Dr. Chris Palmer

So in many ways, I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants who have done groundbreaking work to create the science that allows us to put this all together. With that said, I do firmly believe that we are on the cusp of a revolutionary change in the paradigm of the mental health field, of how we think about mental illness. You know, there are myriad biological things.

The psychological and social things are all obvious and true. Yes, stress, trauma, loneliness, adverse childhood experiences, all of those things come together. Our field has long known that all of those things play a role in mental illness. Exactly which mental illnesses, it's essentially all of them.

The psychological and social things are all obvious and true. Yes, stress, trauma, loneliness, adverse childhood experiences, all of those things come together. Our field has long known that all of those things play a role in mental illness. Exactly which mental illnesses, it's essentially all of them.

The psychological and social things are all obvious and true. Yes, stress, trauma, loneliness, adverse childhood experiences, all of those things come together. Our field has long known that all of those things play a role in mental illness. Exactly which mental illnesses, it's essentially all of them.

Every one of the labels in DSM-5 can be impacted by biological, psychological, and social factors. So trauma and childhood... increases risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Duh, everybody knows that. Trauma in childhood also increases risk for neurodevelopmental disorders if it occurs early enough.

Every one of the labels in DSM-5 can be impacted by biological, psychological, and social factors. So trauma and childhood... increases risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Duh, everybody knows that. Trauma in childhood also increases risk for neurodevelopmental disorders if it occurs early enough.

Every one of the labels in DSM-5 can be impacted by biological, psychological, and social factors. So trauma and childhood... increases risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Duh, everybody knows that. Trauma in childhood also increases risk for neurodevelopmental disorders if it occurs early enough.

It increases risk for substance use disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dementia later in life, and everything else, every label. What else do adverse childhood experiences increase risk for? All of the metabolic disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, premature mortality.

It increases risk for substance use disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dementia later in life, and everything else, every label. What else do adverse childhood experiences increase risk for? All of the metabolic disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, premature mortality.

It increases risk for substance use disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dementia later in life, and everything else, every label. What else do adverse childhood experiences increase risk for? All of the metabolic disorders, obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune disorders, premature mortality.

You know, we have statistics that just sticking with that theme, adverse childhood experiences. If you have six or more adverse childhood experiences compared to somebody who has no adverse childhood experiences, now that's a rare group, granted. But for the people who have six or more, on average, they live 20 years longer.

You know, we have statistics that just sticking with that theme, adverse childhood experiences. If you have six or more adverse childhood experiences compared to somebody who has no adverse childhood experiences, now that's a rare group, granted. But for the people who have six or more, on average, they live 20 years longer.

You know, we have statistics that just sticking with that theme, adverse childhood experiences. If you have six or more adverse childhood experiences compared to somebody who has no adverse childhood experiences, now that's a rare group, granted. But for the people who have six or more, on average, they live 20 years longer.

shorter, they lose 20 years of life because of those adverse childhood experiences. And so is that a mental health issue? I would say it's a physical health issue. It's both. It's both a mental health issue and a physical health issue. And so how can we understand that? How can we understand that trauma in childhood increases risk for heart disease and obesity and diabetes and dementia?

shorter, they lose 20 years of life because of those adverse childhood experiences. And so is that a mental health issue? I would say it's a physical health issue. It's both. It's both a mental health issue and a physical health issue. And so how can we understand that? How can we understand that trauma in childhood increases risk for heart disease and obesity and diabetes and dementia?

shorter, they lose 20 years of life because of those adverse childhood experiences. And so is that a mental health issue? I would say it's a physical health issue. It's both. It's both a mental health issue and a physical health issue. And so how can we understand that? How can we understand that trauma in childhood increases risk for heart disease and obesity and diabetes and dementia?

and PTSD and ADHD and substance use disorders and the only way to connect it is through metabolism and ultimately through mitochondria. Unfortunately, people like simple answers, and they're like, so diet will fix everything. I'm like, no, I never said diet will fix everything. But it can help. It can help, and it can be life-changing and life-saving.

and PTSD and ADHD and substance use disorders and the only way to connect it is through metabolism and ultimately through mitochondria. Unfortunately, people like simple answers, and they're like, so diet will fix everything. I'm like, no, I never said diet will fix everything. But it can help. It can help, and it can be life-changing and life-saving.

and PTSD and ADHD and substance use disorders and the only way to connect it is through metabolism and ultimately through mitochondria. Unfortunately, people like simple answers, and they're like, so diet will fix everything. I'm like, no, I never said diet will fix everything. But it can help. It can help, and it can be life-changing and life-saving.

I don't want to minimize or step back from my work with dietary interventions. There is no doubt in my mind it can dramatically change people's lives. But it's not just diet. It's lots of other things. And so it's putting it together and trying to make sense of the science for what does cardiovascular disease have to do with depression or PTSD.