(video credits: Dhru Purohit) Sign up for my FREE weekly newsletter to improve your health: https://bit.ly/TryThisNewsletter We are in the midst of a global mental health crisis, and mental illnesses are on the rise. But what causes mental illness? And why are mental health problems so hard to treat?Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Chris Palmer to discuss a revolutionary new way of understanding and treating mental illness, specifically with a ketogenic diet and mitochondrial repair. Dr. Palmer shares some truly amazing stories about patients struggling with severe psychiatric illnesses who have been able to regain their health and independence along with a greater quality of life.Dr. Palmer is a psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He is the Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For over 25 years, he has held leadership roles in psychiatric education, conducted research, and worked with people who have treatment-resistant mental illnesses. He has been pioneering the use of the medical ketogenic diet in the treatment of psychiatric disorders through conducting research, treating patients, writing, and speaking around the world on this topic. More broadly, he is interested in the roles of metabolism and metabolic interventions on brain health.This episode is brought to you by ButcherBox: https://www.butcherbox.com/dhruInsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU Colima Salt: https://www.dhrusalt.comButcherBox has a variety of different boxes, and you can choose your box and frequency. For a limited time, you can sign up and get two pounds of ground beef free for a whole year PLUS $10 off by going to https://www.butcherbox.com/dhru.InsideTracker provides detailed nutrition and lifestyle guidance based on your individual needs. Right now, they’re offering my podcast community 20% off. Just go to https://www.insidetracker.com/DHRU to get your discount and try it out for yourself.Right now, you can get a bag of Ava Jane’s Kitchen Colima Sea Salt for free and just pay for shipping and handling. Head on over to https://www.dhrusalt.com and try Colima Sea Salt for free today!Social & WebsiteInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dhrupurohit/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dhrupurohitFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DHRUxPUROHIT/Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/group....s/2819627591487473/T https://www.tiktok.com/@dhru.purohitWebsite: https://dhrupurohit.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/dhrupurohitText: 302-200-5643 or click here https://my.community.com/dhrupurohitDr. Chris PalmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrispalmermd/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChrisPalmerMD/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisPalmerMD/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UC_dTM-I4jnN5gHVyX https://www.chrispalmermd.com/, http://brainenergy.com/Get his book, Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More, here: https://www.amazon.com/Brain-Energy-Revolutionary-Understanding-Health/dp/1637741588?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=brainenergy-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=047ae43ee67907ac4b4a343b44c0d02b&camp=1789&creative=9325