My guest is Dr. Chris Palmer, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. He explains how specific nutrition, exercise, supplement-based, and other factors can improve mitochondrial health and thereby provide relief from adult and childhood ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and symptoms of autism. We discuss mitochondrial biology, whether vaccines can impact inflammation and mitochondrial health, and the potential ramifications. We also review creatine, methylene blue, and urolithin A, as well as the role of B vitamins and iron in treating depression. By the end of this episode, you will understand the powerful link between metabolic health and mental health, and the lifestyle, dietary, and other factors you can leverage to help overcome common mental health challenges and disorders.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Dr. Chris Palmer
00:02:15 Integrating Metabolic, Mental & Physical Health; Childhood Trauma & Risk
00:10:46 Sponsors: Our Place & LMNT
00:13:44 Depression Causes, Molecule Model?, Neuroplasticity?; Metabolism
00:22:20 Mitochondrial Functions, Stress Response, Mental Health
00:31:09 Sponsors: AG1 & Eight Sleep
00:33:59 Mitochondrial Health & 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
00:39:38 Stimulants, Mitochondria, Dopamine; Alcohol
00:45:47 Nicotine; Substance Use, Metabolic Health & Disease
00:52:23 Children, Energy & Metabolic Function; Diseases of Aging & Mental Disorders
00:59:18 Sponsor: Function
01:01:06 Diet & Metabolism; Ultra-Processed Foods, Additives, GRAS
01:09:30 Rebellious Spirit, Ultra-Processed Foods & Food Industry Funding
01:19:14 Ketogenic Diet, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, Bipolar
01:22:52 Ketogenic Diet, Fasting & Mitochondria; Gut Microbiome, Brain Metabolism
01:30:06 Low-Fat Diets; Tool: Occasional Fasts; Ketogenic Diet; Intermittent Fasting
01:38:40 Nutrition Research, Food Industry Lobbyists; Ultra-Processed Foods, Addiction
01:46:55 Creatine & Mitochondrial Health
01:52:34 Methylene Blue & Mitochondria; Serotonin Syndrome
02:02:58 Urolithin A, Mitochondria Function; Supplements & Appropriate Use
02:11:14 Vitamin Deficiencies, Iron Deficiency
02:16:06 Vitamin B12 & Folate Deficiency, Autoimmune Disorders
02:24:48 Mental Illness & Root Causes
02:29:02 Vaccines, Inflammation, Mitochondria, Autism
02:39:17 Neurodevelopmental Disorder Onset & Follow-Up
02:45:31 Vaccines, Autism, Future Research; Mother Obesity & Diabetes
02:51:23 Father Obesity & Autism; Poor Metabolic Health, Blood Biomarkers
02:56:44 Assessing Metabolic Health & Biomarkers; National Institutes of Health (NIH)
03:02:59 Future Directions, Bridging Mental & Physical Health
03:09:27 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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