Dr. Chris Palmer

And yet, they're all interconnected. They can't be separated. And I think that's one of the more complex areas because even the surgeon general is saying things like, we have a mental health epidemic and one of the root causes is loneliness. If we just address loneliness, we'll address this mental health epidemic.

And yet, they're all interconnected. They can't be separated. And I think that's one of the more complex areas because even the surgeon general is saying things like, we have a mental health epidemic and one of the root causes is loneliness. If we just address loneliness, we'll address this mental health epidemic.

Exactly. There's more to mental health than just loneliness. So yes, I don't disagree with the Surgeon General that loneliness is one piece of the puzzle. I don't think that we have a loneliness epidemic that is driving autism, that is driving ADHD, that is driving bipolar disorder. I don't think the loneliness epidemic is driving all of those things.

Exactly. There's more to mental health than just loneliness. So yes, I don't disagree with the Surgeon General that loneliness is one piece of the puzzle. I don't think that we have a loneliness epidemic that is driving autism, that is driving ADHD, that is driving bipolar disorder. I don't think the loneliness epidemic is driving all of those things.

Exactly. There's more to mental health than just loneliness. So yes, I don't disagree with the Surgeon General that loneliness is one piece of the puzzle. I don't think that we have a loneliness epidemic that is driving autism, that is driving ADHD, that is driving bipolar disorder. I don't think the loneliness epidemic is driving all of those things.

I think there's much more to the equation than that.

I think there's much more to the equation than that.

I think there's much more to the equation than that.

At the end of the day, it is metabolic dysfunction. And what is metabolic dysfunction? So that even gets really complicated fast. The easiest way to explain it is that most people think of metabolism in simple terms. And they think about it as either you've got a fast metabolism or a slow metabolism, and that makes you lose weight or gain weight.

At the end of the day, it is metabolic dysfunction. And what is metabolic dysfunction? So that even gets really complicated fast. The easiest way to explain it is that most people think of metabolism in simple terms. And they think about it as either you've got a fast metabolism or a slow metabolism, and that makes you lose weight or gain weight.

At the end of the day, it is metabolic dysfunction. And what is metabolic dysfunction? So that even gets really complicated fast. The easiest way to explain it is that most people think of metabolism in simple terms. And they think about it as either you've got a fast metabolism or a slow metabolism, and that makes you lose weight or gain weight.

Athletes might think about metabolism in a somewhat more sophisticated way. They might talk about VO2 max and some other things. If you've got a good metabolism, a healthy metabolism, a superior metabolism, you can run faster, you can lift more, you can do more. You have endurance. You can run for 30 miles instead of the person who can only make it two miles and then peters out.

Athletes might think about metabolism in a somewhat more sophisticated way. They might talk about VO2 max and some other things. If you've got a good metabolism, a healthy metabolism, a superior metabolism, you can run faster, you can lift more, you can do more. You have endurance. You can run for 30 miles instead of the person who can only make it two miles and then peters out.

Athletes might think about metabolism in a somewhat more sophisticated way. They might talk about VO2 max and some other things. If you've got a good metabolism, a healthy metabolism, a superior metabolism, you can run faster, you can lift more, you can do more. You have endurance. You can run for 30 miles instead of the person who can only make it two miles and then peters out.

And the reality is metabolism is those things and is related to those things and does largely influence those things. But metabolism is so much more than just those things. You know, the simplest definition is probably it's a process that all living organisms use to take food, oxygen, and some other critical ingredients like vitamins and nutrients and turn those into food.

And the reality is metabolism is those things and is related to those things and does largely influence those things. But metabolism is so much more than just those things. You know, the simplest definition is probably it's a process that all living organisms use to take food, oxygen, and some other critical ingredients like vitamins and nutrients and turn those into food.

And the reality is metabolism is those things and is related to those things and does largely influence those things. But metabolism is so much more than just those things. You know, the simplest definition is probably it's a process that all living organisms use to take food, oxygen, and some other critical ingredients like vitamins and nutrients and turn those into food.

energy or building blocks for cells and that that is what fuels our bodies it's how our bodies grow it's how our cells repair themselves but it's also how our cells end up making hormones it's how they make neurotransmitters it's how our muscles move in a way metabolism is biology So in that sense, it's like this overwhelmingly complicated thing.

energy or building blocks for cells and that that is what fuels our bodies it's how our bodies grow it's how our cells repair themselves but it's also how our cells end up making hormones it's how they make neurotransmitters it's how our muscles move in a way metabolism is biology So in that sense, it's like this overwhelmingly complicated thing.

energy or building blocks for cells and that that is what fuels our bodies it's how our bodies grow it's how our cells repair themselves but it's also how our cells end up making hormones it's how they make neurotransmitters it's how our muscles move in a way metabolism is biology So in that sense, it's like this overwhelmingly complicated thing.