Best Practices for Treating Mental Illness with a Keto Diet

[@lisavls]

Fully transitioning to keto took me about a year. I had to learn so much. Then, after 25 years of antidepressants, I was able to wean off. Now, 3 years later, I have never been healthier both emotionally and physically.

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

Fantastic!

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

Do you eat vegetables & fruit on keto? I have been trying to sort the ketovore diet to stop the two seizures I have around the same time monthly. They were started after a brain injury in 2004, I was started on medication which I stopped in 2012 as it had s/e & were not working. They have not stopped so I started MCT oil about 5 days ago & will see what happens. I have started 2 spoons a day, but may up to 3 from tmorro after reading a bit about it the last few days.

[@lisavls]

@LifeIsWonderful675 I often eat vegetables. I rarely eat fruit because if I want dessert, I enjoy dark chocolate more 😋. I used the KetoMojo monitor daily to assess my blood sugar and ketones. Luckily, I I've learned to use 'how I feel' after eating to guide my nutrition. I don't have to do the finger stick so often anymore.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

I will have to see if I can have a little dark choc for a treat at some stage. It is so good to know so many people are getting off meds something our Drs have never helped. We have had had to find all this out ourselves many years later.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

@@lisavls hopefully when I work this diet out to work for me I can add dark chocolate back too.

[@RoyaleScuderi]

I was low carb for several years and that helped depression, but when I went strict keto and got into constant ketosis, bipolar, OCD, anxiety, rumination vastly improved. Off all meds, eliminated caffeine & alcohol, sleeping better, exercising regularly and feeling better than ever.

[@Man-u-flex]

Explain how in the world is it possible that keto stopped your ocd,bi polar, rumination? Like how does that even make sense esp when our brains run on glucose

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

I have started the ketovore diet 6 months ago to stop seizures and am starting on MCT oil to see if that will also help. I So far it has not stopped the seizures but I am feeling better. I had to stop alcohol , caffeine fruit & veg too. I have had so much hair loss which has been hard to handle, not sure what I am going to do about that. I dont know if stopping all vegetables was the right thing to do. I have been following Dr Berry, Dr Chaffee & just finished Dr Palmers book. So glad this has helped you

[@zxyatiywariii8]

​@@LifeIsWonderful675 If you're having hair loss, try adding some fatty fish like salmon. Fatty fish is really good for hair! Also coconut oil has always helped mine, you can add it to foods and even mix it into a keto smoothie, or (what I did) was just eat a tablespoon every day, because my hair absolutely LOVED it. Hair is protein, so a keto diet provides that, but hair also needs healthy oils in our diet to thrive.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

@@zxyatiywariii8 Thank you I started MCT & coconut oil 3 times a day bout 10 days ago.

[@shenandoah1322]

I like Matt's approach - seeing the keto diet as a medical treatment.

[@metabolicmind]

We agree!

[@helenlawson3203]

It always was, designed for epilepsy but now the have all these ‘wonderful pharmacy drugs’ they abandoned nutritive therapy snd the result is mental illness skyrocketing. Another therapy was niacin treatment - read up on beriberi and heart health, hypertension, cholesterol and mental health.

[@beccaprice7108]

I agree, in the ideal world there would be a team working with patients - but not all of us have that luxury. Over the course of 9 months I've been weaned off my antipsychotics (Geodon and Cymbalta) with the guidance of a reluctant psychiatrist, and with support from my therapst, but I had to figure out the nutritional stuff for myself.

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

I would be curious as to whether your psychiatrist got on board by the end and would be likely to recommend low carb to others?

[@Libre517]

Well said. I have had to do much of this on my own, as conventional psychiatrists who are affordable don’t support these methods yet forward-thinking psychiatrists are too expensive to see consistently.

[@RoyaleScuderi]

Same! I’m educating my docs as we go…

[@treyhunter8277]

Same x4. Any update?

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

Same with me I started researching Keto after believing it for 19 years to be for children only to stop seizures. I decided to try it as Drs were trying to get me back onto meds after a fall I had in June 2022 after stopping meds in 2012. I could not believe what I have found & the wonderful Drs who are supporting it. It has been difficult to know whether or not to stop vegetables & fruit like some believe, which I eventually did 6 months ago. It has not stopped the seizures as yet but I am feeling better as I stopped alcohol, carbs & sugar in June 22 and have slowly been trying to work the diet out over the last 6 months. I am now trying to work out which Dr on the net I am going to contact for a consultation.

