The Truth About ADHD in Adults: Harvard’s Dr. Chris Palmer Explains the Research

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 25 January 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Have a hard time staying focused? Do you start projects and never finish them? Are you frustrated with your hyperactive brain? Your brain simply needs help, and today you’re going to learn exactly what to do about it, thanks to the expert advice of today’s guest Dr. Chris Palmer. Dr. Palmer is a psychiatrist who has practiced at Harvard’s McLean Hospital, the #1 psychiatric hospital in the nation, for almost 30 years. He is also the Founder and Director of the recently launched Metabolic & Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital. In this episode, you’ll also learn: What ADHD really is. The simple (and sneaky) signs of ADHD. What your doctor will be looking for to diagnose your ADHD. What ADHD meds actually do in the brain. How a person on the autism spectrum could improve their symptoms. What to look at before jumping to medication. How an elimination diet works and why you should try it. The specific types of exercise your brain needs to get you out of a funk. What you need to stop doing to make your brain healthier. To listen to Dr. Palmer's first appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast, check out the episode right before this one, Reset Your Mental Health: The Diet & Nutrition Protocol from Renowned Harvard MD For more resources, including links to Dr. Palmer's work, studies, and tips to implement everything you learn, click here for the podcast resources page. Listen to the episode about Mel’s deeply personal story of her own diagnosis of ADHD: 6 Surprising Signs of Adult ADHD Follow Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTube: https://bit.ly/45OWCNr Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QfG8bb The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram: https://bit.ly/49bg4GP LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/46Mh0QB TikTok: https://bit.ly/46Kpw2v Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://bit.ly/46PVnPs Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.0	First of all, thanks for hanging out with me.
0:10.0	And second, thank you for taking the time to choose to listen to something that could help
0:14.6	you improve your life. I think that's pretty cool. And whether you're a longtime listener or you're
0:18.9	brand new, you are part of the Mel Robbins podcast family.
0:23.1	Welcome to the crew.
0:24.4	We are positive.
0:25.2	We are empowering.
0:26.1	We are smart.
0:26.8	And you are a really important part of this community.
0:30.2	I'm Mel Robbins.
0:31.2	I'm a New York Times best-selling author.
0:33.0	I'm one of the world's leading experts on confidence and motivation,
0:36.0	and I am on a mission.
0:37.5	I'm on a mission to inspire and empower you.
0:40.5	I'm giving you tools, inspiration, and the expert resources that you need to create a better life.
0:47.0	And one of the ways that I'm trying to empower and inspire you is to make sure you know you're not alone and some of the stuff that you're dealing with.
0:54.4	And I share a lot about my life.
0:56.3	I talk about my struggles.
0:57.5	I confess a lot of things to you.
0:59.6	And one of the things that I've talked very openly about is the fact that I have ADHD and I've
1:04.8	shared not only my journey with ADHD but I've also talked about the fact that like
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