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Is All Mental Illness Metabolic? A Conversation with Dr Matthew Bernstein
Episode 1175th November 2025 • The Revital Health Podcast • Revital Health Podcast
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What if your depression isn’t psychological — it’s metabolic?

Dr Matthew Bernstein joins Jodi Duval on The Revital Health Podcast to explore how mitochondria, nutrition, and light can reshape the brain.

Together they explore:

•⁠ ⁠The bi-directional link between metabolism and mental health

•⁠ ⁠How ketogenic interventions are transforming outcomes in severe psychiatric illness

•⁠ ⁠Why mitochondria may be psychiatry’s most important therapeutic target

•⁠ ⁠Practical markers and tools: insulin, HbA1c, BHB, CGM, and lifestyle protocols

•⁠ ⁠How to integrate food, light, and movement for true metabolic repair

This conversation bridges psychiatry and cellular medicine — redefining mental health from the inside out.


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Guest: Dr Matthew Bernstein — Clinical Psychiatrist & CEO, Accord

🔗 Follow: Instagram @accordmh | X @accordmetabolic | Facebook @accordmh

📧 Contact: allison@themlgcollective.com

Host: Jodi Duval | Revital Health | @revital_health | @jodiduval

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