[@lisahinton9682]

I have no mental illness diagnosis but find this topic fascinating. I know on low-carb, my brain-fog simply disappears, and my mood evens out, and I can handle stress better. I was on low-carb for decades then an ignorant M. D. talked me into abandoning it for low-fat. I immediately gained 60 lbs over about two years and yet this M. D. insisted I was simply "taking in too many calories," when, in fact, I'd consumed twice as many calories on low-carb. I've finally returned to low-carb and intend to eat this way forevermore, because my body and mind function so much better on this way of eating.

[@KiwiBee21]

Whars your idea of low carb? Low vegetables/fruits etc or low processed refined carbs?

[@ianstuart5660]

Too bad you listened to that Doc!

[@happytomeetyou.3027]

I quit the carbs cold turkey and it was very much like opioid withdrawal, pure hell for a week. After the messy part was over, it felt as if I had found a superpower. Do It and never look back.

[@slingshot8219]

I do feel much better in my mind almost right after starting on keto / dramatically cutting down carb intake. I don't have those negative thought that I cannot control. I will never go back to sugar, pasta, rice or bread. I

[@marnasletten3988]

Me too

[@xBettyjo]

I don't have a thyroid problem any longer! I don't have high blood pressure anymore I'm not at risk for diabetes any longer! I've been healed .. and what did I do I cut out sugar and processed food and seed oils. And I'm unmedicated bipolar

[@Ms.SimoneRenee]

Me too I thought I was just paranoid about the food lol but they really do affect my mental. I can’t eat pizza, bagels, breads ect I’ll get depressed or lots of anxiety.

[@edgarguilhermechivelachieq4763]

I had bipolar desorder again after 20 years when I quit alchool and smoking.

[@KetoCookbooksCorner]

*It's empowering to know that we have the power to support our mental well-being through dietary choices. Thank you for this valuable information!*

[@marikoferrell3275]

Having to Live with one of the worse sickness can be exhausting but I still have to believe I can be healed.

[@marikoferrell3275]

@Casey Muller That’s nice, I have Been diagnosed with a cancer and I will definitely need her help and would also want to know how to get in touch with her. I hope she cures other sickness also?

[@marikoferrell3275]

@Casey Muller Thank you a lot you are a life saver. I have found her website on the internet.

[@YoungPenitent]

After hearing about Dr. Palmers work I have begun a ketogenic diet to address a serious mental disorder. I've only just begun, so I have yet to find out how effective the diet will be as a treatment. These videos are helpful. Thanks.

[@infomonasso1242]

Hi.. do you feel better?

[@patriciaozorio8865]

To Dr Palmer`s comment on people saying "nobody can do a ketogenic diet" (17:55), I`d like to respond that I`ve been doing a keto diet since 2007. It wasn`t easy in the beginning, but I felt it`s benefits, and with time learned a lot about it. It`s great to hear and read about the mental health benefits, confirming that this is one of the best things I have done for myself, along quitting smoking and alcohol.

[@metabolicmind]

Isn't it interesting how people who have never tried a keto diet like to tell others how hard it is? As Dr. Palmer says, when people see benefits, they are motivated to stick with it. It's that simple. Thanks for your comment!

[@zxyatiywariii8]

Ikr, it's the people who never tried this, who say "You can't do it!" 🤦🏾‍♀️🤔🤣

[@natashab3412]

I loved it only way i lost way. But i had crippling insomnia had to quit Ugh.

[@rachellea.3728]

@@natashab3412 magnesium?

