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body. To learn more go to brainMD.com. Welcome back. I am here with Dr. Nancy Bull Penrod and we're talking about first responders.

You know our podcast is called the Brain Warriors Way podcast because we believe you're in a war for the

health of your brain everywhere you go. Someone is trying to shove bad food down your throat that will kill you early.

We often joke the weapons of mass destruction are highly processed pesticide sprayed,

high glycemic, low fiber, food-like substances stored in plastic

containers.

And it's not just the food, it's air pollution, it's water pollution, it's gadget pollution, and I was in the Army for 10 years.

I was an infantry medic, so in a sense I was the first responder,

actually drove an ambulance for a while, and then later an x-ray technician where I learned to fall in love with looking at the brain and then

as a psychiatrist.

And so I can relate to kind and wanting to help. But after a while people can get compassion fatigue and you know

as a therapist you certainly can get that especially if you're dealing with a lot of

Trauma situations, but let's talk about some of the common problems you have seen, the common mental health problems you've seen in first responders.

Some of the mental health problems, I mean you mentioned you mentioned nutrition you know their their diet is

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