How Does Ultra-Processed Food Affect Our Mental Health? with Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai

<p>How Does Ultra-Processed Food Affect Our Mental Health? | This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://thrivemarket.com/Hyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thrive Market</a>, <a href="https://bioptimizers.com/hyman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bioptimizers</a>, and the <a href="https://getfarmacy.com/peganshake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pegan Shake</a></p><br><p>Currently, one in five Americans live with a mental illness, and these rates have been tracking alongside increases in metabolic disease. Yet, conventional psychiatric care does not typically include discussion of food or an assessment of metabolic dysfunction, obesity, or insulin resistance in the evaluation or treatment of mental health conditions.</p><br><p>On this episode of <em>The Doctor’s Farmacy</em>, I was happy to sit down and talk with Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai about the relationship between mental health and metabolic disease, and how we are gradually coming to understand that inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance may represent important root causes of many chronic brain illnesses, including many psychiatric disorders.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Dr. Shebani Sethi Dalai is a double board-certified physician in Obesity Medicine and Psychiatry. She is the Founding Director of Stanford University's Metabolic Psychiatry program and <a href="siliconvalleypsychiatry.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silicon Valley Metabolic Psychiatry</a>, a new center in the San Francisco Bay Area focused on optimizing brain health by integrating low carb nutrition, comprehensive psychiatric care, and treatment of obesity with associated metabolic disease.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market, Bioptimizers, and the Pegan Shake.</p><br><p>Right now, Thrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an amazing deal. Select a free gift from Thrive Market when you sign up for a 1 year membership. And, any time you spend more than $49 you’ll get free carbon-neutral shipping.