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Passion Struck with John R. Miles

Dr. Chris Palmer on How Brain Energy Improves Mental Health EP 216

Passion Struck with John R. Miles

John R. Miles

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

4.7779 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today I talk to Dr. Chris Palmer (@chrispalmermd), a Harvard psychiatrist and neuroscientist researching the link between metabolism and mental health. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital. What We Discuss with Dr. Chris Palmer If you're interested in alternative health and want to learn more about the role brain energy and metabolism play in our mental health, this episode is for you! Dr. Chris Palmer discusses the surprising discovery of how brain energy affects mental illness in an easy-to-understand way. Thanks for listening! Dr. Palmer has generated the first sweeping theory of what causes mental illness, incorporating existing research into one unifying idea—the brain energy theory of mental illness. You can discover more in his new book Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More. -►Purchase Brain Energy: https://amzn.to/3Gppbb4  (Amazon Link) Full show notes and resources can be found here: https://passionstruck.com/dr-chris-palmer-brain-energy-mental-health/  Brought to you by Indeed, Masterclass, and InsideTracker. --► For information about advertisers and promo codes, go to: https://passionstruck.com/deals/  --► Prefer to watch this interview: https://youtu.be/5m6Ypo8pP1U  Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! --► Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles Want to find your purpose in life? I provide my six simple steps to achieving it - passionstruck.com/5-simple-steps-to-find-your-passion-in-life/Did you hear my interview with Robin Sharma, one of the top personal mastery and leadership coaches in the world and a multiple-time number-one New York Times best-selling author? Catch up with episode 209: Robin Sharma on Why Changing the World Starts by Changing Ourselves ===== FOLLOW ON THE SOCIALS ===== * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passion_struck_podcast * Gear: https://www.zazzle.com/store/passion_sruck_podcast Learn more about John: https://johnrmiles.com/ 

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0:00.0

Coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast, mental disorders are increasing in prevalence as we talked about,

0:07.7

but they are now the leading cause of disability in the United States and on planet Earth.

0:14.9

And the number one diagnosis that disables more human beings than any other medical diagnosis

0:21.2

is depression, plain old depression. Depression is now the second most common chronic health disorder,

0:33.7

second only in prevalence to obesity. Welcome to Passion Struck. Hi, I'm your host,

0:39.6

John Armeils, and on the show we decipher the secrets, tips and guidance of the world's most

0:45.5

inspiring people and turn their wisdom into practical advice for you and those around you.

0:51.3

Our mission is to help you unlock the power of intentionality so that you can become the best

0:57.7

version of yourself. If you're new to the show, I offer advice and answer listener questions on

1:03.2

Fridays. We have long form interviews the rest of the week with guest ranging from astronauts to

1:09.0

authors, CEOs, creators, innovators, scientists, military leaders, visionaries and athletes.

1:16.4

Now let's go out there and become Passion Struck. Hello everyone and welcome back to episode 216

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of Passion Struck, recently ranked as one of the top 50 most inspirational podcasts of 2022.

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And thank you for each and every one of you for taking your time out of your day to come back

1:34.2

and listen and learn how to live better, be better and impact the world. And if you're new to the

1:38.0

show, thank you so much for being here or you would just like to introduce it to a friend or

1:42.4

family member. We now have episode starter packs which are collections of your favorite episodes

1:47.2

that we organize in the convenient topics both on Spotify and on PassionStruck.com slash

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starter packs. In case you missed my episode from earlier in the week, it was with Professor Max

1:58.1

Bezerman and we discuss his brand new book, Complicit, which just released this Tuesday.

2:03.6

I also wanted to thank you for your ratings and reviews. They go such a long way in helping

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us improve the rating of this podcast as well as braiding a more robust PassionStruck community.

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