An evidence-based exploration of neuroscience, nutrition and the gut-brain connection from a clinical neuroscientist living with ADHD. This is a book that speaks to both your biology and your belonging. It's a unique, neurodiversity-affirmative resource that: ? Reframes ADHD as a natural neurotype, a different way of living and making sense of the world, rather than a disorder. ? Expands neuroscience beyond the brain and into the whole body. Showing how gut, microbes, breath, heart, hormones and immune system are always in conversation. ? Reimagines nutrition and gut-brain health through a non-diet lens, offering flexible, compassionate tools that nourish body and mind without rules, shame or restriction. ? Extends gentle invitations, not prescriptions, to honour your ADHD as a whole body-mind experience, rather than reducing it to symptoms to be managed. In a nutshell, ADHD Body and Mind is a companion, offering space to breathe, reflect, and return to yourself, again and again. It will help you reconnect with your body's natural rhythms, release some of the weight of shame and perfectionism, and discover a way of living with ADHD that feels not just manageable, but meaningful.
Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas is a clinical neuroscientist, nutritionist, and applied microbiologist with a doctoral degree in Gut Microbiome & Mental Health. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University's School of Psychology and Lecturer in Nutrition at the University of West London. With an extensive background in research and teaching, Miguel bridges neuroscience, lived experience, gut microbes, and non-diet, evidence-based approaches to nutrition. His work is known for translating complex science into deeply human, trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming insight. He is based in Hertfordshire.
An accessible, neuroaffirming and supportive guide to understanding how nutrition, the gut, brain and nervous system interact in individuals with ADHD.
This book will completely transform the way you think about ADHD and your biology. It's evidence-based but also full of radical self-kindness and genuine empathy. A must-read for anyone touched by ADHD - diagnosed or not, or supporting someone who is - seeking to understand themselves better. -- Alex Partridge, bestselling author of Now It All Makes Sense What I love about Miguel's book is how he weaves his own story and experience into really solid science and practical nutrition advice. He has created something powerful here. Miguel fully understands ADHD - and it shows, this book is compassionate, evidence based and genuinely useful. -- Dr Rupy Aujla, The Doctor's Kitchen This book makes ADHD make sense. It helps you understand your biology in a simple, human way and shows you how to actually work with your brain rather than fight against it. -- Tj Power, Neuroscientist and bestselling author of The DOSE Effect ADHD Body and Mind offers a refreshing and much-needed perspective by reframing ADHD as a different neurotype rather than a disorder. I appreciate how this book weaves together neuroscience, nutrition, and the gut-brain connection in a way that feels both accessible and deeply respectful of the lived experience of ADHD. It's guided by compassion, grounded in research, and filled with practical tools that honor the whole person. Whether you are navigating ADHD yourself or supporting someone who is, this book brings insight, validation, and a sense of possibility. It's a valuable resource for anyone looking to understand the body-mind connection through a more integrative and empowering lens. -- Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD, MS, CNS, IFMCP Nutrition Scientist and author of The Rainbow Diet and Whole Detox
