Andrew Huberman
Dr. Andrew Huberman and Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer explore the direct link between metabolic health, nutrition, and mental health. They discuss how dietary interventions like carbohydrate restriction and ketogenic diets can alleviate treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions and improve overall brain function.
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Chris Palmer, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. We explain how nutrition and metabolism directly affect mental health, including the biological mechanisms underlying these effects. We also discuss how carbohydrate restriction, ketogenic diets and fasting can improve mood, energy, and, in some cases, treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/it2boBG Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 Huberman Lab Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Dr. Chris Palmer Website: https://www.chrispalmermd.com X: https://x.com/chrispalmermd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrispalmermd YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisPalmerMD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPalmerMD Timestamps 00:00:00 Chris Palmer 00:00:20 Personal Story, Nutrition & Mental Health 00:05:28 Treatment-Resistant Mental Disorders & Low-Carbohydrate Diet 00:07:32 Ketogenic Diet & Schizophrenia Success Story 00:11:01 Nutrition for Mental Disorders, Ketosis, Highly Processed Foods 00:13:55 Epilepsy & Ketogenic Diet, Fasting; Mitochondrial Benefits 00:19:54 Mitochondria Functions, Mental Disorders 00:25:44 Mitophagy, Autophagy, Longevity & Calorie Restriction 00:30:51 Carbohydrate Restriction, Depression Treatment 00:33:49 Acknowledgements #hubermanlab Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer
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