[@lilytea3]

0:13: 📚 This video provides tips and insights on starting a ketogenic diet to treat mental illness or psychiatric symptoms. 3:13: 👍 It is recommended to ease into a ketogenic diet to avoid unnecessary discomfort and increase the chances of success. 6:54: 🥦 A person with severe bipolar I disorder used a keto diet as a core treatment, emphasizing the importance of adherence and preparation of high-fat snacks. 10:50: 🍽 The video discusses the importance of meal delivery services for individuals who are overwhelmed and not functioning well, emphasizing progress over perfection. 14:21: ✅ The ketogenic diet can be effective for people with bipolar disorder, especially when supervised by a doctor and dietitian. 19:09: 👍 People are determined and successful when given effective advice and motivation to make challenging changes to their diet and lifestyle. 22:27: 🎯 The video discusses the importance of social interactions, behavioral therapy, and circadian rhythms in mental health. Recap by Tammy AI

[@1timbarrett]

Great to see you back in circulation, Dr Sher. I missed you!🙏🙏🙏

[@m4tky466]

This channel and the work you guys are doing has given me hope for the first time . My wife has been in and out of hospital the last 2 years , felt so useless repeating the same failed formula but this has given me inspiration to aid her battle with bipolar

[@metabolicmind]

Thank you for your message. We're glad to hear you are now hopeful. Please search the directory at www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory to see if you can find a clinician to work with.

[@pauljohny200]

good ,Thanks for the direction.Trying to protect my sister suffering from schizorpenia.. So trying to understand keto diet..But me getting sure this is one of the solution for my sister.. but hard to implement but let's see. God bless.

[@nelliewijffelaars-driessen1191]

My husband and I have been following the information from Metabolic mind for several months now. It was a revelation to me that lasting healing is possible through the ketogenic diet. I have had bipolar disorder 2 for decades. I went all in and to my great surprise I was out of the depression after a week. It seemed like a miracle. After 7 wonderful weeks I had a huge setback. I remain faithful to the diet and hope it does its job. Are there people with the same experience?

[@lindamackay-langa5491]

How are you doing now? ❤

[@natashab3412]

Oh no , what waa the set back ?

[@HS99876]

It is good to start with healthy whole food low carb diet and slowly if needed move to keto diet, the difference is just cutting the carbs more , by then you might not need to add more fat when your body has adapted to burning fat for fuel! There is lots of learning! Eventually your food menu will be very simple and a few good healthy ingredients, when eating one or two meals a day and you want to include all good nutrition, you have less choice which make your job easier!!! Eggs, cheese, avocados, olive oil, coconut oil, high quality protein, high quality vegetables! 👍🏻🥗🏃🏼‍♂️

[@Seraphina_Atley]

This is such a powerful set of interviews. I am looking into keto for migraine management and getting so much good info from this channel, even though it focuses more on mental health. I also have depression and anxiety, though.

[@Carnivoreshrink]

Thank you for making these. I find them very useful to share with patients to help them do more research on the topic on their own.

[@pointshealthcoaching8474]

I like the way this video is constructed- great presentation 👍

[@tatmarberberes3578]

I loved this presentation. I understand why many presenters have to say “work with your doctor” but it is useless advice. I am searching for help on internet because my doctor is mostly a drug dealer. If I want other tools to help me regain my health then I cannot hope that my doctor is going to be my partner on that journey.

[@ianstuart5660]

Great point! Alternative health practitioners maybe?

[@RoyaleScuderi]

Agree! I had to educate myself and do keto on my own, then after I started having more stable mental health, I told my doc I wanted to slowly reduce meds and she got onboard reluctantly. Now she accepts that keto works. Remember, they work for us! If they refuse, find another doc.

[@marge3477]

Find a dietitian that specializes in therapeutic ketogenic diets

[@smurfette6499]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information

[@sandan2358]

I started Keto on Monday and the KetoMojo says I’m in low Ketosis. The biggest issue for me is finding an experienced provider. ☹️

[@metabolicmind]

You can try www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory for a mental health clinician, or www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/doctors for a broader range of keto-trained clinicians. I hope that helps!

[@jesusislord27]

I long for the day when keto can be prescribed, and not just suggested. Instead of prescribing a pill, the doctor can prescribe a keto protocol. Metabolic Mind is increasing awareness and, hopefully, preparing an environment conducive to this diet's widespread implementation, sooner rather than later.

[@metabolicmind]

We long for that day as well! Hopefully, as this community grows, that day becomes closer to being a reality.

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

Our first step here is to try to develop a standard treatment protocol with experts in the field using the Delphi method. Hoping to launch that project soon. Hold on!

