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It’s Okay Not to be Okay.

Yesterday was World Mental Health day and with everything happening in Barbados, I was more than happy to take a few moments yesterday to enjoy the sound of the pouring rain on my roof. Talk about some therapy!

This year’s theme was Mental Health in an Unequal World

But what is mental health?

Mental health speaks to our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. Mental health has an impact on and is affected by how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. It is just as important as physical health and the absence of physical illness, at every stage of life. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

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Diversity in Nutrition & Dietetics featuring Janea Ifill

I’m very excited to chat with Janea Ifill, a registered nutritionist from Barbados who completed her studies in the Caribbean. I met Janea on LinkedIn last year and have been following her as she’s grown into an entrepreneur and nutrition professional promoting sustainable practices in preventing health conditions within Barbados! I’m over the moon to have a local nutrition professional represented in these features.

Why is diversity important in Nutrition & Dietetics?

Janea Ifill Registered Nutritionist

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Nourishing Black Diversity in Nutrition and Dietetics

First of all, I’d like to thank all of the amazing registered (and associate) nutritionists and dietitians that shared my tweet and answered the call in support of this month’s campaign! In the Caribbean and North America, we celebrate Black History Month in February. So imagine my surprise when I moved to the U.K to study and realised BHM was October – one of the best months of the year, in case you didn’t know. Despite the differences, I’m taking February to Nourish Diversity in Nutrition & Dietetics. We’ll be interviewing registered nutrition professionals and a few students from all over the world! How exciting!

I am very blessed to come from a majority black country where healthcare is free (although there could be significant improvements). While I was aware of health inequalities and the social determinants of health, learning about it from an ethnicity-based standpoint was very eye-opening.

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