Dr Rachel Brown Consultant Psychiatrist Discusses Mental Health

About this interview: Dr Rachel Brown is a consultant psychiatrist. Rachel is challenging the orthodoxy. Rachel is not a believer of the chemcial imbalance theory of psychiatric disease, but rather believes diet and other environmental factors play a big role. As a result, Rachel tries whenever possible to treat mental health conditions through lifestyle and dietary changes and not a pill. Rachel specialises in metabolic health. She is a Nutrition Network Advisor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. She also holds a Master degree in Medical Laws and Ethics and is involved in ongoing research into ketogenic diets and mental disorder. Rachel is an advocate for therapeutic carbohydrate restriction and dietary modification to address underlying metabolic dysfunction and gut dysbiosis as underlying causes of mental disorder, as well as other lifestyle measures for optimising health. I came across Rachel through her instagram page where she is known as the Carnivore Shrink, Over the last year we have become good friends and it was brilliant to finally have her on the show. Rachel is one of us, a good un. Check out her book and website in the links below I hope you enjoy the conversation. Links - Book Metaboloc Madness Website Food for thought Psychiatrist Website & Consultations X Dr Rachel Brown X Instagram Carniovre Shrink If you value my podcasts, please support the show so that I can continue to speak up by choosing one or both of the following options - ⁠Buy me a coffee⁠ If you want to make a one off donation. Join my Substack To access additional content, you can upgrade to paid from just £3.50 a month To sponsor the Doc Malik Podcast contact us at ⁠[email protected]⁠  About Doc Malik: Orthopaedic surgeon Ahmad Malik is on a journey of discovery when it comes to health and wellness. Through honest conversations with captivating individuals, Ahmad explores an array of topics that profoundly impact our well-being and health. You can follow us on social media, we are on the following platforms: ⁠Twitter Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Twitter Podcast⁠ | ⁠Instagram Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Instagram Podcast