Dr. Chris Palmer

is not suicide, the primary cause of death are heart attacks and strokes, just 10 years earlier than everyone else. And we are turning a blind eye to this. I'm less concerned, quite honestly, I'm less concerned about the end of life if you die happy at 70 instead of 80, whatever. I mean, to the people who love you, it's a big deal. And I don't mean to minimize that or be dismissive of that.

is not suicide, the primary cause of death are heart attacks and strokes, just 10 years earlier than everyone else. And we are turning a blind eye to this. I'm less concerned, quite honestly, I'm less concerned about the end of life if you die happy at 70 instead of 80, whatever. I mean, to the people who love you, it's a big deal. And I don't mean to minimize that or be dismissive of that.

If you've got children, I mean, they care. And yes, I want everybody to live long, healthy lives. But what I'm much more concerned about as a psychiatrist is what happened to that person for the 40 years prior to their death. Were they thriving or were they suffering with unrelenting mental anguish? Were they suffering or were they just even just like you described when you were younger?

If you've got children, I mean, they care. And yes, I want everybody to live long, healthy lives. But what I'm much more concerned about as a psychiatrist is what happened to that person for the 40 years prior to their death. Were they thriving or were they suffering with unrelenting mental anguish? Were they suffering or were they just even just like you described when you were younger?

If you've got children, I mean, they care. And yes, I want everybody to live long, healthy lives. But what I'm much more concerned about as a psychiatrist is what happened to that person for the 40 years prior to their death. Were they thriving or were they suffering with unrelenting mental anguish? Were they suffering or were they just even just like you described when you were younger?

Were they muddling by? They're getting by. They're doing okay. But they constantly chronically feel I'm less than everyone else. I'm not smart like everyone else. I'm not motivated like everyone else. Maybe I just, you know, there's something wrong with me. Maybe I'm depressed or I'm anxious or I've got ADD or whatever. I've got a learning disorder.

Were they muddling by? They're getting by. They're doing okay. But they constantly chronically feel I'm less than everyone else. I'm not smart like everyone else. I'm not motivated like everyone else. Maybe I just, you know, there's something wrong with me. Maybe I'm depressed or I'm anxious or I've got ADD or whatever. I've got a learning disorder.

Were they muddling by? They're getting by. They're doing okay. But they constantly chronically feel I'm less than everyone else. I'm not smart like everyone else. I'm not motivated like everyone else. Maybe I just, you know, there's something wrong with me. Maybe I'm depressed or I'm anxious or I've got ADD or whatever. I've got a learning disorder.

But there are millions and millions of people getting through life feeling like they're not good enough, feeling like they don't measure up.

But there are millions and millions of people getting through life feeling like they're not good enough, feeling like they don't measure up.

But there are millions and millions of people getting through life feeling like they're not good enough, feeling like they don't measure up.

I really think it's because You know, I think that movement, again, it's good intention.

I really think it's because You know, I think that movement, again, it's good intention.

I really think it's because You know, I think that movement, again, it's good intention.

That they think that all of the bad outcomes of obesity are because of fat shaming and societal stigma. And if society would just come around and learn to be kinder and nicer to people with obesity, if everybody could play nice together, we would have a happier world. What I'm here to tell you is that's not true. Obesity is a symptom.

That they think that all of the bad outcomes of obesity are because of fat shaming and societal stigma. And if society would just come around and learn to be kinder and nicer to people with obesity, if everybody could play nice together, we would have a happier world. What I'm here to tell you is that's not true. Obesity is a symptom.

That they think that all of the bad outcomes of obesity are because of fat shaming and societal stigma. And if society would just come around and learn to be kinder and nicer to people with obesity, if everybody could play nice together, we would have a happier world. What I'm here to tell you is that's not true. Obesity is a symptom.

It's like smoke coming out of your house and ignoring it and saying, let's have a smoke positivity home. Let's just celebrate the smoke coming out of our homes and ignore that there's a fire burning. Wow. that may burn down our foundation, that may burn down our home. What I'm saying is let's not ignore it. It is a symptom of metabolic dysfunction or dysregulation.

It's like smoke coming out of your house and ignoring it and saying, let's have a smoke positivity home. Let's just celebrate the smoke coming out of our homes and ignore that there's a fire burning. Wow. that may burn down our foundation, that may burn down our home. What I'm saying is let's not ignore it. It is a symptom of metabolic dysfunction or dysregulation.

It's like smoke coming out of your house and ignoring it and saying, let's have a smoke positivity home. Let's just celebrate the smoke coming out of our homes and ignore that there's a fire burning. Wow. that may burn down our foundation, that may burn down our home. What I'm saying is let's not ignore it. It is a symptom of metabolic dysfunction or dysregulation.