Harvard Psychiatrist: The Shocking Link Between Diet and Mental Disorders

Dr. Chris Palmer is a Harvard psychiatrist working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He’s the author of Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health–and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More.

In this episode, we discuss:

New hope for reversing mental disorders
How trauma breaks our mitochondria
An alternative fuel for the brain
Insulin acts differently in the brain
The ONE root cause of all mental illness
How to “recycle” old and damaged mitochondria
Marijuana and alcohol directly harm your mitochondria
Do you need to stay keto for life?
Top supplements to improve metabolic health

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