Gordon’s book Transforming Trauma walks readers through how to process and heal from trauma. He recommends beginning with soft belly breathing and then shaking and dancing.

But my recent discussion with trauma specialist and psychiatrist James Gordon, author of The Transformation, has made me rethink the role of nutrition in healing from trauma.

With the Israel-Gaza war in our thoughts, we are talking about trauma and the possibility of healing. Renowned psychiatrist Dr. James Gordon has studied trauma through his work in conflicts around the ...