Episode Highlights With Dr. Palmer<ul><li>His amazing story of almost not finishing high school and eventually becoming a Harvard professor</li><li>Why mental health issues are on the rise and what’s wrong with what we currently understand about mental health</li><li>Mental health disorders are now the leading cause of disability on the planet</li><li>Why it isn’t a coincidence that rates of all these things are on the rise at the same time and how this can be a clue about how to handle serious mental illness</li><li>How mental health and metabolic health are connected</li><li>When the brain is malfunctioning, the only way to understand that is to understand the metabolism</li><li>How mitochondria come into play in understanding mental health</li><li>We’ve known for over a century that people with mental disorders have a metabolic issue</li><li>Mitochondria play a direct role in the production and regulation of neurotransmitters and hormones</li><li>How trauma and stress come into play and how they're connected as well</li><li>Why these metabolic and mitochondria dysfunction issues exhibit in different ways in different people</li><li>Smokers have double the rate of type 2 diabetes even though they're thinner on average than non-smokers and why this is important to understanding mental health</li><li>Dietary strategies that may help with mental health: biggest one is to get rid of processed food especially highly palatable food</li><li>How community and social factors come into play for both mental health and metabolic health</li><li>The dietary factors that can support metabolic and brain health</li><li>Prevention strategies in children for avoiding mental illness</li></ul>Resources We Mention<ul><li><a href='https://www.chrispalmermd.com/'>Dr. Christopher Palmer</a> - Website</li><li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/1637741588?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677446639&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=034dba2f87d0f2c7e0eceadea118bc38&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health--and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More </a>by Christopher M. Palmer MD</li><li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Atkins-Life-Complete-Controlled-Permanent/dp/0312315236?crid=32L4NTH11T1DB&keywords=atkins&qid=1677446720&s=books&sprefix=atkins%2Cstripbooks%2C130&sr=1-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=92658de1fb735b65a79614ac433caf76&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>Atkins for Life: The Complete Controlled Carb Program for Permanent Weight Loss and Good Health</a> by Dr. Robert C. Atkins M.D.</li><li><a href='https://wellnessmama.com/bulk-cooking-meal-guide/'>Wellness Mama Bulk Protein Ebook</a></li><li><a href='http://levels.link/wellnessmama'>Levels</a></li></ul>Thanks to Our Sponsors:<a href='https://wellnesse.com/'>Wellnesse</a> - My line of clean and non-toxic personal care products such as toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and much more!<a href='https://joovv.com/wellnessmama'>Joovv</a> - Red light therapy can be an important part of any health routine and I use mine daily to support cellular function and for my skin and thyroid. Use code wellnessmama for a discount.

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