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Reset Your Mental Health: The Diet & Nutrition Protocol From a Renowned Harvard MD

The Huberman Lab Podcast with Andrew Huberman, Ph.D

In this episode, Dr. Palmer discusses the role of diet and nutrition in mental health, specifically the role the ketogenic diet can play in the management of depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In his ground breaking theory of Brain Energy, Dr. Palmer shows metabolism is how we connect the dots of mental illness and that all mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain, thus offering entirely new ways to understand and treat mental disorders.

The Tim Ferriss Show

#633: Chris Palmer, MD, of Harvard Medical School — Optimizing Brain Energy for Mental Health, The Incredible Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry, Extraordinary Case Studies, and Harnessing Mitochondria for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

Live Kelly and Ryan

In this episode Dr. Palmer kicked off “The Best Me in ’23,” series on Live Kelly and Ryan discussing the best brain foods to enhance Brain Energy. The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness connects the dots between mental and metabolic health, proposing that mental disorders are in fact metabolic disorders of the brain. In understanding the bidirectional relationship between mental and metabolic health through the lens of mitochondria and metabolism, and the role that factors such as diet play, new treatment solutions are possible in helping people reclaim their mental and metabolic health.

The ArmChair Expert with Dax Shepard – EP 544: Chris Palmer (Harvard psychiatrist on Brain Energy)

In this episode, Chris Palmer, a psychiatrist, professor, and author of Brain Energy, sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss how he believes mitochondrial activity can be the key to treating mental and metabolic disorders, how his mother’s condition drove him to become a psychiatrist, and what psychosis actually is. Dax and Chris talk about how nutrition is connected to treating mental disorders, their individual experiences with male role models in their respective upbringings, and the various reasons people might suffer from anxiety or depression. Chris goes on to describe how he unintentionally severed two of his fingers, how he went from being homeless in high school to becoming a professor at Harvard, and why he had to make peace with himself.

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee and Dr. Palmer discuss Brain Energy

Brain Energy, Mitochondria and Mental Health: Dr. Chris Palmer presents The Metabolic Mind (Baszucki Group) Bipolarcast Ep. 9 with host Bret Scher, MD

Brain Energy: The Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness – Low Carb Denver 2023

Are Mental Illnesses Really Metabolic Disorders? with Dr. Chris Palmer: Living Well with Schizophrenia Podcast