Capital Region Vegan Network

The Brain-Gut Superpower: Nutrition for Focus, Calm, and Clarity

Learn how to harness food to support emotional balance and brain function
Welcome to the class that’s changing the way we think about food, mood, and mental clarity.

What if we told you the key to better focus, calmer moods, and clearer thinking starts in your gut?

The Brain-Gut Superpower is a revolutionary class designed to help you understand and apply the latest science on how the foods we eat shape brain health, emotional regulation, and daily functioning—especially in those navigating ADHD, anxiety, sensory challenges, or executive function struggles.

In this dynamic, eye-opening session, you’ll discover:

🧠 The brain–gut connection explained—in simple, relatable terms

🍎 What to eat to calm the nervous system, reduce inflammation, and sharpen thinking

💥 The critical role of fiber, prebiotics, and fermented foods in brain chemistry

🥑 Mood-boosting nutrients and where to find them in everyday meals

🚫 Common food triggers that disrupt focus and mood—and how to identify them

🛠️ Real-world tools, food swaps, and meal ideas to nourish the brain from the inside out

Whether you’re supporting a neurodivergent child, managing your own focus and mood, or just curious about cutting-edge nutrition science, this class gives you practical, powerful tools you can use immediately.

Come curious—leave empowered.

This isn’t just a nutrition class. It’s a new way of seeing how food can fuel your brain and body for clarity, calm, and connection.

Cost - FREE. RSVP THROUGH HONEST WEIGHT FOOD COOP / EVENT BRIGHT REQUIRED TO ATTEND!

Beauty and the Feast focuses on skin beauty and the foods that help heal and reduce aging in our skin.

Hosted by William K. Sanford Town Library by CRVN board member Dr. Patricia Thompson!

Nutritionist Patricia Thompson will review foods that protect our skin from aging, what things accelerate the aging process, how we rebuild healthy skin, and daily strategies for youthful resilient skin.