[@1timbarrett]

Why does it not surprise me that Matt Baszucki is or was one of Dr Chris Palmer’s patients? Go, team!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@VOKZEL]

I think this is going to be very hard because Big Pharma makes billions of $ on anti-psychotic and other mental illness medication. They will not want to give this up. I can see them funding "experts" to try and discredit this non-med intervention, and doctors who will lose out on their monetary perks will go along with them.

[@DavidjasonFolkes-b2y]

was really nice hearing how much is help people

[@dana102083]

Really well done, Dr Sher! This message is heard loud and clear! ❤

[@niamhmckinney4027]

The benefits of this outweigh by far any complaints regarding its being restrictive. You couldn't pay me to go back to my previous way of eating. My anxiety is gone.

[@rhyscole5985]

Fantastic work and i'd like to personally thank you for putting out this information. The world needs it

[@abouazzalahcen9946]

I am so grateful to you for your videos.

[@herewardedi]

So happy to find this channel after reading brain energy; I’ve been inspired to do the Keto diet myself, I’ve been watching through the videos and I have a couple of questions, Is is necessary to switch to Keto diet for life or would a say a 6 month-2 year (no idea what’s appropriate) range be effective for ensuring the mit. Biogenesis and brain healing occurs? Second question, and this is more thinking second order effect related. If this treatment plan gains in popularity, which from Brain Energy’s logic and evidence I believe it will, and millions more people start this diet, especially considering the mental health epidemic, there will be significantly increased demand for meat and dairy how can we square that with the need for a planetary shift towards a plant-dominated diet to reduce the impact of the meat industry? No easy answers, I’m sure but I’d be curious to hear from the community on both questions Thanks all, and good luck on your journeys!

[@LWilkes]

The channel “Living Well With Schizophrenia” has a video about vegan keto. Check it out. 😊

[@aprilek6003]

Excellent will share

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

I started having 2 seizures a year after a head injury in 2004 and after stopping meds for the 1st time in 2007, because of the s/effects I then unfortunately had to start them again because they had turned into approximately 2 a month. I was never told about anything but drugs by the Neurologists I have seen and diet has never been mentioned. It is criminal really as it has destroyed my life as I had to stop driving in 2012 after stopping meds for the 2nd time as they were doing nothing, if anything they made them worse. I have been trying Ketovore for 6 months which has not stopped the seizures as yet, but friends say they are not as bad. I never knew I had one. I decided to start MCT 2-3 times a day. I have also decided to add coconut oil as from yesterday & will try to find a Dr to help as I am understanding it all a little better now. I have just finished Dr Palmer book which was worth reading & was so happy to recently listen to Dr Mary Newport and will now research. Dr Brett Scher who has Metabolic Mind has shared so much and has helped so many of us he is a saint.

[@NoahSteckley]

Stick with it! Hope you see strong effects

[@sammnew]

How are you going? I hope you’re doing really well ❤️

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

@@NoahSteckley Yes thank you I have stuck with it although I did have a bad week in March where I had too much dark chocolate for 2 weeks. I had not had a seizure for 2 months then they hit me again over 4 days like they had previously done. I ended up having to stop chocolate all together. Ketovore has helped lift the Brain fog & did stop seizures for 2 months so I am still going. It has stopped the inflammation in my knees, the arthritis I had in one of my little fingers & psoriasis on my scalp. I have just started listening to some interesting talks about Dementia & the same diet. My mother has the start of Dementia so I had to put her into a home just over 2yrs ago which was hard.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

@@sammnew I am doing fine & sticking to the diet after a glitch in March. I am still getting some seizures but my friends tell me they are not as bad although they did become Drop seizures the last few years. I went for 2 months early 24 without any. I am trying to get through Dr Ede's book at present & not giving up. I did contact Dr Newport who could not help me but recommended a Dietician Denise Potter who also could not help but recommended another Dietician. I did not get anywhere really after 3 consultations as I had already done so much research myself since June 22. I am now trying to find a Dr that may help.

[@LifeIsWonderful675]

@@sammnew Yes thank you I have stuck with it although I did have a bad week in March where I had too much dark chocolate for 2 weeks. I had not had a seizure for 2 months then they hit me again over 4 days like they had previously done. I ended up having to stop chocolate all together. Ketovore has helped lift the Brain fog & did stop seizures for 2 months so I am still going. It has stopped the inflammation in my knees, the arthritis I had in one of my little fingers & psoriasis on my scalp. I have just started listening to some interesting talks about Dementia & the same diet. My mother has the start of Dementia so I had to put her into a home just over 2yrs ago which was hard.

