The Brain Energy Movement (Advocacy)
A Revolutionary Year for Brain Energy
Brain Energy: Reflecting on 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025 As 2024 draws to a close, I’m filled with gratitude and inspiration as I reflect on what has been an extraordinary year. The progress we’ve made together in advancing the understanding of metabolism’s role in...
The Metabolic Revolution Rally: Marching Towards Progress
A few weeks ago, on October 13, 2024, the Metabolic Revolution held the country’s first-ever rally for metabolic health at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. It was a historic gathering advocating for essential changes in healthcare priorities. Hundreds of...
Addressing Veterans’ Health Through Integrated Mental and Metabolic Health Care
This Veterans Day, as we honor the service and sacrifice of military veterans, we must also confront the unique and complex health challenges they face after returning to civilian life. Veterans often begin their service with strong physical and mental resilience, but...
Rising Mortality in the US: The Role of Chronic Disease and the National Conversation on Health
The United States is facing an alarming rise in mortality, and it’s not COVID-19 driving this trend. While the pandemic initially captured headlines, a deeper health crisis has been unfolding for decades—non-COVID deaths, especially from chronic diseases, are surging....
Addressing the Root Cause of Mental and Chronic Disease: A Paradigm Shift in Health Care
In my recent speech delivered before Senator Ron Johnson, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and distinguished guests, I explored the pressing need for a paradigm shift in how we view and treat chronic diseases, including mental health disorders. Drawing on years of research...
Healthy Aging: The Crucial Role of Mental Health
Aging is a natural process, but how we age—physically, mentally, and emotionally—can be shaped by the choices we make. Much of the conversation surrounding healthy aging focuses on physical health, but there is increasing recognition that mental health plays a pivotal...
World Suicide Prevention Day: Addressing the Intersection of Mental and Metabolic Health
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, dedicated to raising awareness and taking action against the tragic reality of suicide. This observance provides a critical opportunity to reflect on how mental and metabolic health intersect and how addressing both can...
Neuropsychiatry Scholars: Audrey R. Tyrka, MD, PhD
Dr. Audrey R. Tyrka is a distinguished figure in the field of psychiatry and human behavior, currently serving as a professor and chair of the Department at Brown University. Dr. Tyrka's research is notable for its focus on the impact of early-life adversity on...
Changing a Child’s Diet Might Help Prevent Mental Illness
We all know that diet plays an important role in health. It clearly plays a role in weight, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes. Most people, however, aren’t too worried about these things in children. These are usually diseases of older people, so most parents don’t...
Depression in Parents May Influence Children’s Weight
In the intricate web of human biology, the relationship between mental health and physical well-being has always fascinated researchers and clinicians alike. It is a dynamic interplay where one's mental state can impact physical health and vice versa. A recent study,...
