Reset Your Mental Health: The Diet & Nutrition Protocol From a Renowned Harvard MD

Do you want more energy?

Are you done with the constant anxiety? Can’t seem to climb out of your funk?

In today’s episode, you’ll learn the exact steps to optimize both your mental and physical health. 

Joining Mel today is Harvard’s Chris Palmer, MD, whose work lies at the intersection of nutrition, metabolism, and mental health. He will explain how he believes your diet is causing your brain to misfire, which is why simple changes to your diet and lifestyle can help you improve your mental health.

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. 

His innovative approaches to treatment-resistant mental health challenges have brought his patients relief and hope, which is why his waitlist is years long. Today, you’ll learn Dr. Palmer’s exact protocol he shares with his patients in Boston.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What your metabolism is and what it has to do with your mental and physical health.
• The shocking patient results and personal story that fueled Dr. Palmer’s passion.
• The 7 signs that you probably have a metabolic disorder.
• How the Brain Energy protocol could help your mind and body heal
• The exact tools and action steps that Dr. Palmer shares with his patients for better mental health
• What mitochondria are and how they are the key to your mental health.
• How the ketogenic diet was discovered as a medical protocol by doctors
• How to know if you’re getting enough sleep.
• What exercise has to do with your mental health.
• How to help someone in your life who’s struggling with their mental health
• What you need to hear if you’re the one who needs support.

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Dr. Palmer goes deep into the science and his protocols. All additional resources to learn about Dr. Palmer and his science are linked below.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

• 5:00: What you’ve been told about your mental illness that’s wrong.
• 8:40: Dr. Palmer’s powerful, personal history with mental illness.
• 17:00: Dr. Palmer wants you to know this about medications.
• 18:00: Why Dr. Palmer was almost talked out of being a psychiatrist.
• 20:30: The breakthrough that changed how Dr. Palmer treated patients. 
• 27:40: The shocking patient results that fueled Dr. Palmer’s passion.
• 39:20: Dr. Palmer explains his profound Brain Energy Theory.
• 41:50: How the heck is metabolism related to mental health?
• 42:30: What traffic has to do with your health.
• 47:15: Turns out the factories in your cells control your hormones.
• 51:30: Your lifestyle choices don’t just affect your body from the neck down.
• 54:00: The 7 signs that you probably have a metabolic disorder.
• 57:30: If you have a mental illness, you’re most likely to experience this.
• 1:05:30: Dr. Palmer tells you what to do to restore your health. 
• 1:07:20: The ketogenic diet was not designed for long-term weight loss.
• 1:09:00: An example of what to eat on a ketogenic diet and how you’ll feel. 
• 1:11:00: How long should you be on a ketogenic diet?
• 1:15:15: What will exercise look like on this mental health protocol?
• 1:16:30: How to know if you’re getting enough sleep.
• 1:20:15: How to help someone you love struggling with depression.
• 1:23:50: You’re not giving up weed or alcohol; you’re giving up depression.
• 1:25:00: If you are struggling, hear Dr. Palmer’s message for you.

Resources and go deeper:

• Biochemical/Biophysical Research: Mitochondria in metabolism and cell death
• Cell: The evolving role of mitochondria in metabolism
• JCO Oncology: Is mitochondrial metabolism a new predictive biomarker?
• Johns Hopkins Medicine: Amount of mitochondrial DNA predicts mortality
• Current Opinion in Psychiatry: Ketogenic diet for schizophrenia
• Schizophrenia Research: Ketogenic diet and remission in schizophrenia
• Nutrition & Metabolism: Schizophrenia, gluten, & low-carb ketogenic diets
• Neurocase: The ketogenic diet for type II bipolar disorder
• Int. Journal of Bipolar Disorders: Metabolic profile in patients newly diagnosed
• NE Journal of Medicine: Low-carb vs. low-fat diet in severe obesity
• Epilepsia: Ketogenic diet exhibits anti-inflammatory properties
• Cell Metabolism: A ketogenic diet exhibits longevity in adult mice
• The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies: mentioned by Dr. Palmer
• Epilepsia: Intermittent vs. continuous ketogenic diet
• Cannabis Cannabinoid Research: Cannibidiol impairs brain metabolism
• HHS Author Manuscripts: The metabolic basis of epilepsy
• J. Proteome Research: Metabolic framework for the improvement of ASD
• Journal of Clinical Investigation: Enhanced metabolism on multiple sclerosis
• Epilepsia: Comorbid epilepsy in autism spectrum disorder
• Autism Research: Genetic modifications associated with ketogenic diet
• Frontiers in Pharmacology: The ketogenic diet as a treatment paradigm
• Frontiers in Pharmacology: Ketogenic diets: an update for child neurologists
• Int. Journal of Molecular Sciences: Links between metabolic disorders and IBS
• Translational Autoimmunity: Autoimmune diseases and metabolic disorders
• Toxicological Sciences: Metabolic syndrome and associated diseases
• Neurological Review: Metabolic disorder in Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia
• Nature Reviews Endocrinology: Roles of life stress in metabolic disorders
• Frontiers in Public Health: Impact of education and age in metabolic disorders
• Cell Research: Mitochondrial metabolism and cancer
• Diabetes: Roles of mitochondria in health and disease