[@inyoureras]

Lots of great advice and insight here. I feel pretty demoralized though, it's true that you need the whole care team aligned, but I cant even find one clinician willing to work with my 14 yo ASD, bipolar and learning disabled son. I have tried on my own but I don't have any support in the family either because they don't see it as an evidence-based approach. My son doesn't want to do it because other than me, no one else in his world thinks this is a good idea. My son did one week of carnivore and was in ketosis pretty quickly and had no violence, depression or suicidal ideation for one blissful week, but he hit a wall or anger and refusal when his Psych, who wasn't on board for the intervention, prescribed a new stimulant med. I couldn't convince my son or anyone else in the family to try again- they saw it as a fluke and the diet was deemed too restrictive. Sorry, just venting. I keep watching this space to see if case studies and programs are coalescing around ketosis for kids with bipolar. I feel like we are so close to cracking this nut but Im just a mom, I need a team...

[@metabolicmind]

I am so sorry to hear your frustration. It can be a challenge to find the right team and support structure. We are working with others to hopefully train more clinicians soon. For now, you can look for clinicians at DIagnosisDiet.com/Directory. Hopefully, you can find someone who can help!

[@RoyaleScuderi]

Just a mom here too…but I say, find a new psychiatrist who’s more open minded.

[@maddy-L98-c]

How do you do ketogenic diet for a cardiac patient ?

[@metabolicmind]

Having heart disease is not a contraindication to trying a ketogenic diet. But if you are concerned about it, it may be worth working with a provider experienced in ketogenic therapy. Here are a number of directories that may help. www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory thesmhp.org/directory/ www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/doctors nutrition-network.org/find-a-practitioner/

[@abelovedflame]

Tell me about it! My neurologist is treating me for a seizure disorder, increasing my meds AND at the same time encouraging me to have occasional sweets, alcohol and carbs when I'm trying to stick to a keto diet. She seems oblivious that I cannot moderate these substances. It's a shame and makes it much harder for me. She states that she wants me to "have a life and that keto, carbs, sweets, alcohol have nothing to do with the seizures."

[@metabolicmind]

That's so frustrating to hear. I am sorry you have to work with that. If you are able, please share these videos we did, which may help educate her about keto and seizures. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpbZi4aOp7JjnKc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKHJlmShpKeMnpI

[@mardeanchandler5177]

I appreciate all your work. I need information about children and add/adhd.

[@peacelocs3120]

Been animal based last year except 2 months my brain is working amazing my brain is on fire. Feeling so much better am off my antipsychotic i just have to eat meat only and fat ketones kept high

[@illavitar]

8 weeks into strict keto (daily blood ketones around 2.6 mmol). Doing it for anxiety/depression/ocd/fatigue/depersonization/ASD/severe adult onset motor/vocal tics. Hasn't improved anything yet infact tics are worse. Been unable to leave the house or drive the past 3 years due to illness. I noticed an energy/mania surge the first week and low sleep which disappeared after 10 days. Only benefit for me so far is I'm not always hungry whereas before the diet going a long time without food was impossible. Despite effectively only eating grass fed beef/green veg/onions/garlic/eggs/almond/some nuts my gut is still just as terrible as when I was on a heavy sugar diet. Hopefully it works soon as I haven't even noticed a 5% improvement. Here's hoping a switch flicks overnight between now and 3 months. Only 34 years old, didn't even have a single tic until age 18 now I have around 2000 jerks/shouts a day. Very jealous of the lady who reversed her schizophrenia after 2 weeks on keto at age 70. Tbh the anxiety improved after going pure whole foods last year ( was still high sugar) everything else is unfortunately still very severe. Hard to believe cutting out all grains/sugar/chocolate/lollies/ice cream/chocolate milk etc has done zilch. I heard of all the various miracles of cutting out sugar for 30 days from various functional medicine podcasters... not for me lol, I've been sugar free for 5 months! If no improvement soon I'm going to adopt Will Bulisewicz's diet or follow the supergut protocol as my gut diversity has become far lower since keto according to my microbiome metagenomics tests. I'd give up the diet today but I've read too many testimonies from keto/carnivore, but not sure if most of these people are really mentally ill or self diagnosing themselves (ie just have social anxiety/introversion). I've noticed 95% of these anecdotes from reddit/youtube are from people who can still hold jobs and their main complaint is not being able to order anything at a restaurant. For example that Peterson apparently had bedridden arthritis but somehow was still able to get married twice. Then there's the homestead show guy who claims he could'nt leave his shed (essentially what I'm like everyday), searched his channel and pre carnivore he's building clotheslines and heaps of other things. I think they're overstating their conditions.

