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Brain Energy

A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

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Brain Energy

Written by: Christopher M. Palmer MD
Narrated by: Christopher M. Palmer MD
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This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life.

We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.

Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up—which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia. Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health.

This groundbreaking book reveals:

  • why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading;
  • the clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy;
  • the link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health, including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma;
  • the evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism; and
  • new treatments available today that listeners can use to promote long-term healing.

Palmer puts together the pieces of the mental illness puzzle to provide answers and offer hope. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world.

©2022 Christopher Palmer (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
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Everyone needs to read Brain Energy. Dr. Palmer’s work is thorough, life-changing and hopeful.

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what a revelation that food we thought was health is trying to destroy us

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This book is written and read very clearly. Being a mother of child with mental illness it’s gives you great knowledge. Thank you

Very Insight full.

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This book is absolutely brilliant. I picked it up after completely overhauling my diet and adopting a strict ketogenic lifestyle in the wake of a terminal cancer diagnosis. Despite the gravity of my situation, my mental health improved dramatically—anxiety, depression, perseveration, and negative thoughts are a thing of the past. It's hard to believe such a transformation is possible while navigating the relentless battles with the medical system and wading through bureaucratic dumbfuckery daily.

What makes this book even more impactful is how it aligns with the groundbreaking work of Thomas Seyfried, a scientist who has proven the connection between cancer and mitochondrial metabolic health. Reading this book was an eye-opening experience—it provides clear, practical explanations of how people can take charge of their healing journey.

If only more people would invest effort into their recovery instead of searching for a quick pill-based solution. This book is a must-read for anyone willing to take control of their mental health and truly fight back.

I have never been happier

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This book was moving, meticulously well researched and accessible. Having read numerous books on mental health conditions and treatment I can honestly say I have never come across anything that integrates so many conditions into one cohesive and logical conceptual framework like this book does. The message the book communicates is one of realistic hope for meaningful change in a field that is clearly in desperate need of it.

Paradigm shift for mental health

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