Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease, and Dietary and Lifestyle Strategies to Mitigate Risk

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I've focused primarily on Alzheimer's because that's where most of the research is, right? There are some small pilot trials of ketogenic diet for Parkinson's disease as well. But I do think that you know, there's tremendous hope in using dietary and lifestyle strategies to mitigate risk, reverse symptoms.

Christopher Palmer, MD, is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 27 years he’s held administrative, educational, research, and clinical roles in psychiatry. His new book, Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More, is out now.