The Diet Cure for Schizophrenia | Bipolar Disorder

[@marthagmc]

Thank you for this great information! I wish more doctors focused on diet. I switched to a whole food, low carb, gluten-free, no highly processed foods, no added sugar diet in 2019 and was able to come off all of my meds including psych meds. I had crippling depression and even tried TMS back in 2017 (awful decision). I also lost over 100 pounds and have kept it off. Wishing you all health!

[@katefish3754]

Which meds ?

[@juliaskagfjord6207]

I am a person who requires all of the science details, so this post excelled. I need to know the reasons why, and this was so beautifully presented!!! there is hope

[@gashacker1]

Dr. Josef, you are a world leader in mental health innovation.......

[@MOAB-UT]

He is good.

[@Allanwify]

3 weeks into a keto diet. It just works, feeling so much better, brainfog gone, anxiety very low, energy up, sleeping like a baby, no hunger or sugar cravings. I am 54 and had so many depression I cant count, anxiety since childhood. It´s still early days but it have been like magic. Keto diet is not that difficult - try it.

[@kevk741]

You should track down Lauren Kennedy West and get her on your channel. She’s got a fairly successful one herself. Somehow, she found Mark Horowitz towards the end of her taper, just in time to land the plane gently. She’s successfully using Keto to manage symptoms and is loving life. Running marathons. I’m so fricking proud of that girl. She’s taking major heat having begun her channel on medications and documenting her schizophrenia.

[@wednesday55]

YES! Lauren Kennedy West is amazing. I'm so freaking proud of that girl, too! He definitely needs to interview her.

[@GregF-k7w]

The most important thing about these diets is what you’re eliminating.

[@arithenoahide]

Exactly!

[@EarmuffHugger]

The brain requires saturated fats for optimal health.

[@GuteBesserung8]

This is amazing! I'm just starting to use medical keto with my patients, so hopeful with this.

[@gritklein345]

Wonderful info! Great work Dr. Josef!

[@WORNTUXEDO]

A metabolic psychiatrist is arguably the most important job in the world.

[@ResidentAlien53]

It can be done. I’m doing it. I stabilized the bipolar disorder without meds using diet and exercise. Started eliminating inflammatory foods while I was still going through protracted withdrawal injury coming off SSRIs. Stopped eating anything that flared up my symptoms. No gluten or dairy, no processed foods, no sugar. High protein low carb. Strength training and cardio multiple times a week. It’s a highly restricted diet but the trade-off is that I feel great and I’m getting the body I always wanted. I used to be obese and bulimic. Now I’m healthy and getting jacked after age 50. I started exercising to heal the neurological damage and recover muscle loss from anemia…and then I kept going. For me, it’s all about healthy aging now. Supplementing with Creatine is also good for mood stability. It’s not just for bodybuilders.

[@KeishaKiger]

I’ve been on carnivore , started out keto- it’s a life saver with my mental health

[@judybooth110]

Actually carnivore diet can cause inflammation. End up with severe health problem down the road. Overweight due to too much fat and no fiber

[@judybooth110]

Google 8 Laws of Health Vegan diet helped me I am 33 years psych drug free from lithium

[@katefish3754]

You took Lithium or take it now? It is in groundwater so I’m not sure which one you meant

[@lschwaier]

​@judybooth110 It is impossible to become over weight on carnivore diet unless all your eating is bacon, even then that's nearly impossible

[@muhammadahsenkhan832]

Thanks for the help, doc. I appreciate you!!

[@theresasmith343]

Thank you for covering this, Joseph.

[@stevethewizard6502]

Needs more views!

[@lindabueckert9559]

Thank you so much for speaking on this.

[@punkroxgirl]

That’s true about Celiac’s disease. My mom has it and so do some of her siblings and they all have different symptoms and different levels of similar symptoms. Also, the blood tests are not a way to diagnose, they only show a likelihood. The only way to know for sure is a biopsy. My doctor did a biopsy on me when I was having digestive issues because of my family history. Luckily i don’t have it, but I may have a gluten sensitivity. I get very sick if I drink just one beer, but not if I drink mixed drinks without gluten. I rarely drink now, but this happened when I was in my 20’s…I’m 50 now. As far as the other diet issues, I did quit drinking soda and started taking vitamins during my taper from klonopin and it made a difference. I had really bad eczema on my hands for a year. My palms were covered in tiny blisters for almost a year and it was much worse with more stress. It only healed and went away 6 months after quitting soda and taking vitamins.

[@adriandelacruz9970]

Can it heal protracted withdrawal damage?

[@Jannietime1]

It’s worth a try.

