HT Syndication
New Delhi [India], August 22: In a significant moment for integrative medicine in India, Chairman of Jindal Steel and Member of Parliament (BJP), Mr. Naveen Jindal unveiled the book 'Metabolic Neuropsychiatry: Clinical Principles and Practice' by renowned Functional & Metabolic Medicine expert Dr. Anoop Bhagat. The launch took place on the concluding day of the highly anticipated Longevity Summit India 2026, held at Fairmont Mumbai on 15th and 16th August 2026.
Presented by Le Florence India, the Longevity Summit India is being hailed as India's first-of-its-kind convergence of longevity science, wellness, biohacking, and human performance. The summit brought together the world's leading longevity experts, healthcare pioneers, wellness innovators, and industry leaders, making it a fitting platform for a book that challenges conventional boundaries between physical and mental health.
The newly launched book is being described as a timely and meaningful contribution to the evolving global conversation around the deep interconnection between metabolism, brain health, and mental health. At a time when India is witnessing a surge in metabolic disorders, anxiety, depression, and lifestyle-linked neurological conditions, Dr. Bhagat's work offers a much-needed clinical framework.
A New Lens on Mental Health: The Metabolism-Brain Connection
'Metabolic Neuropsychiatry: Clinical Principles and Practice' moves beyond the traditional symptom-based approach to psychiatry. The core idea of the book is powerful yet simple: the brain is a metabolic organ, and mental health cannot be understood in isolation from metabolic health.
The book delves into cutting-edge concepts such as Brain Metabolism, Nutritional Psychiatry, Mitochondrial Medicine, and Functional Psychiatry. It explores how disturbances in insulin resistance, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, hormonal imbalances, and nutritional deficiencies directly impact conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, cognitive decline, and more.
Dr. Bhagat systematically lays out clinical principles and practical applications, enabling clinicians to move from symptom management to root-cause resolution. The book provides evidence-based protocols that integrate hormonal balance, nutrition, gut-brain axis, skin-brain connection, and cellular health into neuropsychiatric care.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Naveen Jindal lauded the effort, saying, "India needs this kind of integrative thinking. We often treat the body and mind as separate, but Dr. Bhagat's book brings scientific rigor to what we intuitively know, that metabolic health is mental health. This work will inspire a new generation of doctors to think holistically and will contribute immensely to preventive healthcare, which is the cornerstone of a Viksit Bharat."
The Man Behind the Mission: Dr. Anoop Bhagat
Dr. Anoop Bhagat in Functional, Metabolic, and Aesthetic Medicine
Dr. Anoop Bhagat is a well-known name in Functional, Metabolic, and Aesthetic Medicine based in New Delhi. With clinical practice since 1991 from his center in Karol Bagh, he has treated thousands of patients with complex skin, aesthetic, and metabolic disorders.
Over the years, Dr. Bhagat has emerged as a strong proponent of systems medicine - an approach that views hormonal balance, nutritional status, skin physiology, and mental well-being not as separate domains but as parts of a unified metabolic and neuroendocrine network. His work emphasizes that the skin is not merely a cosmetic surface but a dynamic neuroendocrine and immune organ that mirrors internal health, a philosophy that directly connects to brain health through psychoneuroimmunology.
Author of multiple clinical insights and a sought-after speaker, Dr. Bhagat's expertise lies in connecting the dots that conventional medicine often misses.
"This book is the culmination of over three decades of clinical observation and recent scientific breakthroughs," said Dr. Anoop Bhagat at the launch. "We are living through a metabolic-mental health crisis. Depression and metabolic syndrome share the same root - inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. If we want to achieve true longevity, we must heal the brain by healing the metabolism. Metabolic Neuropsychiatry is not an alternative - it is the future of psychiatry."
Strengthening the Ecosystem: Road to ICIMN 2027
The book launch also sets the stage for a larger movement led by Dr. Bhagat: the International Conference on Integrative & Metabolic Neuropsychiatry (ICIMN 2027).
Scheduled for next year, ICIMN 2027 will be themed around 'Hormones, Nutrition, Skin & Mental Health'. As per the conference website icimn.com, it aims to be a global scientific forum uniting endocrinologists, dermatologists, psychiatrists, nutritionists, neuroscientists, and wellness physicians.
The objective is clear: to advance a systems medicine approach that moves beyond symptom management toward personalized, root-cause diagnostics and whole-body healing.
The launch of 'Metabolic Neuropsychiatry: Clinical Principles and Practice' is expected to significantly strengthen Dr. Bhagat's thought leadership in this space and drive awareness and enrolments for ICIMN 2027. The book is now available on Amazon India and will serve as a foundational text for delegates and practitioners attending the conference.
The book launch at Longevity Summit India 2026 was met with an overwhelming response from the medical fraternity, wellness leaders, and longevity enthusiasts present, marking a decisive step forward in India's integrative health journey.
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