Brain Energy

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

By: Christopher M. Palmer MD

Narrated by: Christopher M. Palmer MD

Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

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

Excellent Book!! Mental Health Needs this!

I have been a child and family mental health therapist for 32 years. Things are so different now than they were that long ago. People are getting sicker and sicker and this book explains it all. I was waiting for the release of this book and it met or exceeded all of my expectations. I will be sharing this book with everyone! Dr. Palmer explains it extremely well. It is time to get more people on board and involved in making changes in the mental health field. Well Done, Dr Palmer! This is a must read for everyone!

Revolutionary Approach For Mental Health

Great book! Very brave and inspiring work. Dr Palmer is shining light on our disastrous collective mental health and woeful approaches. His Brain Energy theory takes a holistic approach, leading with science and the belief that mitochondrial function is at root if all dis-ease will change the way we approach mental health for individuals and the system as a whole. Awesome job! Highly recommended.

Highly Recommend!

This book is for everyone. For health, longevity, mental health, and just understanding of the body and how it functions. Great listen! Thank you Dr. Palmer.

Very interesting and brings hope

The description of the theses I plain English was very interesting. Conclusions bring hope and point to future progress in effective treatment of mental health issues. I highly recommend this to professionals and anyone searching for answers

Wow! 10 Star. A++. Highly recommend! Must listen!

This book is revolutionary. @Dr. Palmer - Bravo! You deserve a Nobel for writing the book and another for the outstanding aural delivery. Cheers to you for the countless lives saved once this goes mainstream.

A complete picture.

Thank you for helping me out the pieces of the puzzle together. For someone who has ADHD, middle aged, and was feeling the effects of decline this got my attention. I found out about this book from The Armchair Expert Podcast. I’ve already started changing my diet and have seen results of weight loss and energy gain. Could it be just so simple. I think so.

Excellent

Amazing research and insights—pure genius. Here is a doctor that really cares and wants to help people who are suffering.

Must Listen

The Brain Energy Theory, explained by the author Dr. Palmer, hypothesizes that the common pathway to so many disorders described in this book is one’s mitochondrial health. This book was life-changing for me since I knew little about how important mitochondria were besides knowing they’re the “powerhouse of the cell.” I know now how so many different factors that affect metabolism contribute to disorders, both mental and metabolic, and will be more mindful of my and my loved ones’ health.

A fresh, much needed, highly valuable approach to mental health

Dr Palmer does a fantastic job connecting mental health with metabolic health, as only a true trained MD and psychiatrist could, His work transcends the mysterious cloak of “syndromes” and offers scientifically proven explanations of the metabolic underpinnings of mental problems. He also explains how a feedback loop can occur where the resulting mental problems lead to behaviors that bring on more metabolic problems, deepening the spiral. Dr Palmer and this book can be the vanguard of much needed change and bring immense help to many suffering people.

So much valuable info about brain health

I recommend this book to anyone that has a brain and wants to take better care of it.