Those millions suffering from obesity and diabetes in the U.S. are at the greatest risk of infection and death from COVID-19. But the stress and depression that this public health crisis has generated have increased our use of high calorie, low-nutrient foods (as well as alcohol and drugs) making us even more vulnerable to the virus. Understanding the role of depleted brain neurotransmitters in this deadly cycle allows us to provide the specific nutrients that can quickly stop the cravings and the negative moods that drive both obesity and diabetes.
Julia Ross, MA, NNTS
Julia Ross is a world leader in the use of Nutritional Therapy for the treatment of mood problems, eating disorders, and addictions. After 10 years as a psychotherapist working with individual adults and adolescents, families and groups in a variety of in psychiatric and outpatient settings, Ross began to direct programs. Some of her early achievements included the founding of the San Francisco Bay Area’s first programs for food addicts and for drug-addicted adolescents and their families.
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