Dr. Chris Palmer
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Now there are confounding variables in that because if you're on birth control, it means that you're probably dating and maybe some of those suicide attempts are because you know, the love of your life just broke your heart and dumped you or whatever.
Now there are confounding variables in that because if you're on birth control, it means that you're probably dating and maybe some of those suicide attempts are because you know, the love of your life just broke your heart and dumped you or whatever.
Yeah. And people who aren't dating are being fat shamed and lonely and feeling feeling ugly. Not enough. You can play those lots of different ways. Three times the suicide rate is massive.
Yeah. And people who aren't dating are being fat shamed and lonely and feeling feeling ugly. Not enough. You can play those lots of different ways. Three times the suicide rate is massive.
Yeah. And people who aren't dating are being fat shamed and lonely and feeling feeling ugly. Not enough. You can play those lots of different ways. Three times the suicide rate is massive.
So the reality is estrogen and progesterone have massive effects on the brain and body. Most people think of them as reproductive hormones and they play a role in the ovaries and the way the ovaries function. And yes, they do. And that's why women are taking them for reproductive control.
So the reality is estrogen and progesterone have massive effects on the brain and body. Most people think of them as reproductive hormones and they play a role in the ovaries and the way the ovaries function. And yes, they do. And that's why women are taking them for reproductive control.
So the reality is estrogen and progesterone have massive effects on the brain and body. Most people think of them as reproductive hormones and they play a role in the ovaries and the way the ovaries function. And yes, they do. And that's why women are taking them for reproductive control.
And those estrogens and progesterones are affecting the function of of your brain, numerous areas, including mood regulation, attention, cognition. So this is one of the reasons. So we know that estrogen, for example, impacts brain function. I mean, the strongest evidence is later in life. So when women go through menopause,
And those estrogens and progesterones are affecting the function of of your brain, numerous areas, including mood regulation, attention, cognition. So this is one of the reasons. So we know that estrogen, for example, impacts brain function. I mean, the strongest evidence is later in life. So when women go through menopause,
And those estrogens and progesterones are affecting the function of of your brain, numerous areas, including mood regulation, attention, cognition. So this is one of the reasons. So we know that estrogen, for example, impacts brain function. I mean, the strongest evidence is later in life. So when women go through menopause,
Depending on whether you go through menopause early or late, that will impact your risk for Alzheimer's disease, for example, because estrogen is playing a direct role in brain metabolism. So it comes back to what I'm talking about overall, brain metabolism, It's a hormone. It's a well-known hormone. Everybody knows it.
Depending on whether you go through menopause early or late, that will impact your risk for Alzheimer's disease, for example, because estrogen is playing a direct role in brain metabolism. So it comes back to what I'm talking about overall, brain metabolism, It's a hormone. It's a well-known hormone. Everybody knows it.
Depending on whether you go through menopause early or late, that will impact your risk for Alzheimer's disease, for example, because estrogen is playing a direct role in brain metabolism. So it comes back to what I'm talking about overall, brain metabolism, It's a hormone. It's a well-known hormone. Everybody knows it.
So again, this kind of thinking about mental disorders as metabolic disorders is about putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together. It's not about replacing them. But so women will know this. When I talk about this with women, they're like, you're a man saying this? Right, right, right. Either they're angry at me for how dare you even talk about it. You're a man. You don't have any rights.
So again, this kind of thinking about mental disorders as metabolic disorders is about putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together. It's not about replacing them. But so women will know this. When I talk about this with women, they're like, you're a man saying this? Right, right, right. Either they're angry at me for how dare you even talk about it. You're a man. You don't have any rights.
So again, this kind of thinking about mental disorders as metabolic disorders is about putting all of the pieces of the puzzle together. It's not about replacing them. But so women will know this. When I talk about this with women, they're like, you're a man saying this? Right, right, right. Either they're angry at me for how dare you even talk about it. You're a man. You don't have any rights.
Or thank God a man finally gets it and is speaking the truth because we women have been trying to shout this from the rooftops and everybody dismisses us. And we do have brain symptoms. and it's not our fault, and we shouldn't be ashamed of it, and we shouldn't be shunned for it, and people shouldn't be telling us we're hormonal, like we're defective because we have hormones.
Or thank God a man finally gets it and is speaking the truth because we women have been trying to shout this from the rooftops and everybody dismisses us. And we do have brain symptoms. and it's not our fault, and we shouldn't be ashamed of it, and we shouldn't be shunned for it, and people shouldn't be telling us we're hormonal, like we're defective because we have hormones.
Or thank God a man finally gets it and is speaking the truth because we women have been trying to shout this from the rooftops and everybody dismisses us. And we do have brain symptoms. and it's not our fault, and we shouldn't be ashamed of it, and we shouldn't be shunned for it, and people shouldn't be telling us we're hormonal, like we're defective because we have hormones.