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Is Ketogenic Therapy Safe for Children? - with Dr. Matthew Calkins
There is an escalating crisis of metabolic dysfunction in our youth, with growing rates of obesity, diabetes, and mental illness. Is it safe to use ketogenic therapy in children and teens for better …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Can I Try a Medical Keto Diet for Mental Illness Without a Metabolic Psychiatrist?
At Metabolic Mind, we emphasize that ketogenic therapy for psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depression should be done with oversight from a clinician trained in m…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Is It Safe for Me to Do a Keto Diet?
Ketosis is a therapeutic physiologic state induced by eating a keto (reduced-carb) diet that can treat, and often reverse, a wide range of illnesses from type 2 diabetes, to psychiatric conditions li…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Oxford’s Keto for ADHD & Depression Randomized Controlled Trial - with Ally Houston
A new randomized controlled trial (RCT) at University of Oxford will examine the ketogenic diet for ADHD and depression. Ally Houston, who began treating his ADHD, seasonal depression, and chronic an…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
What is a Good Bipolar Diet?
When looking for information about how nutrition can improve brain health, it is important to remember that you cannot necessarily believe everything you read. Dr. Bret Scher discusses a recent artic…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Can a Medical Keto Diet Treat Depression in College Students? - with Dr. Jeff Volek
Can ketogenic therapy help college students living with depression? Jeff Volek, PhD, RD, is investigating this question in a pilot study at The Ohio State University, where he is a professor in the D…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Does the Brain Need Carbs?
The emerging field of metabolic psychiatry is demonstrating that many patients may be able to effectively treat serious psychiatric conditions, like bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophren…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Solutions to Prevent Early Death in Bipolar Disorder with Dr. Melvin McInnis
People with bipolar disorder are four to six times more likely to die prematurely compared to those without a psychiatric disorder. (In comparison, smokers are two to three times more likely to have …
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Trailblazing Stanford Trial Shows Keto Improves Serious Mental Illness - with Dr. Shebani Sethi
A pioneering, peer-reviewed pilot trial at Stanford, supported by funding from by Baszucki Group and others, investigated a 4-month keto diet intervention for individuals diagnosed with bipolar disor…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Are We Biased Toward a Keto Diet?
There are many biases both for and against a keto diet. At Metabolic Mind, an organization focused on ketogenic therapy for psychiatric conditions like bipolar, schizophrenia, and chronic depression,…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago