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Be Well by Kelly Leveque

250. Mitochondria & Mental Illness: Finding Hope & Healing in Our Cells with Dr. Chris Palmer #WellnessWednesdays

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

Kelly Leveque

Education, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Chris Palmer, Harvard psychiatrist, researcher, and author of the new book, Brain Energy, shares his comprehensive theory of what causes mental illness, making the argument that mental disorders are really metabolic disorders of the brain and offering holistic strategies for healing.

Transcript

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These aren't brand new interventions,

0:05.6

but the great news is that the science is now caught up enough

0:10.7

to let us know that many of these interventions can in fact

0:16.2

help people overcome serious debilitating mental illnesses.

0:22.2

I'm not talking about just eat a clean diet

0:24.8

and exercise and you'll feel a little better.

0:27.5

I'm talking about what if you've got crippling,

0:30.4

unrelenting depression and you can't feel better

0:35.3

and you're chronically suicidal.

0:37.5

I'm talking to those people too.

0:39.4

I'm talking to people with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

0:42.7

You all have metabolic brain disorders

0:45.9

and you can use metabolic strategies to overcome them

0:49.2

and live normal, healthy, happy, long lives.

0:54.2

Dr. Chris Palmer is taking the internet by storm

0:59.4

and for good reason.

1:00.7

He's a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher

1:03.2

and his new book Brain Energy proposes a comprehensive theory

1:07.0

of what causes mental illness,

1:09.1

integrating existing theories and research

1:11.8

into one unifying theory,

1:14.1

the brain energy theory of mental illness,

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