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Dr. Chris Palmer discusses the connection between mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolism, and mental health, explaining how ketogenic diets can treat psychiatric disorders.
See Andrew Huberman live in New York, Los Angeles & San Francisco: go.hubermanlab.com/protocols-event My guest this episode is Chris Palmer, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He explains the important connection between nutrition, metabolism and mental health and his pioneering work using the ketogenic diet to successfully treat patients with various mental illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia. Dr. Palmer explains how the ketogenic diet is an evidence-based treatment for epilepsy, mimics the fasted state and can offset cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. He describes the key roles of mitochondria in mental health, how certain conditions likely arise from mitochondrial dysfunction and how low-carbohydrate diets increase mitochondrial turnover to improve mental health. He also explains how low-carbohydrate diets positively impact the gut microbiome and weight loss, highlights important risk factors for mitochondrial health such as marijuana and alcohol, and discusses the best way to increase circulating ketones depending on individual needs. We also cover how a ketogenic diet impacts mood, sleep and fertility. Dr. Palmer’s work stands as a revolutionary approach to mental health and disease that, given the prevalence of mental health challenges, should be of interest to people of all backgrounds and ages. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: takethesis.com/Huberman Eight Sleep: eightsleep.com/huberman ROKA: roka.com/huberman InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous livemomentous.com/huberman Huberman Lab Premium hubermanlab.com/premium Social & Website Instagram: instagram.com/hubermanlab Twitter: twitter.com/hubermanlab Facebook: facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: hubermanlab.com Newsletter: hubermanlab.com/neural-network Dr. Chris Palmer Dr. Palmer’s website: chrispalmermd.com Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More: amzn.to/3XheFIV Medical profile: mcleanhospital.org/profile/christopher-palmer Academic profile & publications: connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/70255 Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD Instagram: instagram.com/chrispalmermd Timestamps Dr. Chris Palmer, Mental Health & Metabolic Disorders Thesis, Eight Sleep, ROKA Nutrition & Mental Health Low-Carb Diets & Anti-Depression, Fasting, Ketosis Schizophrenia, Depression & Ketogenic Diet AG1 (Athletic Greens) Psychiatric Mediations, Diet Adherence 00What people say. Recommended as an insightful discussion on the therapeutic potential of ketogenic diets for mental health and mitochondrial function.
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