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Podcast: The Dr. Hyman Show
Episode: Why Mental Illness Is a Metabolic Problem—and What That Means for Your Health | Dr. Chris Palmer
Description: On this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, I’m rejoined by psychiatrist and Harvard professor Dr. Chris Palmer for a conversation that challenges how we’ve been taught to think about mental illness.
For decades, psychiatry has focused on managing symptoms—often without asking what’s actually driving them. We discuss a different way of understanding mental health, one that looks beyond diagnostic labels and considers how whole-body biology influences brain function, resilience, and recovery.Â
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In this conversation, we explore:
• Why mental illness is rising alongside o...