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Mar 7 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Hey! I want you all to know that there was a BEYOND AMAZING Metabolic Psychiatry Retreat that just happened in Miami thanks to @janellison and @Metabolic_Mind 🧵(1/5)
@janellison @Metabolic_Mind Follow me if you want to learn more about the people who came. They are all amazing and deserve their own thread! #metabolicpsychiatry (2/5)
@janellison @Metabolic_Mind I got an invitation because they were also celebrating the Metabolic Mind Award 2022 Peeps! I got a beautiful dinner with the others who won and this plaque! Which was so cool! But the really cool part followed! (3/5)
@janellison @Metabolic_Mind I got to hang out, laugh, celebrate, and help plan research with some of the smartest scientists in the world who understand the hope and promise of metabolic psychiatry. (4/5)
@janellison @Metabolic_Mind I need you to understand the level of brain power that showed up because I want you to know this is legit all happening! Stay tuned to learn a little about all these people working hard for you to learn all the ways you can feel better! (5/5) #mitochondria #metabolicpsychiatry

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@bschermd @Metabolic_Mind wants you to have this information so you can advocate for yourself and find a cooperative prescriber you can work with! (3/6)
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