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I'm Timothy Frie
I'm a neuronutritionist, nutritional psychology researcher, public scholar, educator, doctoral student, and writer.My work is focused on how the cognitive dysfunction from trauma, grief, burnout, and neurocomplexity (specifically intellectual giftedness, ADHD, and autism) makes it difficult for us to meet our nutritional needs.I'm the founder of the Neuronutrition Centers of America, president of the National Academy of Neuronutrition, and host of the Brain Fried Podcast (coming summer 2025).To take care of yourself, you need and deserve to know how your life experiences have impacted your relationship with food. I'm here to show you how.
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Neuronutritional Polyvagal Defense Hierarchy (NPDH)
The Neuronutritional Polyvagal Defense Hierarchy (NPDH) is an educational resource designed to inform practitioners and their patients/clients about the ways neuroception impacts apeptite, digestion, gastrointestional (GI) function, and nutrient demands.
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The NMHIQ is a tool designed to inform practitioners and their patients/clients about the ways various symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and neurodivergence might influence a person’s neuronutritional literacy, gastrointestinal interoceptive awareness, and food choice motivations.
Latest Podcast Interviews
Quiet The Diet with Michelle ShapiroWhat if understanding your trauma could unlock a new path to better health? In this episode, Michelle hosts Tim Frie to discuss the profound impact of trauma on health, particularly its biochemical implications and the intersection of trauma with nutrition.
Balanced Bites with Liz WolfeTim Frie joins us to discuss the impact of trauma on the body, the cellular danger response, and the association between trauma and disease in women.
Girls Gone Wellness PodcastIn this episode, we speak to Timothy Frie (Nutritionfortrauma on IG) about how we can heal our brain and bodies from trauma, grief, and burnout using nutrition. This episode gives insights into human behavior, mindset, habits, and how these play into our nutrition choices, especially when we are healing from grief or trauma.
Satiated PodcastWhen recovering from food struggles, a balance must be explored between discovering what foods feel best in your body, while not making it too important that the anxiety with food perpetuates.