The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Essentials: Diet & Nutrition for Mental Health | Dr. Chris Palmer
In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Chris Palmer, MD, a board-certified psychiatrist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. We explain how nutrition and metabolism directly affect mental health, including the biological mechanisms underlying these effects. We also discuss how carbohydrate restriction, ketogenic diets and fasting can improve mood, energy, and, in some cases, treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Chris Palmer
(00:00:20) Personal Story, Nutrition & Mental Health
(00:05:28) Treatment-Resistant Mental Disorders & Low-Carbohydrate Diet
(00:07:32) Sponsor: Eight Sleep
(00:08:51) Ketogenic Diet & Schizophrenia Success Story
(00:12:20) Nutrition for Mental Disorders, Ketosis, Highly Processed Foods
(00:15:13) Epilepsy & Ketogenic Diet, Fasting; Mitochondrial Benefits
(00:21:14) Sponsor: BetterHelp
(00:22:15) Mitochondria Functions, Mental Disorders
(00:28:05) Mitophagy, Autophagy, Longevity & Calorie Restriction
(00:33:12) Sponsor: AG1
(00:34:25) Carbohydrate Restriction, Depression Treatment
(00:37:23) Acknowledgements
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