Dr. Chris Palmer

So I actually don't have a one-size-fits-all prescription. Okay. And so I want to say that up front. So I would want to know who am I working with and how is their mental and metabolic health now? Me. So you. Yeah. So I would want more details. Are you having symptoms of any mental health condition?

So I actually don't have a one-size-fits-all prescription. Okay. And so I want to say that up front. So I would want to know who am I working with and how is their mental and metabolic health now? Me. So you. Yeah. So I would want more details. Are you having symptoms of any mental health condition?

And so I would want to know, do you feel like you have anxiety for no good reason?

And so I would want to know, do you feel like you have anxiety for no good reason?

But you think of something adverse or stressful? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So the one thing I would say about that And we could get into a lot more details, which we probably don't want to do now. I don't mind. Podcast. But my strong guess, based on just what you've said, is that that level of stress and anxiety... is quote unquote normal.

But you think of something adverse or stressful? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So the one thing I would say about that And we could get into a lot more details, which we probably don't want to do now. I don't mind. Podcast. But my strong guess, based on just what you've said, is that that level of stress and anxiety... is quote unquote normal.

Because you are sensing, I have to go do something that's really scary right now. Or I have to go do something that's going to ruin someone's life or that might threaten my success. It is normal and actually healthy to have anxiety and stress in those situations.

Because you are sensing, I have to go do something that's really scary right now. Or I have to go do something that's going to ruin someone's life or that might threaten my success. It is normal and actually healthy to have anxiety and stress in those situations.

The anxiety and stress can sometimes be quite helpful and adaptive because it can make you pause and reflect on, is this really what I want to do? As opposed to being overly confident and just proceeding. Your own personal history almost certainly informs your level of stress response. And again, so if you go back to your own traumas,

The anxiety and stress can sometimes be quite helpful and adaptive because it can make you pause and reflect on, is this really what I want to do? As opposed to being overly confident and just proceeding. Your own personal history almost certainly informs your level of stress response. And again, so if you go back to your own traumas,

you're going to remember when I'm facing a situation like this, it's helpful to be on hyper alert. It's helpful to be hyper vigilant. And your body and brain will remember that helped you navigate this safely and effectively.

you're going to remember when I'm facing a situation like this, it's helpful to be on hyper alert. It's helpful to be hyper vigilant. And your body and brain will remember that helped you navigate this safely and effectively.

Yes. I think yes. We've got... there's no way we will ever be able to do a human randomized controlled trial to test that precise hypothesis. But we have large epidemiological studies that strongly suggest that people who eat a lot of ultra-processed food have higher risk for developing depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders.

Yes. I think yes. We've got... there's no way we will ever be able to do a human randomized controlled trial to test that precise hypothesis. But we have large epidemiological studies that strongly suggest that people who eat a lot of ultra-processed food have higher risk for developing depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders.

And based on the science, the granular science, based on animal models, so we can do that to mice and rats. And in fact, that's exactly what we see in mice and rats. We feed them an obesogenic diet, which is usually high in fat, high in carbohydrates, ultra-processed foods. Some researchers have fed rats and mice cafeteria diets where they feed them a lot of delicious junk food.

And based on the science, the granular science, based on animal models, so we can do that to mice and rats. And in fact, that's exactly what we see in mice and rats. We feed them an obesogenic diet, which is usually high in fat, high in carbohydrates, ultra-processed foods. Some researchers have fed rats and mice cafeteria diets where they feed them a lot of delicious junk food.

And those mice develop higher rates of obesity, but also higher rates of Diabetes and prediabetes. And oh, by the way, also higher rates of depression and anxiety. Because those are the two things that we can kind of measure in mice and rats. We can't necessarily measure ADHD symptoms. It's really hard to actually measure psychotic symptoms.

And those mice develop higher rates of obesity, but also higher rates of Diabetes and prediabetes. And oh, by the way, also higher rates of depression and anxiety. Because those are the two things that we can kind of measure in mice and rats. We can't necessarily measure ADHD symptoms. It's really hard to actually measure psychotic symptoms.

But we can measure depression and anxiety symptoms pretty well in animals. And so in animal models, we know that that's unequivocally true.

But we can measure depression and anxiety symptoms pretty well in animals. And so in animal models, we know that that's unequivocally true.