Originally Posted by Kristine

(...) On the role of mitochondria in mental illness, Palmer says he supports a theory that others before him have proposed: that energy shortfalls caused by mitochondrial dysfunction can cause the brain to “fail” in predictable ways, and that psychiatric symptoms or disorders are the result of these failures.

Dr Chris Palmer has been a DietDoctor guest, spoke at the US 'Food Guidelines' hearings, and he's basically a "good dude" in the LC/keto community. This piece outlines his new book.