Does FOOD Affect MENTAL HEALTH? | Dr. Chris Palmer (Brain Energy)

Chris Palmer, MD, author of “Brain Energy,” discusses the connection between mental health and diet in a recent podcast episode.
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🔬 @chrispalmermd shares a bit about his research for “Brain Energy.”
“I was able to call upon decades of neuroscience research to start to understand what the ketogenic diet is doing to the brain.”
“It changes neurotransmitter systems, decreases brain inflammation, changes calcium signaling in the brain, changes gene expression, and changes the gut microbiome.”
“It does all sorts of things that we in psychiatry actually know are highly relevant in people with serious mental illness. As I started doing more and more research on the use of the ketogenic diet for epilepsy and neurological disorders. All of the pieces of the puzzle were beginning to fit together.”
💻 On mitochondria
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of our cells. But, using an analogy with computers, Dr. Palmer says they are really more like the motherboard rather than the power cord.
Mitochondria allocate and distribute resources throughout the cell and the human body.
They play powerful roles in neurotransmitter regulation and the production and regulation of critical hormones, including cortisol, sex hormones, etc. And mitochondria sense glucose levels.
When mitochondrial dysfunction occurs, it has direct impact on the brain.
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[@queenlizzie8868]

You are fabulous for bringing attention to the relationship between food and brain health. I heard you speak at low carb USA, have read your book (absolutely terrific -everyone should read), and listen to you on TH-cam. You’re spot on! Please keep doing what you do.

[@FreePalestineEndZionism]

Thank you for making this statement.

[@roseskavnak6671]

Thank you for your commitment to finding solutions for all of the people suffering from MI.

[@darnitthelma4247]

Yes yes yes and yes.
Food is mood people!

[@Grace-nt9cc]

Other mental health issues can be helped with nutrition! 😌 TY

[@pinkshelly]

I love this doc

[@williampayne9526]

Tube search-- keto diet brain function and mental health metabolic mind

[@hamsterbox4732]

If a high carb diet is part of the problem, should then there not be higher issues in mal nutritional societies, despite they being slim? What about populations who get kept alive by feeding programs, which is mainly rice & beans. Is half starving preventing them from mental disorders? And if, why? Or are there actually more ( undiagnosed) mental disorders?

[@MB19ap]

I'm no expert, but from what I have experienced, seen in studies, read from experts, and heard from others anecdotally is yes, being in a calorie deficit can affect brain chemistry and hormones. Anyone who has ever fasted will tell you that they feel the greatest they ever have. I would think that it is situational as well, people that are starving because of famine or war probably aren't happy, but they aren't happy because starvation is different than fasting. If you do a search you can find research comparing the two.

[@MB19ap]

I should also say they're depressed outlook on life wouldn't be from brain disfunction, but because of the situation they find themselves in which is threatening their life and they have no power to change it.

[@hamsterbox4732]

@MB19ap I've heard of a post war research study on controlled starvation, that a good part of the participating men went depressive if too low in fat consumption, which totalled reversed, once fat consumption was increased again.

[@MB19ap]

@hamsterbox4732 that's really interesting, especially since a lot of the wfpb doctors recommend getting fat as low as possible. I wonder if there is any data on mental health in people who follow purposely avoid fat, but otherwise get enough calories?

[@hamsterbox4732]

@MB19ap I think someone on Low Carb Down Unter mentioned that post-war study, and it made me think the same. Another Folk tale I've heard ( and I defended my obesity with it ) was, that slimmer people are more likelly to commit suicide on average, so, there could also be a grain of truth in it... I can't wait til more solid research gets published to look into these things that we all just need to eat more fat to keep us sane and finally get the crap carbs lower in our diets.... ( Thanks to ketovore, I am now close to a healthy weight and lost 21 kg in 8 months)

[@rudolfsykora3505]

Finally good question, insulin resistance & calcification, etc. We are what we eat they said, Im afraid its correct. No nutritions, sugar that sugar this, steroids becoming standard for social mysticism on Instagram, and my favourite pollution from diesel engines dioxins