeds, legumes (peas/beans etc) saying they are risky but doesn’t highlight that beans are easily made safe to eat by boiling soaked dry legumes for 10mins before reducing the heat to cook. Or easier still, buy tinned or frozen. Quite a long read and does reference what she says. Think it’s good if you are worried about mental health (in consultation with your Doctor) but not for other people who are more interested in omnivore healthy eating.

A valuable book on its subject and written with knowledge, depth and breadth. It's also written with care and warmth, making it an enjoyable read, and gives many ideas and options for those who want to try using their diet to improve their mental health. I originally got the book out of professional interest, but decided to give the keto diet in it a try out of curiosity. As someone who already eats less grains than the standard Westerner, I was surprised to find I am gaining benefits from the diet and am continuing with it to see how this pans out longer term . My only quibble with the book is a fuller index at the back would have been useful. A lot of ground is covered in the book and it can be hard to refer back to a particular passage when you want to reread it. The book will be useful to anyone who wants to discover whether or not their diet affects their mental health.

I think it's impossible to overstate how important this book is if you have a mental health condition. You must read it, as you will gain invaluable help should you choose to follow her diet plans. Trust me, they work. Dr Ede writes incredibly engagingly and provides us with a lot of information but without any whiff of overwhelm. She has a real gift of conveying complex information simply and accessibly. It is genuinely one of the best books on nutrition and health that I have ever read, and I have read a lot of them! The book should also be required reading for all GPs, therapists, psychiatrists, and mental health workers. It would stop a lot of the stigma and iatrogenic harm if they stopped medicating and dismissing people and instead used Dr Ede's plans to work with patients to genuinely improve their mental and physical health.

Powerful and life changing book. Very well researched and written. Grounded in science and real life clinical experience. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to be free of psychiatric issues or who wishes to optimise their physical and mental health.