Fix Your Brain by Fixing Your Body: Metabolic Psychiatry Explained by Dr. Shebani Sethi

In this episode of The Dr. Hyman Show, Dr. Mark Hyman interviews Dr. Shebani Sethi, the founding director of Stanford's metabolic psychiatry program, about the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, which focuses on the connection between metabolism and mental health. Dr. Sethi explains that metabolic psychiatry studies metabolic dysfunctions, both systemic and central, and how they affect psychiatric disease and mental health. They discuss the importance of understanding metabolic pathways, insulin resistance in the brain, mitochondrial dysfunction, and inflammation in relation to mental illness. Dr. Sethi shares her work on using metabolic interventions like ketogenic diets to treat serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, highlighting the positive effects on metabolic health and psychiatric symptoms. She also touches on the role of nutrient deficiencies, the microbiome, and the need for a more holistic and personalized approach to mental health treatment.