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October 13, 2024 82 mins

Dr Chris Palmer reveals the most harmful foods causing brain diseases and mental health disorders and the Ketogenic diet to improve mental health. Head to⁠ https://shop.theprimal.com/⁠ to try 100% clean tallow balms. Learn more about ketosis and mental health: https://www.theprimal.com/lab/fix-brain-disease-and-mental-illness-with-the-ketogenic-diet Dr Palmer's book Brain Energy: https://amzn.to/4dAcs26 Dr. Chris Palmer is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and an expert in treating mental health disorders and mood disorders that can lead to serious brain disease. Dr Chris Palmer uses the Ketogenic Diet to treat various mental health disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Dr Palmer explains how depression, anxiety, and ADHD are brain disorders that start from metabolic dysfunction and impaired mitochondria. He explains how low carbohydrate diets increase mitochondrial turnover to improve mental health. We also discuss the role of ketones and ketosis, tools such as fat fasts, and how alcohol and trauma lead to mental health disorders.

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