Dr. Chris Palmer

Let's all be positive. Let's just stop fighting this uphill battle. Let's accept that obesity is around. Some will go so far as to say it's genetic. Again, well-intentioned. It's not genetic, people. We do. We didn't have the rates of obesity 50 years ago that we do now. Anybody who tells you it's genetic is living in a fairy tale.

Let's all be positive. Let's just stop fighting this uphill battle. Let's accept that obesity is around. Some will go so far as to say it's genetic. Again, well-intentioned. It's not genetic, people. We do. We didn't have the rates of obesity 50 years ago that we do now. Anybody who tells you it's genetic is living in a fairy tale.

Let's all be positive. Let's just stop fighting this uphill battle. Let's accept that obesity is around. Some will go so far as to say it's genetic. Again, well-intentioned. It's not genetic, people. We do. We didn't have the rates of obesity 50 years ago that we do now. Anybody who tells you it's genetic is living in a fairy tale.

It is terrifying for me because, not because I don't want people to be able to be overweight or obese and be happy and healthy and go through life and be accepted and not be made fun of. If somebody can be obese and otherwise healthy and their brain is intact and they are functioning in life and they have friends and they have romantic relationships and everything that they want,

It is terrifying for me because, not because I don't want people to be able to be overweight or obese and be happy and healthy and go through life and be accepted and not be made fun of. If somebody can be obese and otherwise healthy and their brain is intact and they are functioning in life and they have friends and they have romantic relationships and everything that they want,

It is terrifying for me because, not because I don't want people to be able to be overweight or obese and be happy and healthy and go through life and be accepted and not be made fun of. If somebody can be obese and otherwise healthy and their brain is intact and they are functioning in life and they have friends and they have romantic relationships and everything that they want,

and it's all going well, I have no problem with that person. It's free country. Make your choices. We're all different. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses. Leave that person alone. But the statistics we talked about earlier tell a very different story. It's not just their body shape that's at risk. It's not just societal stigma. It's not just fat shaming that is the risk.

and it's all going well, I have no problem with that person. It's free country. Make your choices. We're all different. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses. Leave that person alone. But the statistics we talked about earlier tell a very different story. It's not just their body shape that's at risk. It's not just societal stigma. It's not just fat shaming that is the risk.

and it's all going well, I have no problem with that person. It's free country. Make your choices. We're all different. We've all got our strengths and weaknesses. Leave that person alone. But the statistics we talked about earlier tell a very different story. It's not just their body shape that's at risk. It's not just societal stigma. It's not just fat shaming that is the risk.

Obesity is a symptom that your metabolism is disrupted. And something is disrupting your metabolism and at the same time it is causing the symptom of obesity. The same time that it's causing your fat cells to just get larger and larger and larger and just unrelentingly.

Obesity is a symptom that your metabolism is disrupted. And something is disrupting your metabolism and at the same time it is causing the symptom of obesity. The same time that it's causing your fat cells to just get larger and larger and larger and just unrelentingly.

Obesity is a symptom that your metabolism is disrupted. And something is disrupting your metabolism and at the same time it is causing the symptom of obesity. The same time that it's causing your fat cells to just get larger and larger and larger and just unrelentingly.

larger and larger and larger, meaning more and more weight gain, those same processes are affecting the way your brain functions and putting you at risk for depression, anxiety, burnout, psychosis, bipolar symptoms. And those are the labels that will then ruin your life. And nobody will even think to connect those two dots.

larger and larger and larger, meaning more and more weight gain, those same processes are affecting the way your brain functions and putting you at risk for depression, anxiety, burnout, psychosis, bipolar symptoms. And those are the labels that will then ruin your life. And nobody will even think to connect those two dots.

larger and larger and larger, meaning more and more weight gain, those same processes are affecting the way your brain functions and putting you at risk for depression, anxiety, burnout, psychosis, bipolar symptoms. And those are the labels that will then ruin your life. And nobody will even think to connect those two dots.

Nobody will even think those two dots are even related despite the abundance of research that we have. And again, many in the mental health field are terrified to talk about this. Because they know that the pills we're prescribing are causing obesity. We are contributing to this problem. So little Susie comes in, normal weight, with some mood instability and depression,

Nobody will even think those two dots are even related despite the abundance of research that we have. And again, many in the mental health field are terrified to talk about this. Because they know that the pills we're prescribing are causing obesity. We are contributing to this problem. So little Susie comes in, normal weight, with some mood instability and depression,

Nobody will even think those two dots are even related despite the abundance of research that we have. And again, many in the mental health field are terrified to talk about this. Because they know that the pills we're prescribing are causing obesity. We are contributing to this problem. So little Susie comes in, normal weight, with some mood instability and depression,

And we start putting her on pills and those pills make her gain 40 pounds. And then two years later, she develops her first psychotic episode. And we think the mental health field right now just says, well, she just had a bad illness. Our treatments, the obesity, none of that had anything to do with her illness. new brain symptoms, it's painful to think about that.

And we start putting her on pills and those pills make her gain 40 pounds. And then two years later, she develops her first psychotic episode. And we think the mental health field right now just says, well, she just had a bad illness. Our treatments, the obesity, none of that had anything to do with her illness. new brain symptoms, it's painful to think about that.