A Unified Theory of Mental Illness with Dr. Chris Palmer

Are mental disorders actually metabolic disorders of the brain? Psychiatrist and Harvard professor Dr. Chris Palmer helps us understand the connection between mental health and physical health and shares how his take on the ketogenic diet can treat mental health issues through healing metabolism. In this episode we cover: 0:03:51 – Unified Theory of Mental Illness 0:12:36 – Taxonomy of Mental Disorders 0:14:17 – Statistics 0:16:30 – Comorbidities 0:22:57 – Causes 0:26:31 – Treatment-Resistant Disorders 0:28:01 – Genes 0:34:21 – Epigenetics 0:44:06 – Mitochondria 0:49:31 – Metabolic Disorders of the Brain 0:51:01 – Mind Body Connection 0:54:26 – Hormones 1:06:10 – Compromised Metabolism 1:10:07 – Ketogenic Diet 1:18:49 – Processed Foods 1:26:58 – Gut Health 1:29:52 – Autophagy 1:35:08 – Intermittent Fasting Learn more about Commune and check out all our health, nutrition, and functional medicine courses free for 14 days at onecommune.com/trial  This podcast is supported by: Timeline Nutrition Timeline Nutrition is pioneering a new approach to longevity, one that stands on a decade of scientific discovery to unlock the power within your cells. Your body is an energy generating machine, Timeline makes it more powerful. Use code commune to get 10% off at timelinenutrition.com/commune. Thrive Market Join Thrive Market today and get a FREE $80 in free groceries when you go to thrivemarket.com/commune LivOn Labs Discover why Jeff Krasno, Schuyler Grant, and people who know wellness are ditching pills, powders, and gummies for this powerful, nutrient-packed goo. GET FREE SAMPLES WITH ANY PURCHASE  livonlabs.com/commune  Kyolic  Prevention is the best way to protect your heart health. In addition to maintaining a healthy diet,exercise and good sleep patterns, you can include one of the best-researched natural herbal supplements to your routine, Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract. Request a sample at Kyolic.com/sample-request. Use promo code “Commune”. ION Commune Podcast Listeners can save 15% on GUT Support. Go to: https://intelligenceofnature.com/pages/commune