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Why Setbacks Can Happen with Ketogenic Therapy for Mental Illness — and How to Respond
What does it really look like to heal a serious mental illness with ketogenic therapy?
At Metabolic Mind, we often highlight powerful stories of individuals putting serious psychiatric conditions into remission with ketogenic and metabolic therapies. But healing isn't always linear, and it's rarely easy.
In this honest and deeply human episode, Dr. Bret Scher and Dr. Georgia Ede sit down with Matt Baszucki and Lauren Kennedy West to explore the real-world challenges of using ketogenic therapies for mental health.
Together, they discuss:
- The emotional and practical realities of tapering psychiatric medications
- Navigating variable ketone levels and the effect on mood, cognition, and stability
- The stigma around diet and mental illness, and the power of self-trust
- What it takes to sustain long-term lifestyle change (and the benefits of support)
- How setbacks can become opportunities for growth, resilience, and self-discovery
Whether you're just starting a metabolic therapy or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers validation, insight, and encouragement to keep going — even when the path is hard.
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Expert Featured:
- Dr. Georgia Ede
- Dr. Bret Scher
Matt Baszucki
- https://www.youtube.com/@mattbaszucki
- https://x.com/BaszuckiMatt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattbaszucki/
Lauren Kennedy West
- https://www.livingwellafterschizophrenia.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/LivingWellwithSchizophrenia
- https://x.com/LWSchizophrenia
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingwellafterschizophrenia/
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