Speakers

Dr. Andrew Huberman

Summary

Dr. Andrew Huberman interviews Dr. Chris Palmer, a Harvard Medical School psychiatrist pioneering the use of ketogenic diets to treat mental illnesses and author of Brain Energy. Dr. Palmer explains the crucial link between nutrition, metabolism, and mental health, detailing his successful treatment of depression and schizophrenia using ketogenic diets. He discusses how this diet mimics fasting, treats epilepsy, and may offset cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s. The conversation covers mitochondria’s role in mental health, how low-carbohydrate diets improve mitochondrial function and gut microbiome, and their impact on weight loss. Dr. Palmer addresses the effects of marijuana and alcohol on mitochondrial health, methods to increase ketones, and how ketogenic diets influence mood, sleep, and fertility. This revolutionary approach to mental health offers valuable insights for people of all ages dealing with mental health challenges, presenting a novel perspective on the intersection of nutrition and psychiatric treatment.