Tag: micronutrients
By Jessica Heaton, MSc, postgraduate student in clinical psychology.
Pregnancy can be an exciting journey for many, but for others, it comes with unexpected challenges, such as maternal depression. Depression during pregnancy, or antenatal depression, affects approximately 20% of...
Dr Nurina Katta. Dr Katta completed her PhD in Te Puna Toiora, the Mental Health and Nutrition Lab at the University of Canterbury
Understanding Emotion Dysregulation in Children
When children struggle to manage their emotions, it can show up as severe...
Dr Hayley Bradley
Researchers from Te Puna Toiora (Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab) have published a new study investigating whether broad-spectrum micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) can improve symptoms of depression during pregnancy.
Antenatal depression affects between 15-21% of pregnant...
Are NZ fish oil supplements safe, true to label and can they provide a health benefit?
I recently co-authored an article in the New Zealand Medical Journal looking at whether omega-3 fatty acids contained in 10 fish oil supplements sold...
For the past several years, through the NUTRIMUM study, Te Puna Toiora | UC’s Mental Health and Nutrition Research group has been investigating the effect that micronutrient supplementation, and maternal depression and anxiety can have on infant development. One...
Not just a knock on the head
A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is caused by a trauma to the head that can cause damage to the brain. Data shows that the majority of TBIs are received from car accidents and...
Wellbeing and the media
You would likely notice an increase in a variety of wellbeing interventions in the media recently. Some of these are called complementary and alternative medicines. These approaches are often popular as add-ons to conventional medications or...
