The majority of stuff that we put into our body is food. That clearly is the largest source of environmental toxins to the human species. The fact that when people clean up their diets, they can achieve metabolic health also strongly suggests it's something in the food supply.
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.