ADHD & Nutrition:
What You Eat Can Support How You Feel
If you or someone you care about lives with ADHD, you’ve probably noticed how unpredictable things can feel, focus comes and goes, energy dips, moods swing. What’s often overlooked is how much nutrition can influence these patterns.
There’s no one-size-fits-all “ADHD diet,” but research shows that certain nutrients and dietary habits can support brain health and help manage symptoms. At Brain & Mind Hub, we take a whole-person approach, looking at how food, mood and energy interact in everyday life.
Micronutrients Matter
Some nutrients play a key role in brain function and emotional regulation. For example:
- Omega-3 fatty acids may help improve attention and reduce hyperactivity.
- Zinc, iron, and magnesium deficiencies are common in ADHD and can affect mood, sleep, and impulsivity.
These nutrients aren’t magic fixes, but they’re part of the foundation for a well-functioning brain.
Patterns Over Perfection
It’s not just about individual nutrients, it’s about how you eat day to day. Diets rich in whole foods, lean proteins, fibre, and healthy fats (like those found in the Mediterranean diet) can help stabilize blood sugar and reduce inflammation, both of which are linked to ADHD symptoms.
Some people also benefit from elimination diets, removing things like artificial colours or certain allergens. But this isn’t something to try alone; it’s best done with guidance to make sure your body still gets what it needs.
Gut Health and the Brain
Emerging research shows that the gut-brain axis plays a role in ADHD. A healthy gut microbiome may support better mood, focus, and energy. That’s why we often look at things like fermented foods, prebiotics, and fibre when building a nutrition plan.
What We Offer
Our Dietitian, Renee works with clients to create personalised nutrition strategies that support ADHD, gut health, and emotional wellbeing. Her approach is warm, practical, and grounded in evidence. Whether you’re navigating food sensitivities, energy crashes, or just want to feel more balanced, she’s here to help.
Nutrition isn’t a replacement for therapy or medication, but it can be a powerful complement. If you’re curious about how nutrition might be affecting your focus, mood, or sleep, we’d love to support you.
Responding differently to Autism
Our team of expert clinicians and neuroscientists have collaborated to deliver cutting-edge treatment and support for people experiencing autism.
We understand the neurobiology of autism and that enables us to offer more effective treatments within a precision psychiatry and lifestyle medicine framework.
We think outside the box to bring novel treatments and improved understanding through integrated precision psychiatry and lifestyle medicine.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) covers a range of neurodevelopmental disorders which affect the way people communicate and interact with the world. It usually appears in childhood and characteristics may be present in some form for life.
Approximately 1% of the population have autism and each person is different, which means they have unique strengths and unique challenges.
People may experience difficulties with communicating and interacting with others, repetitive behaviours, strong interest in one topic, unusual reactions to sensory input and a preference for routine as change is often perceived as difficult.
Our BaMH team understand the neurobiology of autistic spectrum disorders, and this means we can refine diagnosis and select therapeutic options to optimise treatment outcomes.
We take a longitudinal view of person’s life, including individual characteristics, social, emotional, educational and vocational settings. Our empathetic team work sensitively to develop a shared understanding and to exclude other conditions that may have similar symptoms.
Our specialist team take a personalised, evidence-based and multidisciplinary approach to address the unique needs of people with autism. We create a holistic treatment plan to reduce symptoms of autism and improve quality of life.
Our approach includes a variety of interventions including structured behaviour and communication therapies, educational therapies, family therapies, occupational therapy, and skills training to maximise functioning and support development and learning.
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