[@dearayleen]

Keto was invented to treat severe epilepsy in children. I would recommend measuring your ketons and sugar daily, as well as getting in touch with a care team (doctor and nutritionist ,as well as a psychiatrist) if you are able to, so you know you are doing it right. Medical ketosis is different than regular keto.

[@TheChiGirl1]

Your gut might need some healing. Have you considered going carnivore and cutting the fruit/veg and nuts out ?

[@WhereTheyLay]

Is there a possibility you have allergies/intolerances to anything you were eating? Eggs and almonds are common allergens, and am personally allergic to garlic

[@illavitar]

@@WhereTheyLay Haha good guess. Recently found I'm ige allergic to everything and have chronic Bartonella. Allergic to broccoli/kale/cauliflower/avocado/onions/garlic/celery/corn/wheat/all nuts etc but not sugar/dairy/coconut. So keto effectively made my symptoms worse. Treating Bartonella has made them worse too, the last 2 months I've had increased visual snow/floaters/tics and these weird rash lines appearing all over me that look like stretch marks. Currently just eating beef and potato/beans.

[@WhereTheyLay]

@@illavitar Man, I feel ya. Not sure what Bartonella is, shall have a Google, though am allergic to nearly everything myself: Hope things improve for you. Glad you’ve got to the bottom of things, wishing you all the best and hopefully a turn around with everything is on the horizon

[@Jo-lp1px]

I wonder why Matt B needed a psychiatrist, dietician and Dr. Palmer. I’m glad he had a thorough team

[@jm1650]

Your channel is very helpful. Thank you so much!

[@denisewittman975]

Thank you for your important work

[@lexamdelac28]

Thank you! Very informative! Is there any way to predict who the keto diet won't work for when helping mental illness?

[@metabolicmind]

There's ongoing research to see if we can identify characteristics that will respond well or not. But I was struck by Dr. Ede and Dr. Bernstein, who both said as long as someone gets into ketosis and stays there, in their experience, everyone will see some benefit.

[@lexamdelac28]

@@metabolicmind Great to hear! Thank you!

[@brucejensen3081]

It's good, cause it's recovery focussed. You need to add some excercise where gains can be measured. I do body-building which is massively recovery focussed. Can't get manic, or it will kill your gains, got to eat right, or it will kill your gains. To get to perfect metabolic function I did have to increase all fats and decrease carbohydrate, change out hyper processed foods for whole foods. I certainly didn't have to do keto. Eating before you get hungry is huge, your meal choices are proper, bingeing and shit food aren't even a thought.

[@brucejensen3081]

I haven't given up smoking, and have been smoking for 45 years, yet my metabolic health is perfect. I know I should, maybe when gains become difficult. The effect muscle and strength has on metabolic health is huge. Current studies seems to show it has more of impact than not smoking. Maybe stop mentioning smoking, as there are reasons mentally ill people smoke, and once other parameters are met, smoking can be ceased. Focus more on muscle/strength gains

[@brucejensen3081]

@@fionen yeah tobacco is a mild anti depressant. Work similar to caffeine, which I should probably quit too. I think the stimulant effect of either is what's bad for the heart. They found with the Inuit that have fires in their igloos, that inhaled equivalent smoke to 50 cigarettes a day, never had problems with heart disease had poor lung health though. Stuff like coffee does have some health benefit, tobacco does increase testosterone, but the benefit of testosterone is increased protein synthesis, but that is negated by poorer protein synthesis caused from tobacco. Addiction to either isn't exactly good for the mind. I think alcohol is worse, and I have that regulated now, only had a drink at new years in the past 12 months. At least with caffeine you can have a couple of coffees in the morning and the caffeine is depleted by night time. With smoking it doesn't seem possible to have a couple of morning smokes only, and have the nicotine depleted by night time.

