Dr. Chris Palmer

that just make the foods hyper-palatable or addictive. Now, when I say that, most people are like, well, yeah, we kind of get that. That's probably true. If I'm selling food, if I'm a food company CEO, what's my goal? Sell the most food possible. Get people to eat the whole bag so that they have to go back to the grocery store tomorrow and get another bag. And then the next day, get another bag.

that just make the foods hyper-palatable or addictive. Now, when I say that, most people are like, well, yeah, we kind of get that. That's probably true. If I'm selling food, if I'm a food company CEO, what's my goal? Sell the most food possible. Get people to eat the whole bag so that they have to go back to the grocery store tomorrow and get another bag. And then the next day, get another bag.

And then the next day, get another bag. Just keep... Fine, that's good for my profit margin. That CEO doesn't really care about your health. They certainly don't care about your brain health or your child's brain health. And right now we're not even holding them responsible or accountable for what their chemicals might be doing to our children's brains.

And then the next day, get another bag. Just keep... Fine, that's good for my profit margin. That CEO doesn't really care about your health. They certainly don't care about your brain health or your child's brain health. And right now we're not even holding them responsible or accountable for what their chemicals might be doing to our children's brains.

And then the next day, get another bag. Just keep... Fine, that's good for my profit margin. That CEO doesn't really care about your health. They certainly don't care about your brain health or your child's brain health. And right now we're not even holding them responsible or accountable for what their chemicals might be doing to our children's brains.

And when your child ends up with a severe chronic mental health condition, at a minimum, we call it failure to launch. Millions of those people out there. All these men more than women, unfortunately, all these guys are sitting in their parents' basements playing video games, failing to launch. That's the minimum.

And when your child ends up with a severe chronic mental health condition, at a minimum, we call it failure to launch. Millions of those people out there. All these men more than women, unfortunately, all these guys are sitting in their parents' basements playing video games, failing to launch. That's the minimum.

And when your child ends up with a severe chronic mental health condition, at a minimum, we call it failure to launch. Millions of those people out there. All these men more than women, unfortunately, all these guys are sitting in their parents' basements playing video games, failing to launch. That's the minimum.

The maximum is your kid is going to psychiatrists, trying medication after medication, going to therapists, in and out of hospitals, maybe in and out of jail or prison. Right. Maybe in and out of ERs with overdoses. and the parents are terrified that they are gonna lose their children.

The maximum is your kid is going to psychiatrists, trying medication after medication, going to therapists, in and out of hospitals, maybe in and out of jail or prison. Right. Maybe in and out of ERs with overdoses. and the parents are terrified that they are gonna lose their children.

The maximum is your kid is going to psychiatrists, trying medication after medication, going to therapists, in and out of hospitals, maybe in and out of jail or prison. Right. Maybe in and out of ERs with overdoses. and the parents are terrified that they are gonna lose their children.

I think it's linked, so I would go broader, I would say it's linked to metabolism, But yes, there's no doubt. Sleep, movement, sleep. Nutrition, movement, sleep are huge. And so, you know, screens come into it. Everybody's glued to their phone. And what do screens do? Well, one, they prevent you from moving. You're not running outside in the sunshine when you're on a screen.

I think it's linked, so I would go broader, I would say it's linked to metabolism, But yes, there's no doubt. Sleep, movement, sleep. Nutrition, movement, sleep are huge. And so, you know, screens come into it. Everybody's glued to their phone. And what do screens do? Well, one, they prevent you from moving. You're not running outside in the sunshine when you're on a screen.

I think it's linked, so I would go broader, I would say it's linked to metabolism, But yes, there's no doubt. Sleep, movement, sleep. Nutrition, movement, sleep are huge. And so, you know, screens come into it. Everybody's glued to their phone. And what do screens do? Well, one, they prevent you from moving. You're not running outside in the sunshine when you're on a screen.

And then, sure, the cyberbullying and everything that's going on when you're in that screen, sure, yeah, that doesn't help. But I think it really is more physiological. I think the cyberbullying, the trauma, the stress, all of that is playing a role on our biology. That when you are traumatized, when you are stressed, it is taking a toll on your body. Most people get that.

And then, sure, the cyberbullying and everything that's going on when you're in that screen, sure, yeah, that doesn't help. But I think it really is more physiological. I think the cyberbullying, the trauma, the stress, all of that is playing a role on our biology. That when you are traumatized, when you are stressed, it is taking a toll on your body. Most people get that.

And then, sure, the cyberbullying and everything that's going on when you're in that screen, sure, yeah, that doesn't help. But I think it really is more physiological. I think the cyberbullying, the trauma, the stress, all of that is playing a role on our biology. That when you are traumatized, when you are stressed, it is taking a toll on your body. Most people get that.

And what I'm saying is if you dig deep, it's actually taking a toll on your metabolic health. It's making your blood glucose go up from stress hormones and cortisol. It's making your heart rate go up. It's increasing your blood pressure. And if it's occurring over long periods of time, I mean, those are metabolic biomarkers.

And what I'm saying is if you dig deep, it's actually taking a toll on your metabolic health. It's making your blood glucose go up from stress hormones and cortisol. It's making your heart rate go up. It's increasing your blood pressure. And if it's occurring over long periods of time, I mean, those are metabolic biomarkers.

And what I'm saying is if you dig deep, it's actually taking a toll on your metabolic health. It's making your blood glucose go up from stress hormones and cortisol. It's making your heart rate go up. It's increasing your blood pressure. And if it's occurring over long periods of time, I mean, those are metabolic biomarkers.