Transform Your Mental Health With Diet & Lifestyle | Dr. Chris Palmer

My guest is Dr. Chris Palmer, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. He explains how specific nutrition, exercise, supplement-based, and other factors can improve mitochondrial health and thereby provide relief from adult and childhood ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and symptoms of autism. We discuss mitochondrial biology, whether vaccines can impact inflammation and mitochondrial health, and the potential ramifications. We also review creatine, methylene blue, and urolithin A, as well as the role of B vitamins and iron in treating depression. By the end of this episode, you will understand the powerful link between metabolic health and mental health, and the lifestyle, dietary, and other factors you can leverage to help overcome common mental health challenges and disorders.Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.Thank you to our sponsorsAG1: https://drinkag1.com/hubermanOur Place: https://fromourplace.com/hubermanLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanEight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/hubermanFunction: https://functionhealth.com/hubermanTimestamps00:00:00 Dr. Chris Palmer00:02:15 Integrating Metabolic, Mental & Physical Health; Childhood Trauma & Risk00:10:46 Sponsors: Our Place & LMNT00:13:44 Depression Causes, Molecule Model?, Neuroplasticity?; Metabolism00:22:20 Mitochondrial Functions, Stress Response, Mental Health00:31:09 Sponsors: AG1 & Eight Sleep00:33:59 Mitochondrial Health & 6 Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine 00:39:38 Stimulants, Mitochondria, Dopamine; Alcohol00:45:47 Nicotine; Substance Use, Metabolic Health & Disease00:52:23 Children, Energy & Metabolic Function; Diseases of Aging & Mental Disorders00:59:18 Sponsor: Function01:01:06 Diet & Metabolism; Ultra-Processed Foods, Additives, GRAS01:09:30 Rebellious Spirit, Ultra-Processed Foods & Food Industry Funding01:19:14 Ketogenic Diet, Epilepsy, Schizophrenia, Bipolar01:22:52 Ketogenic Diet, Fasting & Mitochondria; Gut Microbiome, Brain Metabolism01:30:06 Low-Fat Diets; Tool: Occasional Fasts; Ketogenic Diet; Intermittent Fasting01:38:40 Nutrition Research, Food Industry Lobbyists; Ultra-Processed Foods, Addiction01:46:55 Creatine & Mitochondrial Health01:52:34 Methylene Blue & Mitochondria; Serotonin Syndrome02:02:58 Urolithin A, Mitochondria Function; Supplements & Appropriate Use02:11:14 Vitamin Deficiencies, Iron Deficiency02:16:06 Vitamin B12 & Folate Deficiency, Autoimmune Disorders02:24:48 Mental Illness & Root Causes02:29:02 Vaccines, Inflammation, Mitochondria, Autism02:39:17 Neurodevelopmental Disorder Onset & Follow-Up02:45:31 Vaccines, Autism, Future Research; Mother Obesity & Diabetes02:51:23 Father Obesity & Autism; Poor Metabolic Health, Blood Biomarkers02:56:44 Assessing Metabolic Health & Biomarkers; National Institutes of Health (NIH)03:02:59 Future Directions, Bridging Mental & Physical Health03:09:27 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network NewsletterDisclaimer & Disclosures

The Huberman Lab podcast is hosted by Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the department of neurobiology, and by courtesy, psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford School of Medicine. The podcast discusses neuroscience and science-based tools, including how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health, as well as existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works.
Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. He is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision, in 2017.
Work from the Huberman Laboratory at Stanford School of Medicine has been published in top journals, including Nature, Science, and Cell, and has been featured in TIME, BBC, Scientific American, Discover, and other top media outlets.
In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the top 10 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.

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