451: The best diet for mental health & how to find the root cause of your anxiety | Psychiatrist Chris Palmer, M.D.

Chris Palmer, M.D.: “More people are unable to go to work or school because of a mental disorder than any other medical condition.” Chris, a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the metabolic approach to mental health, plus: - The revolutionary breakthrough in brain health (~00:45) - How to get to the root of mental illness (~02:06) - What causes various mental health issues (~06:04) - How to know if medication or talk therapy will work for you (~10:59) - The connection between metabolism & mental health (~16:36) - How to enhance your mitochondrial health (~24:41) - How to know if your mitochondria are functioning properly (~28:08) - How to know if your mental health issue comes from poor metabolism (~31:44) - How going keto can support mental health (~36:49) - How to start a fasting mimicking diet for brain health (~42:15) - The ultimate food list for metabolic & mental health (~48:33) - The foods you should avoid to reduce anxiety (~51:21) - How much exercise you need if you’re concerned about mental health (~54:42) - Why Chris believes we can heal mental illness (~1:00:14) Referenced in the episode: - Chris's book, Brain Energy . - Check out Chris's website . - A study on treatment-resistant depression . - A study showing 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy . - A study showing how metformin and exercise therapies can affect each other . We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices