Dr. Chris Palmer is known to use low carbohydrate ketogenic diets for patients with treatment-resistant mental disorders. Initially using this diet for weight loss, he also saw how it improved his patients’ mental health. As a traditionally-trained psychiatrist, it was hard for him to believe the results. He learned more about the ketogenic diet's connection to treating epilepsy and how it benefits other mental illnesses. Mainstream psychiatry is now looking at further research about the ketogenic diet. Instead of just focusing on addressing the symptoms, the studies can now lead to effectively understanding and treating mental disorders.Quick guide:01:00 Dr. Christ Palmer’s background03:03 How the Atkins Diet improved his health07:52 Recommending ketogenic diet to his patients 16:30 Surprise effects of the ketogenic diet on mental disorders21:09 Rebalancing chemical imbalances31:22 Changing epigenetics and finding hope35:09 How mainstream psychiatry is receiving the study on the ketogenic diet38:51 Brain inflammation and its relation to obesity45:07 The reception in the Harvard community51:24 Challenges in psychiatric practice54:46 Ketosis as a metabolic intervention59:21 The difference between a regular mental state and mental illnessGet to know our guest:Dr. Chris Palmer has been a psychiatrist for over 25 years. He is also an educator, an assistant professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at the McLean Hospital. He has pioneered the use of the ketogenic diet for psychiatric disorders. He is set to release his book “Brain Energy” in November.“And in fact, it's a match made in heaven in many ways. Numerous ways. So, this diet changes neurotransmitter systems. So, it's consistent with the chemical imbalance theory of mental illness. It's rebalancing chemical imbalances.” – Dr. Chris PalmerConnect with him:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrispalmermd/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPalmerMD Website: www.chrispalmermd.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-palmer-01713032/ Connect with Dr. Ovadia:TwitteriFixHearts WebsiteStay Off My Operating Table WebsiteAmazon Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro RecordingsProduced by 38atoms & Jack Heald