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Obesity Medications, Metabolism and Mental Health

Season 11 Episode 9 | 26m 55s

Exploring the intersection of metabolism and mental health and the role of nutritional intervention to improve psychiatric symptoms including a ketogenic diet, GLP-1s and other obesity medications, and exercise. Guest: Shebani Sethi M.D., Founder and Director of the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinical Program and Associate Professor, Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Aired: 09/30/26 | Expires: 09/30/29
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