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

@@brucejensen3081 If we had to do it all over again, we would have started with diet as the very fist intervention, which would then fuel strength training and aerobic exercise, as well as becoming substance free (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis.). I personally believe that the diet piece makes everything else easier.

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

@@brucejensen3081 What we saw is that nicotine's impact on dopamine was making it impossible to maintain stability. It was working in the opposite direction of psych meds, which were trying to bring dopamine down.

[@brucejensen3081]

@@jan_ellison_baszucki any artificial stimulus will do that. Enough real stimulus with the artificial does smooth things out. When GABA is increased you probably need to also increase dopamine, or you will end up will an emotionless person. It seems to be getting GABA up to normal levels that stops trepidation, that is the most beneficial

[@samdayebaldeosingh9980]

Good day I was only introduce to this keto diet yesterday from my doctor he just told my to check it out an here I am wanting to know mor about it an how it can help me .

[@DD-jm5ug]

Keto diet works for me ❤

[@rr7firefly]

There are real obstacles to establishing a relationship with a professional to monitor the effects of an altered dietary regimen. How do people who lack the funds to find that expert counseling get themselves to a better place? This is the reason why many viewers of this video may (out of desperation) elect to undertake this keto intervention on their own. We live in an imperfect world, one that lacks an optimal path to an informed and remedial intervention with medical supervision. But it helps that interested people make a commitment and have the willpower to stick to it.

[@metabolicmind]

That is a good point, and one we hope will change. There is a clear need for better insurance coverage around lifestyle interventions. You are absolutely correct that this is an imperfect system. We can only hope it changes over time!

[@Joliefleur252]

I would like to know at what number do you consider ketosis to be deep ? I am between 1.2/1.7, is this enough or must it be much higher ? Thank you !

[@ianstuart5660]

That's considered very good!

[@RoyaleScuderi]

My sweet spot for bipolar/anxiety control is 1-2mmol, so right where you are:)

[@mandyng491]

How about work for ICU Syndrome, also CKD ! How can i star it .

[@robyn3349]

Thank you!

[@papa0spence]

So my son lives on the streets for various reasons related to mental illness. He is drug free but may occasionally use alcohol and smokes a lot. I am considering not giving he money for food but rather giving him foods and supplements that can be easily carried about in a back pack and that will transition him to Keto. Perhaps that way his symptoms will get better and he may become cooperative in getting better help. Suggested foods and drink mixes ? There is a lot that calls itself Keto that is actually not so Keto.

[@metabolicmind]

Thank you for your comment. That is a really good point and tough to conclusively answer. Most experts recommend as close to a whole foods keto diet as possible, but that is obviously challenging without reliable kitchen access. We empathize with your challenge. There are some sites that rate various keto products. We don't know a whole lot about these sites and don't necessarily endorse them, but here are a couple (and you can check google for more) hip2keto.com/category/product-review/ and keto-mojo.com/keto-lifestyle/product-reviews/ We hope that helps!

[@jacobhayes1305]

Been on strict keto for about 3 months, i have lost some weight but it had done absolutely zero for my anxiety and depression. Nothing for energy, nothing for brain fog. Absolutely nothing.

[@ProfessionalReferences]

😢😭😭😭 Sorry to hear that.. have you tried carnivore?

[@jesusislord27]

People born in the late 90s and early 2000s are the children of parents who grew up with the government's dietary guidelines (aka Food Pyrmamid from 1977). These parents are largely unhealthy, metabolically speaking. So, could they have genetically passed their metabolic dysfunction to their kids? If so, would that explain why young people are being diagnosed with metabolic disorders (including brain disorders) at such an alarming rate? It seems unlikely that metabolically-compromised youth could have developed their dysfunction based on their own diet and lifestyle (because we know that it often takes decades for people to develop metabolic disorders). Metabolic Mind, you are so generous to respond to comments and provide insights. Is there any insight you can provide regarding this topic? Thanks!

[@jan_ellison_baszucki]

I tend to agree with you. Epigenetic changes could be passed from one generation to the next. I still think limiting carbohydrates can solve tis problem though and reset metabolic health for the next generation.

