Brain Energy: A Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health with Dr. Chris Palmer

On this fascinating episode of the Myers Detox Podcast, Dr. Chris Palmer joins the show to talk about brain energy and a breakthrough in understanding mental health. Dr. Palmer is renowned psychiatrist who is speaking up and advocating for mental health patients, using cutting edge research to get to the real root cause of many of these debilitating conditions. Dr. Palmer covers so many incredible topics such as why people are being medicated and not getting better, how certain types of diets and clearing up metabolic issues have lead to full remission in patients diagnosis, and how various diseases can actually lead to mental disorders. Dr. Palmer is on a mission to change how we view and approach mental health, so tune in and learning about his amazing breakthrough.   On today’s podcast, you will learn: Why our current mental health treatment model doesn’t work. Are some medications actually making mental disorders worse? How metabolic issues are the actual the cause of many mental disorders. The pitfalls of how mental disorders are diagnosed. The important difference between mental states and mental disorders. Dr. Palmer’s groundbreaking Brain Energy Theory and why it changes how we approach mental illness. Lifestyle and environmental factors that play a larger role than genetics in mental illness. Top tips to address mental disorders using this new understanding of mental health.   Dr. Chris Palmer's Bio: Dr. Christopher M. Palmer is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He 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 25 years, he has held administrative, educational, research, and clinical roles in psychiatry at Harvard. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders conducting research in this area, treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this topic. Most recently, he has developed the first comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, integrating existing theories and research into one unifying theory, the brain energy theory of mental illness. You can learn more about Dr. Palmer and his work at www.chrispalmermd.com Make sure to go to brainenergy.com to learn more about his incredible book at the fascinating research behind it.