A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH
Explore the relationship between metabolic health and mental health — with a guide who has lived it himself.
THE PROBLEM
For many people, the conventional mental health playbook feels painfully slow and insufficient. Several years in therapy may bring a fraction of the relief initially hoped for, while medications can lose effectiveness or come with unwanted side effects. These approaches are still valuable — even lifesaving in some cases — but they also can be expensive, frustrating, and focused on symptom management. What if we asked what is causing the brain to malfunction in the first place?
WHAT IS METABOLIC HEALTH?
Metabolic health is, simply put, how well your body produces, uses, and regulates energy. The brain is our most energy-demanding organ, consuming roughly 20% of the body’s energy despite making up only about 2% of its weight. Metabolic health and mental health are deeply interconnected, with metabolic dysfunction increasingly associated with psychiatric disorders. The good news? Metabolic health is not fixed — we can take meaningful steps to improve it.
RECOVER WITH TANNER
Metabolic psychiatry offers a different way to think about mental health — it considers the brain’s metabolism in addition to psychological and social factors. Together, we will explore the levers within your control, with the goal of improving your metabolic health and, in turn, your mental well-being. My goal is to help you understand these connections, implement meaningful changes, and troubleshoot obstacles along the way. And I’m not just teaching this — I’ve lived it myself.
METABOLIC MIND FEATURE
Tanner was recently interviewed by Metabolic Mind, a global leader in metabolic psychiatry advocacy and research. Watch the video below to learn more about Tanner’s recovery from OCD using the ketogenic diet.