Medical Presentations
The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness in 15 Minutes
Metabolism, Mitochondria and Bipolar Disorder- Dr. Chris Palmer MD
Could symptoms of bipolar disorder be linked to metabolic issues concerning mitochondria and metabolism? The Brain Energy Theory of Mental Illness suggests that dietary interventions, such as the ketogenic diet, along with other adjunct metabolic treatments can have a significant positive impact on the lives of those suffering with mental illness such as bipolar disorder. In this presentation at Metabolic Psychiatry Roadmap Retreat, hosted by the Baszucki Group and the Milken Institute for Strategic Philanthropy, Dr. Chris Palmer, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and specialist in metabolic psychiatry discusses his Brain Energy Theory and a revolutionary new unifying mechanism of what causes mental illness, offering new evidence-based solutions that could revolutionize psychiatric care.
Metabolic Health Summit 2024:
Dr. Chris Palmer | Brain Energy: The Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness | The Metabolic Link Ep. 47
At the Metabolic Health Summit 2024, Dr. Palmer presents a novel perspective that examines the potential link between metabolic dysfunction and mental illness. His theory, Brain Energy, proposes that metabolic dysfunction may serve as a unifying mechanism underlying various mental health conditions.
Metabolic Health Summit:
Metabolic Psychiatry: A Patient-Provider Discussion with Christin Kehoe & Christopher Palmer MD
At the Metabolic Health Summit 2022, Dr. Palmer and patient Christin Kehoe discussed her vulnerable and impactful journey of mental illness, drug abuse, domestic violence and years of failed treatments. With the rapid progression of research using the ketogenic diet in treatment resistant mental illness, Dr. Palmer offered Ms. Kehoe the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy. After 2 weeks on the diet and a long-term treatment protocol in place, Ms. Kehoe reported improvement in symptoms that allowed her to transform her life and pursue a graduate degree in design. Dr. Palmer and Ms. Kehoe’s full discussion can be found on www.metabolichealthsummit.com
Low Carb Denver 2023, Health & Nutrition Conference
Dr. Chris Palmer – ‘Brain Energy- The Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness’
In this presentation Dr. Palmer discusses: Brain Energy, The metabolic Theory of Mental Illness.
Low Carb USA Conference 2021
Dr. Chris Palmer – ‘The Ketogenic Diet in Neurology and Psychiatry’
In this presentation Dr. Palmer presents the role of the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy option in neurology and psychiatry, highlighting the bidirectional relationship between mental illness and metabolic health.
Charlie Foundation:
Dr. Palmer discusses the role of medications used to treat epilepsy in psychiatric disorders and how the ketogenic diet can be implemented as an adjunct therapy in treatment resistant mental illness. Dr. Palmer also offers insight into the current research, evidence and safety considerations utilizing the ketogenic diet as a metabolic therapy in neurology and psychiatry.
CrossFit:
Mental Illness as a Metabolic Disorder
Dr. Palmer and Michael Giardina of CrossFit Health discuss the Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness and how Dr. Palmer’s revolutionary new theory fills the gaps and unifies connections between mental and metabolic health, laying a new foundation in the treatment of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia using adjunctive metabolic therapies such as nutrition and exercise. Dr. Palmer provides strategies on how improving insulin resistance can improve mental and metabolic health.
Rethinking mental illness: It’s not in your head, it’s in your cells | The Indian Sun
You’ve heard it all before: depression is a serotonin issue, ADHD is a lifelong condition, and schizophrenia? That’s just bad genetics. But Dr Chris Palmer, a Harvard psychiatrist, says the field has been looking in the wrong place for decades. His claim? Mental...
Transform Your Mental Health With Diet & Lifestyle | The Andrew Huberman Podcast
In this episode of the Andrew Huberman Podcast, Dr. Palmer explains how specific nutrition, exercise, supplement-based, and other factors can improve mitochondrial health and thereby provide relief from adult and childhood ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and...
The Shocking Link Between Diet and Mental Disorders | The Ultimate Health Podcast with Jesse Chappus
In this insightful episode of The Ultimate Health Podcast, host Jesse Chappus sits down with Dr. Chris Palmer to explore the powerful connection between metabolism and mental health. They discuss new hope for reversing mental disorders, how trauma breaks our...
Alarming Study Shows THIS Makes Kids 5x More Likely to Have a Mental Disorder | The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes
What if the root cause of mental health disorders isn’t just in your mind, but in your metabolism? In this groundbreaking conversation, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer challenges everything we think we know about mental health treatment. Drawing from three...
Keto, Metabolism & Mental Health | Ask JBH with Janice Bryant Howroyd
In this episode of Ask JBH, Dr. Chris Palmer joins Janice Bryant Howroyd to discuss the groundbreaking concept that mental health disorders, ranging from anxiety to schizophrenia, may be rooted in metabolic dysfunctions of the brain. Dr. Palmer shares insights from...
How to Protect Your Brain & Break Free from Ultra-Processed Foods | Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin
In this insightful conversation, Dr. Chris Palmer joins Sarah Ann Macklin to explore how metabolic health impacts conditions like depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. They discuss how metabolic interventions, such as dietary changes, can improve brain function and...
#1 Absolute WORST Mental Health Advice Your Doctor Gives You | The Model Health Show
Millions worldwide suffer from depression, with major depression affecting relationships, health, and overall quality of life. In this episode of The Model Health Show, Dr. Christopher Palmer explores the connection between mental and metabolic health, the limitations...
Metabolic Health Summit’s Victoria Field interviews Dr. Palmer
Victoria Field, Co-founder of Metabolic Health Summit interviewed Dr. Palmer. Come hear Chris speak at the Metabolic Health Summit during the 2020 conference.
Low Carb USA – “Keto for the Brain: Treating Neurological and Psychiatric Conditions”
Keto for the Brain: "The Ketogenic Diet for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders" Low Carb USA presentation from January 2019. Great overview of medical ketogenic diet developed for epilepsy. Some meters can use a drop of blood to test ketone and glucose levels....
McLean Hospital Grand Rounds – Overview for healthcare professionals
Grand Rounds – "Ketogenic Diet in Medicine and Psychiatry" https://youtu.be/8ubhikXxj4E?t=139 In this video presentation, Dr. Palmer shares research and his use of ketogenic medical therapy to treat mental illness. The presentation was given to fellow medical...