Outro Health Appoints Dr. Uma Naidoo as Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Advisor

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Noted nutritionist, chef, and author Dr. Uma Naidoo, referred to as "America's Nutritional Psychiatrist," has joined Outro Health as a Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Advisor, further solidifying the company's commitment to science-backed, non-drug interventions for individuals tapering off antidepressants. As a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and best-selling author, Dr. Naidoo's evidence-based expertise in nutritional psychiatry and non-drug interventions adds a new dimension to Outro's clinical model. Her appointment complements that of co-founder Dr. Mark Horowitz, the world's leading researcher on safely stopping psychiatric medications, and supports Outro's mission to provide clinically-tested platforms for Americans who want to safely stop taking their antidepressants.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dr. Uma Naidoo, a best-selling author, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, chef, nutritionist, and named "America's Nutritional Psychiatrist," has joined Outro Health as a Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Advisor.
  • Her appointment advances Outro's commitment to science-backed, non-drug interventions for individuals tapering off antidepressants.
  • Dr. Naidoo's evidence-based expertise in nutritional psychiatry and non-drug interventions adds a new dimension to Outro's clinical model, complementing the work of co-founder Dr. Mark Horowitz.
  • Dr. Naidoo's clinical lens complements that of Outro co-founder Dr. Horowitz, the author of the The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, the only clinical guidebook for deprescribing psychiatric medications.
  • Dr. Naidoo will support Outro's national education campaigns around non-drug mental health interventions and integrate her MGH Nutritional Psychiatry Primer into clinician programming and training.
  • Dr. Naidoo is the author of two national bestsellers and a recognized global pioneer of Nutritional Psychiatry and Culinary Psychiatry.
  • Dr. Horowitz's peer-reviewed protocols have informed national guidelines across the world and inform the foundation of Outro's science-backed care.

Statistics:

  • Outro Health offers the only clinically-tested platform for Americans who want to safely stop taking their antidepressants (1).
  • Dr. Mark Horowitz is the world's leading researcher on safely stopping psychiatric medications (1).
  • Dr. Uma Naidoo is the author of two national bestsellers on nutrition and mental health (1).
  • The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines have informed national guidelines across the world (1).
  • Outro's science-backed care is based on Dr. Horowitz's peer-reviewed protocols (1).

Sources:

  • (1) Outro Health. "Outro Health Appoints Dr. Uma Naidoo as Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine Advisor." NewsRx, 2025 Nov 3.