Dr. Chris Palmer

I might have been like 10 years behind. I was like struggling. You're five years behind the other kids. That's huge. And it's really huge for the teachers. So the teachers see you as a problem. They see you as five years immature. all the way through. But adults are getting it now.

I might have been like 10 years behind. I was like struggling. You're five years behind the other kids. That's huge. And it's really huge for the teachers. So the teachers see you as a problem. They see you as five years immature. all the way through. But adults are getting it now.

I might have been like 10 years behind. I was like struggling. You're five years behind the other kids. That's huge. And it's really huge for the teachers. So the teachers see you as a problem. They see you as five years immature. all the way through. But adults are getting it now.

Well, so that is the thing, is that what I think is happening is that as we have skyrocketing rates of metabolic disorders in humans and adults, 70% of adults are overweight or obese. It impacts their brain function at the same time. We know this. This is not speculative. We have neuroimaging studies documenting this. We have cognitive tests documenting this, controlled trials.

Well, so that is the thing, is that what I think is happening is that as we have skyrocketing rates of metabolic disorders in humans and adults, 70% of adults are overweight or obese. It impacts their brain function at the same time. We know this. This is not speculative. We have neuroimaging studies documenting this. We have cognitive tests documenting this, controlled trials.

Well, so that is the thing, is that what I think is happening is that as we have skyrocketing rates of metabolic disorders in humans and adults, 70% of adults are overweight or obese. It impacts their brain function at the same time. We know this. This is not speculative. We have neuroimaging studies documenting this. We have cognitive tests documenting this, controlled trials.

This is really not kind of up for debate, if you will. If you believe in science, if you believe in research, this is not controversial. Obesity affects the function of the brain. I would argue it goes the other way, that obesity may be a reflection of brain dysfunction, that the appetite centers and our feeding behavior centers are in the brain.

This is really not kind of up for debate, if you will. If you believe in science, if you believe in research, this is not controversial. Obesity affects the function of the brain. I would argue it goes the other way, that obesity may be a reflection of brain dysfunction, that the appetite centers and our feeding behavior centers are in the brain.

This is really not kind of up for debate, if you will. If you believe in science, if you believe in research, this is not controversial. Obesity affects the function of the brain. I would argue it goes the other way, that obesity may be a reflection of brain dysfunction, that the appetite centers and our feeding behavior centers are in the brain.

And when those are dysregulated, that makes people eat more than they should. But that dysregulation doesn't stop at just those two little areas. It goes to the rest of the brain.

And when those are dysregulated, that makes people eat more than they should. But that dysregulation doesn't stop at just those two little areas. It goes to the rest of the brain.

And when those are dysregulated, that makes people eat more than they should. But that dysregulation doesn't stop at just those two little areas. It goes to the rest of the brain.

It's all connected. And so at the same time that you have dysregulation in your appetite signaling, you have dysregulation in paying attention, concentrating, motivating yourself, sitting still. And so adults will, I think, rightfully go to psychiatrists saying there's something wrong with me. A lot of times they probably struggled with metabolic health since they were kids.

It's all connected. And so at the same time that you have dysregulation in your appetite signaling, you have dysregulation in paying attention, concentrating, motivating yourself, sitting still. And so adults will, I think, rightfully go to psychiatrists saying there's something wrong with me. A lot of times they probably struggled with metabolic health since they were kids.

It's all connected. And so at the same time that you have dysregulation in your appetite signaling, you have dysregulation in paying attention, concentrating, motivating yourself, sitting still. And so adults will, I think, rightfully go to psychiatrists saying there's something wrong with me. A lot of times they probably struggled with metabolic health since they were kids.

So it's not, they're not making it up. Like, yeah, I was eating Captain Crunch and Fruit Loops and drinking Kool-Aid and Dr. Peppers and all that stuff when I was a kid. And yeah, now in hindsight, I realized, yeah, I did struggle in school and nobody knew it. And the psychiatrists today are saying, aha, we've diagnosed ADHD that just got missed. And what I'm saying is, no, it's bigger than that.

So it's not, they're not making it up. Like, yeah, I was eating Captain Crunch and Fruit Loops and drinking Kool-Aid and Dr. Peppers and all that stuff when I was a kid. And yeah, now in hindsight, I realized, yeah, I did struggle in school and nobody knew it. And the psychiatrists today are saying, aha, we've diagnosed ADHD that just got missed. And what I'm saying is, no, it's bigger than that.

So it's not, they're not making it up. Like, yeah, I was eating Captain Crunch and Fruit Loops and drinking Kool-Aid and Dr. Peppers and all that stuff when I was a kid. And yeah, now in hindsight, I realized, yeah, I did struggle in school and nobody knew it. And the psychiatrists today are saying, aha, we've diagnosed ADHD that just got missed. And what I'm saying is, no, it's bigger than that.

And whether the person had it since childhood, I think some adults are developing it now, newer. We need to put it together. And again, the reason we need to put it together is because we are prescribing more psychiatric pills than ever. We are delivering more psychotherapy than ever. More people are getting psychotherapy than ever before. We are distributing treatments. We are scaling treatments.

And whether the person had it since childhood, I think some adults are developing it now, newer. We need to put it together. And again, the reason we need to put it together is because we are prescribing more psychiatric pills than ever. We are delivering more psychotherapy than ever. More people are getting psychotherapy than ever before. We are distributing treatments. We are scaling treatments.