Nourish to Flourish: Using Food to Support a Healthy Mind

Schedule

Thu Oct 09 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

St. Joseph Catholic Church | Lakeland, FL

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Discover how food impacts mood and mental health. Join Nourish to Flourish to learn how a lifestyle can boost brain and body.
About this Event

When we think about diet, most people understandably focus on weight loss, fitness, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and longevity. However, growing evidence shows that what we eat affects more than just our physical health, it profoundly influences our mental well-being. Recent research links nutrition to conditions such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, OCD, sleep disorders, dementia, and more.

Are you or someone you love struggling with stress, anxiety, or low mood? Join us for “Nourish to Flourish,” a powerful, evidence-based presentation exploring how food choices affect mental health—and how changing our lifestyle and the foods we eat can nourish your brain and boost your mood.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how plant-based eating supports mental clarity, resilience, and emotional balance.
  • Understand the science behind how soda and ultra-processed foods are linked to increased rates of depression and anxiety.
  • Break free from the feel-bad, eat-bad cycle by discovering how to replace comfort foods with healing foods.
  • See a Food for Life cooking demonstration and sample some delicious plant-based foods.
  • Leave with practical tips, easy recipes, and motivation to transform your plate—and your mindset.

This is more than a talk. It’s a turning point.

Reserve your spot now and take the first step toward nourishing your mind, body, and spirit through the power of food.

👉 Space is limited—register today!


Note: this session will not be recorded for future viewing.


This event will feature Dr. Elizabeth Winings, DNP, ARNP, ANCC Board Certified Family Mental Health-Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who will show the connection between diet, lifestyle, and mental health. Dr. Winings presentations are insightful, evidence-based, and deeply inspiring. She brings a compassionate and practical approach to mental health care, emphasizing prevention, family communication, and the integration of nutrition, therapy, and Medic*tion when appropriate.


Dr. Neal Barnard will present via video. As president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (www.PCRM.org), Dr. Barnard leads programs advocating for preventive medicine, good nutrition, and higher ethical standards in research. His research contributed to the acceptance of plant-based diets in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. In 2016, he founded the Barnard Medical Center in Washington, DC, as a model for making nutrition a routine part of all medical care.

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St. Joseph Catholic Church, 210 West Lemon Street, Lakeland, United States

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