451: The best diet for mental health & how to find the root cause of your anxiety | Psychiatrist Chris Palmer, M.D.

Chris Palmer, M.D.: “More people are unable to go to work or school because of a mental disorder than any other medical condition.”

Chris, a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the metabolic approach to mental health, plus:

- The revolutionary breakthrough in brain health (~00:45)

- How to get to the root of mental illness (~02:06)

- What causes various mental health issues (~06:04)

- How to know if medication or talk therapy will work for you (~10:59)

- The connection between metabolism & mental health (~16:36)

- How to enhance your mitochondrial health (~24:41)

- How to know if your mitochondria are functioning properly (~28:08)

- How to know if your mental health issue comes from poor metabolism (~31:44)

- How going keto can support mental health (~36:49)

- How to start a fasting mimicking diet for brain health (~42:15)

- The ultimate food list for metabolic & mental health (~48:33)

- The foods you should avoid to reduce anxiety (~51:21)

- How much exercise you need if you’re concerned about mental health (~54:42)

- Why Chris believes we can heal mental illness (~1:00:14)

Referenced in the episode:

- Chris's book, Brain Energy.

- Check out Chris's website. 

- A study on treatment-resistant depression.

- A study showing 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy.

- A study showing how metformin and exercise therapies can affect each other.

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