Dr. Matt Bernstein is a clinical psychiatrist and leading voice in metabolic psychiatry, with 25 years of experience helping people achieve lasting mental health and functional recovery. A Columbia graduate (summa cum laude) and Penn-trained physician, he completed residency at MGH/McLean, where he served as chief resident and later held senior leadership roles. Now Chief Medical Officer at Ellenhorn, he develops innovative, community-based models for mental health care and serves on advisory boards advancing the metabolic psychiatry movement.
In this episode, Drs. Tro and Matthew talk about…
(00:00) Intro
(02:19) How Dr. Matthew found his way into metabolic psychiatry
(05:53) Autoimmune encephalitis
(09:59) Psychiatric health and the physical body
(14:41) Infectious diseases causing psychiatric diseases
(18:25) Psychiatric guidelines
(23:04) How Dr. Matthew's clinic approaches the treatment of psychiatric disorders from a metabolic health perspective
(26:31) How diet effects the brain
(29:00) The most amazing case of disease reversal Dr. Matthew has seen recently
(34:22) The data on the effectiveness of metabolic psychiatry and why many psychiatrists currently practicing are resistant to it
(37:32) The great work being done to heal people at Accord Mental Health
(43:27) Outro and plugs
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Dr. Matt Bernstein:
Accord Mental Health: https://accordmh.com/
Ellenhorn: https://www.ellenhorn.com/
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
Dr. Tro Kalayjian:
Website: https://toward.health
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
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