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[A] revolutionary road map for people suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disease . . . almost any brain disorder.
Mark Hyman, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Young Forever
Discover the surprising link between your metabolism and mental health in this cutting-edge guide with practical advice for treatment and care.
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 upwhich apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia.
This groundbreaking guide pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health. Inside, Palmer 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, Alzheimers 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
New treatments available today that readers 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.
Author: Christopher M. Palmer
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Benbella Books
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.29w x 1.19d
ISBN: 9781637741580
Language: English
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