"What Causes Mental Illness and Why Does it Matter?" - Snack Cast Episode 196

Wrapping up our review on the book Brain Energy by Dr. Chris Palmer - Chapter 20: How can you develop your own metabolic treatment plan? 

Chapter 19: How can we actively manage our mitochondria? What are the benefits/disadvantages of the treatments ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) and TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)?

Chapter 17: Physical Activity as a contributing cause - Does exercise matter? Does mitochondria benefit from diet and exercise? How long should we exercise for and for how many days? 

Chapter 16: Using drugs and alcohol to feel like one can normalize whatever issue or feeling is happening at the moment can actually be causing greater problems. Could it be inhibiting your ATP production?

Chapter 15: What we eat, when we eat, and how we eat have direct effects on metabolism and mitochondria. Which three vitamins are specifically mentioned as required for energy metabolism within mitochondria?

Chapter 14: Sleep as a contributing cause - What are the benefits of getting proper sleep and what role does circadian rhythm play?

Chapter 13 - Is all inflammation bad? Inflammation as a contributing cause affects not only our metabolism but also our mental health and mitochondria. What else can we learn about how inflammation affects our overall health? 

Chapter 12 - How does cortisol, insulin, estrogen and thyroid hormone contribute to metabolism and mitochondria? What role do they each play? Book: Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer, MD

Reviewing Chapter 11 of the book Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer, MD: Are there medications that inhibit mitochondria? How does this affect your health long term? 

Part 3 of our discussion with Mitochondria: What is causing the problem and what can we do? What are the 3 things to know when reviewing risk factors?  - Book: Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer, MD