Introduction 1
Part I Connecting the Dots
Chapter 1 What We're Doing Isn't Working: Mental Health Today 9
Chapter 2 What Causes Mental Illness and Why Does It Matter? 25
Chapter 3 Searching for a Common Pathway 47
Chapter 4 Could It All Be Related? 63
Part II Brain Energy
Chapter 5 Mental Disorders Are Metabolic Disorders 77
Chapter 6 Mental States and Mental Disorders 91
Chapter 7 Magnificent Mitochondria 115
Chapter 8 A Brain Energy Imbalance 135
Part III Causes and Solutions
Chapter 9 What's Causing the Problem and What Can We Do? 167
Chapter 10 Contributing Cause: Genetics and Epigenetics 175
Chapter 11 Contributing Cause: Chemical Imbalances, Neurotransmitters, and Medications 187
Chapter 12 Contributing Cause: Hormones and Metabolic Regulators 201
Chapter 13 Contributing Cause: Inflammation 213
Chapter 14 Contributing Cause: Sleep, Light, and Orcadian Rhythms 221
Chapter 15 Contributing Cause: Food, Fasting, and Your Gut 233
Chapter 16 Contributing Cause: Drugs and Alcohol 255
Chapter 17 Contributing Cause: Physical Activity 263
Chapter 18 Contributing Cause: Love, Adversity, and Purpose in Life 271
Chapter 19 Why Do Current Treatments Work? 287
Chapter 20 Putting It All Together: Developing Your Metabolic Treatment Plan 291
Chapter 21 A New Day for Mental and Metabolic Health 301
Acknowledgments 305
Notes 307
Index 329