Light therapy can improve sleep, depression, cognition, and neuropsychiatric behaviors among people living with dementia.

Bonus: It’s inexpensive and has few side effects!

Wren Cage JD jc When people with mental health symptoms don't get better with a treatment, the blame lies with the treatment, not with the patients.

The food we eat impacts metabolism and the brain.

The brain is perhaps the most sensitive organ to disruptions in metabolism.

Yet, when most people seek mental health treatment, most providers don't even consider the role of diet/nutrition in the symptoms.

#BrainEnergy

The body keeps the score…
and can also heal despite the score!

Couldn’t agree more!

We need to fight to improve mental health care for the millions of people with treatment-resistant illnesses.

This might mean speaking up or attending marches and fundraisers.

Do you agree?

Nearly half of patients with treatment resistant #depression take long-term benzos, and this large observational study finds reasons to question that practice:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37120004

Benzo use associated with low physical activity and worse cognition #psychiatry

When people have severe, treatment-resistant mental illnesses, we should be looking for underlying medical or neurological conditions causing the symptoms prior to the 70th ECT treatment.

The root cause of mental illness is not a chemical imbalance.

Even in cases in which neurotransmitters might be imbalanced, we need to go deeper to understand what is causing the imbalance.

#BrainEnergy

'The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.'
—William James

Consider expressing your appreciation, respect, or admiration for someone that you know.

It will probably make their day!

Just because one person can eat certain foods and remain healthy doesn't mean others can.

Some people are allergic to peanuts and experience inflammatory reactions. In severe cases, peanuts can be fatal.

Let's stop with the one-size-fits-all dietary recommendations.

Many people say that mental illnesses aren't really increasing in prevalence; we are just better at recognizing and diagnosing them.

Denial of the problem won't make it go away.

As our metabolic health continues to decline, so, too, will the health of the brain.

Chris Palmer, MD When I first sought treatment for substance abuse, way back in 1997, and then for mental health in 2002, the best they had was symptom reduction. Today, the keto diet has saved my life. Keep pushing the Brain Energy message and get it spread far and wide!!

oneofonebillion.org/blog/bookrevie…
Remembering the time I listened to @Chrispalmermd 's earth shattering book on Audible, on repeat. 📚

The overwhelming majority of genes that code for mitochondrial proteins are located in the cell nucleus.

That means you get 'mitochondrial genes' from both your mother and father.

Stop blaming mothers! 🤣

What does bipolar disorder have to do with oxidative stress (which is related to mitochondrial function)?

More than you probably realize.

This study finds oxidatively-induced DNA damage in both individuals with bipolar disorder and their unaffected siblings, suggesting a