Brain Energy

A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More

By: Christopher M. Palmer MD

Narrated by: Christopher M. Palmer MD

Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life.

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? Drawing on decades of research, Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Chris Palmer outlines a revolutionary new understanding that for the first time unites our existing knowledge about mental illness within a single framework: mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain.

Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up—which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia. Brain Energy pairs cutting-edge science with practical advice and strategies to help people reclaim their mental health.

This groundbreaking book reveals:

• why classifying mental disorders as “separate” conditions is misleading;
• the clear connections between mental illness and disorders linked to metabolism, including diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, pain disorders, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and epilepsy;
• the link between metabolism and every factor known to play a role in mental health, including genetics, inflammation, hormones, neurotransmitters, sleep, stress, and trauma;
• the evidence that current mental health treatments, including both medications and therapies, likely work by affecting metabolism; and
• new treatments available today that listeners can use to promote long-term healing.

Palmer puts together the pieces of the mental illness puzzle to provide answers and offer hope. Brain Energy will transform the field of mental health, and the lives of countless people around the world.

©2022 Christopher Palmer (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Read this book!

This book is intended to talk about the underlaying biological mechanism of mental health but it is about so much more. As a chronically ill person I say everyone should read this book. Want to be health and mentally well? This is the start. Have ADD/ADHD? Start in section 3.

Brain Energy -

Super book. Brings it all together. Gives hope to those of us with brain and cognitive challenges. Real hope for bipolar and cognitive impairments

An amazing journey!

Don’t miss the opportunity of reading this book. It will take you to every corner of the brain and all it’s connections in a way that no one has done before. This is a new era for medicine and for patients in general.

Life giving information

This is a great book. I think it should be read by everyone. Especially New parents. So they can give their kids a better start.

Life changing

I am almost done with nursing school and only have had basic understanding about most of the disorders discussed. Other disorders I have more knowledge about the mechanics and treatments because of my experience and “mesearch.” After finishing this book and thinking about the big picture I think there is the potential for revolution in the mental and medical health field in this book, all the research, clinical data, and personal experiences to start moving in a direction to look at the whole patient with interdisciplinary and collaborative care.

Fantastic and hopeful integrative theory

This is a must read for anyone who has struggled with the understanding that medical disorders are a chemical imbalance in the brain. Dr Palmer provides a new integrative theory that provides a more fundamental root cause for the all mental disorders. The studies that are described and the patient examples, provide substantial evidence backing up the validity of this theory. What is so hopeful about this new perspective of brain energy, is that there are already treatments that can be applied for existing patients to help them with their conditions, and it also provides a new way of planning future research. Like most people, I have close, friends and family members who struggle with mental conditions, and I look forward to seeing how we can apply the principles outlined in this book to help them. Thank you, Dr. Palmer for your research and your insights. Hopefully this will initiate a revolution in the study of mental disease.

Excellent Book

Excellent Book!

I highly recommend this for everyone!
Thank you Dr. Palmer for all your research and making so much progress in education and connecting all the dots!
Looking forward to hearing more about your work moving forward.

Absolutely “must read” for every American

…and for everyone in the developed world. This is a paradigm shifting set of concepts that we all need to learn. The sooner the better. Presented in an easy to understand format. Not too dense and with enough nods to the researchers to dig as deep as you want.

Excellent

His breakdown of complex science and medical environment is excellent. I really understand the factors of mental health and his theory that metabolism, mitochondria in particular, are at the root of illness.

Brilliant

Such an incredible book. It’s packed full of compelling arguments. The author is unexpectedly passionate considering his vast accreditations! It’s great to hear the combination of an abundance of well tempered empirical evidence with tearful sincere personal and professional applications. Bravo. I’ve started experimenting with keto and IF, properly, for the first time in my life and I’m experiencing some of the stated claims made in this book already.