Physical, emotional, and mental anxiety befalls many of us in a course of a lifetime. Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety presents us with a comprehensive workbook to understand what is driving our symptoms of stress and fatigue and introduces innovative tools to help us increase our physical, mental and emotional clarity. Using modern neurophysiology Dr. Kristen Allott and Natasha Duarte astutely examine how food based proteins and glucose management can improve our diet, sleep and exercise practices. Like the authors this book is an insightful, accessible and compassionate resource to increase our vitality and well-being.

—Kimberly S. Richardson, MA, Chief Instructor, Two Cranes Aikido, Executive Director, Two Cranes Institute

“Food offerings are a universal gesture to show care and support. This workbook highlights a simple formula connecting what we eat to how we feel. It’s especially important during times of high stress. I often suggest ways for parents in the child welfare system to use food as a tool so they can be at their best. I personally use protein for my wellness, performance anxiety, and afternoon fatigue.”

—Ambrosia E, family impact statewide manager, Parents for Parents Program, Children’s Home Society of Washington; board member and Founding Member of International Parent Advocacy Network

“The tools and strategies in Fuel Your Brain, Not Your Anxiety are so key to overall health and wellness that they are applicable in one way or another, to almost all of my psychotherapy clients. The ‘Ah ha’ moments never cease when I am able to help my clients connect how they feed, hydrate, move, or rest their bodies with their emotional state.”

—Jeanne F. MSW, LICSW, clinical social worker practicing over 20 years, working with a diverse demographic of adults, teens, & couples

Esta lectura debe ser obligatoria para terapeutas ayudándoles a los clientes acceder habilidades de afrontamiento saludables. Después de aplicar esta información en mi práctica clínica, varios  clientes eliminaron o significativamente redujeron los ataques de pánico, ansiedad, irritabilidad, y mejoraron sus relaciones. Les inculcó a todos mis clientes que intenten el experimento de proteína de 3 dias. Me encanta cuando regresan y me dicen “el bocadillo de lagartija me ayudó!”

—Yesenia D. LCSW, PPSC, Clinical social worker providing direct services to migrant, Latinx community members of various ages in Southern California.