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Dr. Chris Palmer – a board-certified psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Expert in the relationship between  metabolic disorders  and psychiatric disorders. Author of the book titled Brain Energy.

Nutritional Approach in Treating Mental Health
Dr. Palmer raises the hypothesis that perhaps obesity in many cases is the consequence of brain dysfunction as opposed to the consequence of metabolic dysfunction that then impacts the brain.

Various particular types of diets ranging from the ketogenic diet to the modified ketogenic diet and even just slight adjustments in carbohydrate intake can be used in order to change mitochondrial function and bring relief for various psychiatric illnesses.

The ketogenic diet was not first developed for sake of weight loss but rather was developed as a treatment for neurologic conditions such as epilepsy.
Intermittent fasting and more lengthy fasts can interact with the way that our brain functions to strongly control the way that we think and feel.
Nutrition and our mental health interact in this very intimate maybe even causal way and that is something that occurs over long periods of time. What I ate yesterday, or the day before, maybe even 10 years ago could be impacting the way that my brain and body are making me feel now.

Adherence to the Diet and Medication:

• Once ketosis is reached, Dr. Palmer noticed the clinical benefit and the powerful antidepressant effect
• Limiting carbohydrates usually results in high levels of ketosis; when we limit our starch intake we start to excrete a lot of water.
• Getting off your meds is very difficult and dangerous and you need to do it with supervision from a mental health professional. Meds need to be adjusted very safely, cautiously, and gradually.
• Not everyone needs the ketogenic diet; some just need to avoid highly processed food that are high in sugar and fat as it is the worst combination for metabolic health and mental health.
• Nutritional Approach in Treating Mental Health
• Dr. Palmer raises the hypothesis that perhaps obesity in many cases is the consequence of brain dysfunction as opposed to the consequence of metabolic dysfunction that then impacts the brain.