Harvard Brain Expert: The #1 Thing for Overall Health, Vitality and Longevity Dr. Chris Palmer

Mental health disorders are increasing at an alarming rate. Even though access to therapies and medications has improved, rates continue to rise, leaving millions suffering. There needs to be another approach to treatment, and today's guest is here to show us what traditional medicine is often missing.

Today on the Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru sits down with Dr. Chris Palmer to discuss the rise in mental health disorders and how we need to change our approach to treatment. Dr. Palmer dives into the science behind his brain energy theory and shares research on mitochondrial and mental health. It also sounds the alarm about how alcohol and marijuana use can increase the risk of serious mental health disorders in vulnerable people. Dr. Palmer shares the inspiring stories of his patients who overcame mental illness and regained their independence by addressing functional imbalances at the root.

Dr. Chris Palmer is a psychiatrist and researcher at the metabolism and mental health interface. He is director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For more than 25 years, Dr. Palmer has held leadership positions in psychiatric education, conducted research, and worked with people with treatment-resistant mental illnesses. He pioneered the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders through research, patient treatment, writing and lecturing on this topic worldwide. More broadly, he is interested in the roles of metabolism and metabolic interventions on brain health.

In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Palmer look at:
-Lifestyle treatment options, ketogenic diet and brain energy theory
-Optimal exercise and how to start implementing it into your life
-What are the challenges if we do not rethink our approach to mental health?
-The impact of alcohol and marijuana on mental health
-How marijuana affects brain and mitochondrial functions
-Ozempic: the impact on mental health and studies on other addictions
-Ultra-processed foods and their impact on hormones and appetite signals
-The common sense truth behind what we eat affects the brain
-Euthanasia in Europe for young people suffering from mental illness
-Hope in Dr. Palmer's work, brain energy theory and latest thoughts

Also mentioned in this episode:
-Dr. Palmer's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD?ref_srctwsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
-Jackson Fyfe, PhD Article X/Twitter on strength training reducing all-cause mortality: https://twitter.com/jacksonfyfe/status/1799986169566179382
-Study on strength training reducing all-cause mortality: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38831478/
-Magic pill by Johann Hari: https://a.co/d/72Jh9GV
-Brain energy: http://www.brainenergy.com/

To learn more about Dr. Palmer:
-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrispalmermd
-Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD
-Websites: https://chrispalmermd.com and https://brainenergy.com

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