#1 Harvard Doctor: The Most Harmful Foods Killing The Brain (ADHD, Dementia) Dr Chris Palmer

Dr. Chris Palmer is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and an expert in treating mental health disorders and mood disorders that can lead to serious brain disease. Dr Chris Palmer uses the Ketogenic Diet to treat various mental health disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Dr Palmer explains how depression, anxiety, and ADHD are brain disorders that start from metabolic dysfunction and impaired mitochondria. He explains how low carbohydrate diets increase mitochondrial turnover to improve mental health. We also discuss the role of ketones and ketosis, tools such as fat fasts, and how alcohol and trauma lead to mental health disorders.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:12 How mental health disorders cause brain disease
06:49 Signs you depression, ADHD or anxiety
10:20 Alarming rise of ADHD in adults
15:57 Dr Palmer's story
21:54 How Dr Palmer fixed his mental health
26:15 Sponsor: LMNT
27:44 Depression, anxiety + metabolic dysfunction
31:58 Mitochondrial dysfunction
35:41 Neurotransmitters (serotonin) + the brain
46:45 Insulin resistance and the brain
50:48 Foods we eat affect the brain
53:10 Tool: Ketogenic Diet for mental health
56:21 Tool: Ketones, how much, how to test
01:00:01 Tool: How much fat to fix the brain
01:07:01 Alcohol and the brain
01:11:09 Past trauma leads to mental health disorders
01:21:15 Find Dr Chris Palmer
01:22:01 Learn more about ketosis and mental health

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[ThePrimal.Podcast]

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[dianelakata]

Amazing that someone can go from being homeless (and suicidal)to Harvard medical school; and, now, being such a valuable teacher in this space.

[Anakin_X]

Great information and discussion. Went carnivore for three months again this time, didn’t see much effect on my pain levels or mental health. Tried carnivore four years ago for a year. Had some benefits but finally bit the bullet and removed eggs and dairy this time. 2-3 days in, wonderful effects on mood, energy, and brain fog. No sleepiness after meals. Pain levels did increase initially. Now, ten days in, muscle and joint pain almost gone, plantar fasciitis gone. Mental health much better. Mood swings gone. Much more stable. Can stop ruminating. Basically it comes down to this. Remove toxins, add bioavailable nutritious food (meat), and make sure it’s ketogenic. Really do an elimination diet. I have had dairy probably every day since I was born and I Iove it. I never in a million years would have expected that removing dairy would have such a profound effect on my health but feeling so much better now made removing it well worth it. Hopefully this helps someone else.

[calmclearketo]

Dr. Palmer literally saved my life. I’m forever grateful to him 🙏🏼

[marthab]

Dr. Palmer’s experience makes him the perfect person to handle people who get so offended by suggesting diet changes. Many people (myself included) feel shame and self doubt when they are asked to change lifestyle. His kindness helps soften the message and takes away the blame. Thank you for this wonderful discussion ❤

[MJ-hlkk]

People, who like myself, are suffering the effects of childhood or adult stress and trauma, be it psychological or physical or both, and are wondering what the hell has diet got to do with mental or psychological stress - please know that mental stress takes a heavy physical toll because the body very much responds to mental stress by producing negative hormones like cortisol, which can trigger other hormones. Chronically elevated levels of various hormones cause imbalance of everything, leading to conditions like diabetes, heart disease and autoimmune skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Therefore, I would say that at the very fundamental level, we must strengthen our bodies with nutrition, which will enable it to re-balance itself. I have been undergoing chronic stress for six decades now, first with my birth family and then with a bad marital relationship. I fell prey to various immune and heart problems, which I realize, could have been avoided with a proper diet. But ever since I ditched the sugar and carbs and started on a whole foods diet with butter, meat, fish, eggs and veggies, all my conditions have improved. Everything being negative already, reaching for harmful comfort foods like chocolate, ice cream, burgers and fries, only created multiple whammies for me. For better or for worse, I had religiously rejected all the drugs that doctors had prescribed me over the years, as my late mom had repeatedly warned me to never poison my body with them. And I think that has helped my recovery as much as the good foods that i am now eating, instead of the junk. But whatever be anyone's present condition or past history, we all have chances to recover. Never lose hope until you are dead, which everyone must be some time, anyway, so that is also not cause for too much worry. But as long as you have breath, keep fighting. What do you have to lose? I have fallen off the bandwagon hundreds of times, but the important thing is that I always got back up again, even when the worst thing happened, and my mother died, because that's what she would have wanted me to do - keep fighting. You will be mightily surprised at the turnarounds that are possible. I was, and still am.

[jenniferyoung]

I work at a state forensic, psychiatric hospital and I so wish we could offer food changes to our patients such as keto. That along with addressing the patient’s trauma would go a long way. I did share Dr Palmer’s information with our medical director… crickets.

[ruthbiafora]

What a wonderful podcast and how authentic is Dr. Palmer? I’ve shared this episode to everyone I know. Thank you. 🙏🏻

[IndigoAwakener]

Dr Palmer just spoke to Congress a couple weeks ago.🎉

[TeoPP-ks]

Funny how 99% of our food is processed. Anything the FDA says to eat I just do the opposite. I recommend reading “Health and Beauty Mastery” by Julian Bannet, that book is a real eye opener about shocking stuff health industry is doing! I completely changed my habits

[davidlevy]

Dr Palmer like Dr Ede are such a gift to the world and people with Aces. They are making history and will be remembered to have offered realistic and very cost effective solutions to people who often lack financial ressources and everyday life fonctionabilities. Blessed are their

[suedavis]

I have always been obsessed with mitochondria since science in college. This is such a good lecture.

[stuomsen]

What an amazing story, accomplishment, and contribution to the world of mental health. Dr. Palmer is truly like no other!

[evarossi]

They put so many things like this in our food as well. Society is being lied so much! I read "The 23 Former Doctor Truths" by Lauren Clark. Its fascinating how she talks about Industry.

[spanishpeaches]

There have been some great interviews on this channel. Learnt quite a lot about many aspects of health. Carry on educating please.

[BettyATtheOFFICE]

Talk about CLARIFICATION! This explanation is so clear and so concise and so precise it blows my mind.
<<Even the audio is perfect, so kudos, hostess. 😊>>

[ritaslayden]

I met Dr Palmer at a low carb conference outside of Nashville. I didn't bring his book for him to sign, despite having bought two of his books. The following week I had book club on my front porch. Several books were returned to me and those two books were there! Middle Tennessee Rita ❤

[jenduhe]

Love that he points out that just because you are thin or relatively thin does not mean you are metabolically healthy! It takes many years for some to get to where you can see the physical effects in many. I believe this is the case for many kids. Adhd might be the first sign of metabolic dysfunction of the brain.

[Jane-rcrk]

Eat healthy food … not junk. I’ve had two severe bouts of depression … all that anti depressants did was to fog my brain and gain huge amounts of weight. I’ve stopped taking them now and eat better … I’ve put myself on the keto diet, high protein and high fat … and slowly I’m losing weight and feeling better, despite having had cancer, a divorce and leaving my job. A good diet is everything.

[tonyabrinkhoff]

One of my favorite educators. Clear explanations and a very relatable person ❤