by Dr. Chris Palmer | Jan 17, 2024 | Addiction
In recent years, the opioid epidemic has surged to alarming proportions, casting a shadow over communities worldwide. This crisis, fueled by an increase in the prescription of opioid medications and the illicit use of drugs like heroin, has led to a staggering rise...
by Dr. Chris Palmer | Dec 9, 2023 | The Brain Energy Movement - Advocacy
The Stanford Innovations in Mental Healthcare Summit, held on November 29 and 30, 2023, brought together leading experts and innovators in the field of mental health research and practice. I was deeply honored to be among the esteemed speakers at this event, which...
by Chris Palmer | Oct 20, 2023 | Hope for Healing - Success Stories
Frank Voce’s life as a New York City police officer involved long days, longer nights, drama, trauma, and almost constant adrenaline. For three years, he witnessed many of the things that no one can ever truly prepare for. He took them in, compartmentalized them, and...
by Dr. Chris Palmer | May 13, 2023 | Addiction
Researchers from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism published a study demonstrating that the ketogenic diet might play a role in the treatment of alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder in the DSM-5. The study, published in Science Advances,...
by Margaret Hoffman | May 13, 2023 | Treatments
The primary tenet of the Brain Energy theory is that the health of your mitochondria directly impacts your mental health. If your mitochondria are damaged in some way, such as through drug or alcohol use, lack of sleep, nutritional deficiency, viral infection, trauma,...
