S2E24: Chris Palmer MD

🔥 Are you at risk? Take Dr. Ovadia's free 2-minute metabolic health quiz → https://iFixHearts.com/quiz Dr. Chris Palmer is known to use low carbohydrate ketogenic diets for patients with treatment-resistant mental disorders. Initially using this diet for weight loss, he also saw how it improved his patients’ mental health. As a traditionally-trained psychiatrist, it was hard for him to believe the results. He learned more about the ketogenic diet's connection to treating epilepsy and how it benefits other mental illnesses. Mainstream psychiatry is now looking at further research about the ketogenic diet. Instead of just focusing on addressing the symptoms, the studies can now lead to effectively understanding and treating mental disorders. Quick guide: 03:33 How the Atkins Diet improved his health 08:22 Recommending ketogenic diet to his patients 17:00 Surprise effects of the ketogenic diet on mental disorders 21:39 Rebalancing chemical imbalances 31:52 Changing epigenetics and finding hope 35:39 How mainstream psychiatry is receiving the study on the ketogenic diet 39:21 Brain inflammation and its relation to obesity 45:37 The reception in the Harvard community 51:54 Challenges in psychiatric practice 55:16 Ketosis as a metabolic intervention 59:51 The difference between a regular mental state and mental illness Get to know our guest: Dr. Chris Palmer has been a psychiatrist for over 25 years. He is also an educator, an assistant professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at the McLean Hospital. He has pioneered the use of the ketogenic diet for psychiatric disorders. He is set to release his book “Brain Energy” in November. “And in fact, it's a match made in heaven in many ways. Numerous ways. So, this diet changes neurotransmitter systems. So, it's consistent with the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness. It's rebalancing chemical imbalances.” – Dr. Chris Palmer Connect with him: Twitter:   / chrispalmermd   Instagram:   / chrispalmermd   Facebook:   / chrispalmermd   Website: www.chrispalmermd.com LinkedIn:   / christopher-palmer-01713032   Follow Dr. Ovadia: Twitter: @iFixHearts Website: OvadiaHeartHealth.com Metabolic Health Quiz: iFixHearts.co ——— 🔥 Take Dr. Ovadia's free metabolic health quiz → https://ifixhearts.com/quiz 🥩 Get "Stay Off My Kitchen Table" → https://stayoffmykitchentable.com/ 🫀 Get "Stay Off My Operating Table" → https://ifixhearts.com/books/ 🔬 5 Cholesterol Truths Your Doctor Missed → https://ifixhearts.com/cholesterol/ 🧪 How to Read Your Own Lab Work → https://ifixhearts.com/labs/ 🩺 Get Dr. Ovadia as your doctor → https://ifixhearts.com/talk