[@1timbarrett]

Any ideas on how we can help a generation of young parents who do not, to my eye, look healthy? My own jokes about premature dadbods or waistlines going out of style, are clearly NOT WORKING! More compassion needed. Please help.

[@ianstuart5660]

@jan_ellison_baszucki Just watched Dr. Berry say exactly that!

[@patriciaalford1470]

Read Dr. Robert Lustig's book, "Metabolical", and view his recent videos with Emery Pharma, for information regarding the role of ultra processed food, and specifically fructose, on the epidemic of metabolic and psychiatric illness in society, and of fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes being seen in children and teens. As a pediatric endocrinologist and researcher, he has shown that just removing all added sugar from the diet for a few weeks (without removing other carbs, & without causing weight loss) was sufficient to significantly reduce visceral fat/fatty liver in teens in a clinical trial.

[@claudinapasquetmendezcaldeira]

I have will power and no problem to do the diet. I just do not know how to do it or how to chek the level of ketosis or what to do with the medication....

[@IK7.]

Is this diet any good for Ocd and anxiety disorders? I know its not a magic pill, im looking to get some sort relief because i really dont want to try medication.

[@metabolicmind]

Many clinicians have reported benefits with ketogenic therapy for anxiety and OCD. Here's an interview we did with Dr Calabrese and how she uses ketogenic therapy to help with anxiety. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6apmX2bhMtlgMU

[@juleslinnie4702]

What Keto App is the easiest one?

[@ginnyhughes8934]

What’s the title of the video about talking to your doctor about keto diet?

[@metabolicmind]

Thanks for the questions! We have a two-part series on talking to your doctor about keto. The first video can be found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4vLi6mEprtnfZY

[@jerrycash5606]

It's a lifestyle, not a diet..

[@metabolicmind]

Agreed!

[@gaypreator8547]

All those that interfere or underestimate the power of a treatment: the just a little bit blah blah. Would never mess with a prescription from the “Doctor”. Right ohhhh get me started.

[@katherinegreen-we1ec]

Is it the liver or kidney that gets damaged by insulin resistance???... Anyway,one of them gets damaged and it takes a long time to heal them back into propper functioning....about 5 years apparently.

[@Srindal4657]

I remember when I went keto carnivore, memory went off the scale.

[@samdayebaldeosingh9980]

I am all interested I got bad enxiety especially when I have to visit any doctor or for health isues

[@User-2cents]

Insomnia 😴 💤 🛏 depressed & PTSD.

[@Roberto-cg2gr]

Dr Richard Bernstein's recommendation is to drink water with salt the whole day to avoid keto flu

[@thesilverystars8888]

Carnivore or keto is the best for schizo .know someone on keto says less anxiety but still hear some voices

[@hayleyprice8345]

Mental illness has serious functioning disability do you think without reducing medication a diet can help

[@toni4729]

If you have people around you creating a problem, leave home. They will beg you to come back. They will change.

[@carolinekuo7715]

Just do it

[@hayleyprice8345]

Im all for cutting carbs but don't think I'd follow the diet

[@toni4729]

I eat only when I'm hungry, if that's at five am or two am that's when I eat.

[@matthewdenton2519]

Keto helped me quit drinking.

[@jeremy454]

Has anybody had any success using intermittent fasting with 50-100 g of carbs instead of keto for bipolar? I find this so much easier to do

[@NoahSteckley]

Why easier? Is it because of recipes or hunger or?

[@claudinapasquetmendezcaldeira]

You talk about preparing the food or delivery or family help or nutritionist.... I have non of that

[@michaelamaestas4950]

Stop eating bread ? then eat carrots . Stop eating rice ? then eat squash instead ...

[@hayleyprice8345]

Yeah I don't feel supported in the community

[@jeanpaultongeren125]

anyone who has cured his schizophnenia with a diet

[@Blackandwhitecat-u9v]

Not long term sustainable. Next…

[@jhauer9065]

The relief from PTSD, brain fog, type two diabetes and other metabolic disorders keep me motivated. I am never going back to all those carbs.

[@jeanpaultongeren125]

@@jhauer9065 you always have the naysayers. :) keep doing what your oing