521: The Best Foods to Eat to Heal the Brain & Fight Disease | Dr. Christopher Palmer

<p>Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: <a href= "https://bit.ly/521drchristopherpalmer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://bit.ly/521drchristopherpalmer</a></p> <p>Dr. Christopher Palmer (IG: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chrispalmermd/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@chrispalmermd</a>) is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital.</p> <p>For the past 25 years, he has been an academic physician with administrative, research, educational and clinical roles.</p> <p>Today we’re discussing Chris’ book <a href= "https://geni.us/ehOfnB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health - and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More</a>.</p> <p>If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, this is a game changing conversation that shouldn’t be missed. </p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain</li> <li>What is metabolism?</li> <li>Insulin resistance is a symptom of metabolic dysfunction</li> <li>Mitochondrial dysfunction = metabolic dysfunction</li> <li>Mitochondria are the missing link to mental illness</li> <li>How a metabolic treatment plan can help you overcome a mental disorder</li> <li>Tom’s story (schizoaffective disorder in remission)</li> <li>The ketogenic diet can help people recover from chronic mental health disorders</li> <li>Stimulate mitochondria processes through lifestyle strategies</li> <li>Diet & exercise can help heal chronic depression</li> <li>Psychiatric meds can cause metabolic harm</li> <li>The importance of working with a healthcare provider</li> <li>Put your life-threatening mental disorder into remission</li> <li>Antibiotics can disrupt the function of mitochondria</li> <li>Treating depression with the Brain Energy Theory</li> <li>The top dietary approaches to help fix metabolic