What Steven Bartlett Says About Mental Health

3 episodes featuring Steven Bartlett on mental health

Key Insights on Mental Health

Mental disorders are metabolic in nature, with diet playing a massive role in the mental health epidemic we're seeing

Weight gain around puberty leads to 400% increase in depression risk by age 24, while insulin resistance at age nine increases psychotic disorder risk by 500%
People with ADHD are more likely to develop obesity; obese individuals have 50% higher bipolar risk and 25% higher anxiety/depression risk
Ultra-processed foods cause mitochondrial dysfunction similar to trauma, leading to higher rates of depression and anxiety in both humans and animal studies
The sensitivity gene (short allele on serotonin receptor) only expresses as mental illness if children lack emotionally present attachment in year one
"Depression is preoccupation with past losses. Anxiety is preoccupation with future losses that may never occur" - both fundamentally about loss
Children with ACE scores of 4+ face dramatically higher ADHD rates: 60% increase with familial mental illness, 50% with neighborhood violence