Webinar Replay
Food for thought - How nutrition can impact mental health in advanced illness
Summary:
Eating is never just about food. For people living with advanced illness, changes in appetite and weight can affect mental health in powerful ways. In this webinar, our speakers explore what food means when health is declining - how people cope and how families adapt.
Prof Swann (professor of biomolecular medicine at the University of Southampton), will be discussing how the human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, most of which live in the gut. He will explore emerging evidence for the “gut–brain axis” and the intriguing idea that what’s happening in our gut could shape our emotions and behaviours.
Join us for a thoughtful conversation on the emotional and relational importance of food, and how we can better support patients and caregivers through compassionate, holistic care.
Useful resources related to this webinar:
1. The role of diet in palliative care as perceived by patients, carers and healthcare professionals [PhD thesis]
2. PLANC - Patient Led Assessment of Nutritional Care [assessment tool]
3. Nutrition in palliative care: issues, perceptions and opportunities to improve care for patients [Journal article]
4. Food as medicine: Reimagining the hospital mealtime experience [Youtube video]
5. The Malnutrition Pathway: Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community [Resources]
6. UK GUT-IMMUNE-BRAIN AXIS (GIBA) NETWORK+ [Network] currently have several funding opportunities.
Key speakers:
Dr Juliet Spiller (Chair), Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh
Prof Jonathan Swann (Speaker), Professor of Biomolecular Medicine, University of Southampton
Amy Mcluskie (Speaker), Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Dr Anne Holdoway (Discussant), Consultant Dietitian,