Beyond Pills: The Metabolic Truth of Mental Health with Ruth Dottin, Psychiatrist

Is Mental Illness Really a Chemical Imbalance—or a Metabolic Crisis? 🧠🔥

In this eye-opening episode of The Gaslit Truth Podcast, board-certified psychiatrist Dr. Ruth Dottin challenges everything we’ve been told about mental health.

After years in traditional psychiatry, Dr. Dottin noticed a disturbing pattern: patients weren’t getting better, and some were even getting worse on medication. Her search for real answers led her to metabolic psychiatry—a groundbreaking approach that looks at how the body’s ability to produce energy affects the brain.

💥 From poor diet and nutrient deficiencies to chronic stress and environmental toxins, Dr. Dottin explains how mitochondrial dysfunction could be fueling depression, anxiety, and more. She also drops a bombshell: despite finishing psychiatric training just four years ago, she was still taught the outdated "chemical imbalance" myth—a narrative shaped more by pharma than by science.

This episode is a must-watch for anyone who feels failed by the system and wants to understand the real root causes of mental distress.