Dr. Chris Palmer

You can think about it as a way for mitochondria in one cell to produce cortisol, that they can get sent to mitochondria in another cell to make that other cell do something, to either increase its activity or decrease its activity. Some people actually think about human cells as just a network of mitochondria, right?

You can think about it as a way for mitochondria in one cell to produce cortisol, that they can get sent to mitochondria in another cell to make that other cell do something, to either increase its activity or decrease its activity. Some people actually think about human cells as just a network of mitochondria, right?

All kind of mitochondria throughout the body and brain are just doing all sorts of things. And at the end of the day, we come back to just common sense. At the end of the day, it's about helping the organism adapt and survive. Ultimately, organisms, rule number one, they need to survive. Rule number two, they need to reproduce. And rule number three, they need to adapt.

All kind of mitochondria throughout the body and brain are just doing all sorts of things. And at the end of the day, we come back to just common sense. At the end of the day, it's about helping the organism adapt and survive. Ultimately, organisms, rule number one, they need to survive. Rule number two, they need to reproduce. And rule number three, they need to adapt.

All kind of mitochondria throughout the body and brain are just doing all sorts of things. And at the end of the day, we come back to just common sense. At the end of the day, it's about helping the organism adapt and survive. Ultimately, organisms, rule number one, they need to survive. Rule number two, they need to reproduce. And rule number three, they need to adapt.

And mitochondria are playing a foundational role in all of those basic aspects of organismal survival. And again, to some people, well, that's so high level. That's like what you're saying. It's everything. I'm like, yeah, it kind of is. And mental health falls under it. How could we think about mental health without thinking about the big picture?

And mitochondria are playing a foundational role in all of those basic aspects of organismal survival. And again, to some people, well, that's so high level. That's like what you're saying. It's everything. I'm like, yeah, it kind of is. And mental health falls under it. How could we think about mental health without thinking about the big picture?

And mitochondria are playing a foundational role in all of those basic aspects of organismal survival. And again, to some people, well, that's so high level. That's like what you're saying. It's everything. I'm like, yeah, it kind of is. And mental health falls under it. How could we think about mental health without thinking about the big picture?

Like, let's start with the big picture and then let's put health into it. And let's put the lack of adaptation or the lack of survival or the these other things.

Like, let's start with the big picture and then let's put health into it. And let's put the lack of adaptation or the lack of survival or the these other things.

Like, let's start with the big picture and then let's put health into it. And let's put the lack of adaptation or the lack of survival or the these other things.

I'm a scientist, one variable at a time.

I'm a scientist, one variable at a time.

I'm a scientist, one variable at a time.

So I'm really going to start with the basics, and they're going to sound cliche, and they're going to sound too basic to most people. And I just want to set the stage for even for severe mental illness, we can talk about strategies that will work. And these strategies that I'm going to describe are not really appropriate.

So I'm really going to start with the basics, and they're going to sound cliche, and they're going to sound too basic to most people. And I just want to set the stage for even for severe mental illness, we can talk about strategies that will work. And these strategies that I'm going to describe are not really appropriate.

So I'm really going to start with the basics, and they're going to sound cliche, and they're going to sound too basic to most people. And I just want to set the stage for even for severe mental illness, we can talk about strategies that will work. And these strategies that I'm going to describe are not really appropriate.

Like when somebody becomes severely ill, these strategies may not be sufficient. But the basics are what we call the field of lifestyle medicine. So there are six pillars of lifestyle medicine. They include diet, nutrition, exercise or movement, sleep, managing substance use, ideally reducing it or minimizing it or eliminating it, stress reduction practices, mindfulness, meditation, yoga.

Like when somebody becomes severely ill, these strategies may not be sufficient. But the basics are what we call the field of lifestyle medicine. So there are six pillars of lifestyle medicine. They include diet, nutrition, exercise or movement, sleep, managing substance use, ideally reducing it or minimizing it or eliminating it, stress reduction practices, mindfulness, meditation, yoga.

Like when somebody becomes severely ill, these strategies may not be sufficient. But the basics are what we call the field of lifestyle medicine. So there are six pillars of lifestyle medicine. They include diet, nutrition, exercise or movement, sleep, managing substance use, ideally reducing it or minimizing it or eliminating it, stress reduction practices, mindfulness, meditation, yoga.