Mind Food: Plant-Based Recipes for Positive Mental Health
Alternative Health Young Adult Non-Fiction Wellness & Lifestyle Vegan Cooking Plant-Based Nutrition Mental Health Self-Help Nutritional Psychiatry Gift/Aesthetic Cookbooks
Mind Food: Plant-Based Recipes for Positive Mental Health is a 2022 hardback that fast became the go-to gift for anyone who wants to eat for a brighter mood. At 192 colour-illustrated pages, Lauren Lovatt’s chef-led guide pairs modern nutritional psychiatry with easy, feel-good vegan dishes—think cacao-hazelnut “happy” brownies, rosemary-roasted roots with mood-balancing tahini, and calming lavender-almond moon milk—each tagged for the neuro-nutrients (magnesium, tryptophan, omegas) that support serotonin and dopamine production. The result is a kitchen manual that doubles as a self-care toolkit: food that tastes indulgent yet works quietly to lower anxiety spikes and lift brain fog.
What sets this Ivy Press edition apart is its art-meets-science presentation. Every recipe sits opposite a full-page photograph plus a “Mind Fuel” call-out explaining why, for example, fermented buckwheat crêpes help gut bacteria talk to the brain, or why roasted chickpeas beat a synthetic supplement for evening melatonin. Lovatt’s background as a plant-based chef and mental-health coach shows in timings (30-minute week-night mains), pantry lists aimed at young adults on a budget, and “mood-boost swaps” that convert family classics to vegan without sacrificing comfort.
Collectors like the 7½" × 9¼" reinforced hardcover because it stays flat on the counter, wipes clean, and looks handsome on a coffee-table stack. First-print copies in clean, tight condition—exactly the grade offered here—are already scarce; the ISBN 9780711264571 rarely surfaces below retail outside of specialty culinary shops. Whether you’re gifting a stressed grad student, upgrading your own wellness shelf, or hunting a future out-of-print title with strong resale value, Mind Food delivers a practical, science-backed path to happier meals and a happier headspace.
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