[@EmilFromEarth]

I cured so many different diseases by not eating gluten and dairy. I unfortunately had to get rid of soy and eggs as well. But i feel so much better now so it's worth it for me. Try one thing at the time and see how you feel. One week is enough to get major benefits if you have a sensitivity.

[@OliverGuthrie-v2f]

Living proof of this

[@indigobunting2431]

NEVER has a shrink asled me about diet. (I have so many food aversions from PANDAS.) I would need someone to cook and shop for me. These recommended foods are difficult and expensive. Why are mental patients not fed these diets in hospirals? Psychiatrists really seem clueless.

[@thewhiterabbituk]

please may you cover the mthfr genes aka inability to methylate folic acid (synthetic B9) and its effects on mental health?

[@lexamdelac28]

I'm having worse gastro issues on keto a year into it, that started years before either with the start of olanzapine or before it but I wasn't tracking things like that how I do now. I've been tapering olanzapine but the problems persist. And the medicine can lead to these gastro issues, like gastroparesis if I have that (awaiting insurance approval to get tested) but if I did have that, I'm reading how a high fat diet would make gastroparesis worse, but I want to do keto in order to get off olanzapine so I can use that as my main treatment for schizoaffective. I'd love to know about managing gastro issues with keto since unfortunately it is not a solution for those and seemingly made some symptoms worse.....

[@patrickfurlong2834]

Really sorry to hear - I hope you figure out the stomach issues and keto works as your primary treatment. Are you testing your blood ketones?

[@lexamdelac28]

@@patrickfurlong2834 Thank you so much! I appreciate it. Answers would be great - I just fear someone telling me I can't do keto b/c of whatever my gut problems are. And yes, excellent ketones for the year I've been testing, average of 2.9 or 3. Great gki average too.

[@Vjaffacake-c6t]

I had gut problems for a year, my doctor was useless. I stumbled across a Dr Berg podcast saying vitamin D heals the intestines. It worked!!!!! No more problems. He said most of us are low in D and recommendations are to low. It's worth a try.

[@kimgary5771]

Do you know what’s causing your gastrointestinal issues? Are getting enough fiber and electrolytes?

[@Dancingmylifeaway]

Wow, you are amazing, and thank you.

[@fawzibouretal9839]

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[@kassi4837]

Enchaladas!!!!!! Update after watching further in the video: I mean no enchiladas! No legumes!

[@yano391]

Same question could be address for people who suffered from antidepressant protracted withdrawal. The same question raised again on social media : is it temporary or it is a form of toxic encephalopathy ? Patient's group online says that if you tapered the wrong way and reinstate, it's fucked and you will never recover. They just say "yeah, you're guilty because you trusted psychiatrists that"s why you are screwed"... great. Does it help ? No... So if it's your case, then, you're lost and no one will help anymore.

[@guusfraba6221]

always stay hopefull, never let anyone make you belife your are screwed and never can recover. In the end no one knows for sure, so always try things that might help for yourself. As much as i love the possibility to connect with others, those online (and offline) patient groups can sometimes be just echoc hambers of negativity.

[@teresitavanderploeg2471]

❤ Thank you ❤

[@AsukaSoryu-yk4lr]

I’m waiting for my part

[@questioneverything1776]

Please work with a Registered Dietitian so that you can make sure you’re making diet changes in a way that is balanced, that you can get all your micro nutrients, and that it doesn’t contribute to anxiety and disordered eating Also, oats don’t typically spike blood sugar, but everyone is different so for some it might.

[@SelonNerias]

Could we get the sources in the discription?

[@J.T.Berard-Moore]

Wouldn't you agree that IR can also develop with any macronutrient pushing you into calorie excess, not just glucose/ carbs? I agree that HPFs with simple carbs are easily over consumed and problematic however the over arching issue seems to be calorie excess (in terms of insulin resistance) . I believe Roy Taylor explained this well

[@Exoduse22]

What is your opinion on coffee?

[@elisabetandersson4537]

I'd say carnovor as a step 3.

[@squish7073]

2:17 there’s nothing wrong with legumes.

[@JohnSmith-lt8wg]

Have you seen videos from moleculera biosciences? Are you aware of adult onset inborn errors of metabolism?

[@dr.mathamagic3157]

I'm not sure if believe all of this given things like PFAS and Monsanto's Immunity from lawsuit from polluting USA. Please tell me I'm wrong. Research that's not politically motivated makes assumptions before it begins with ANOVA, what are those assumptions and conclusion?

[@AsukaSoryu-yk4lr]

1:05

[@Starskye7897]

Saying that one thing can cure something is always suspicious to me. I think it’s best to take a holistic approach.

[@mustseevideos7777]

The proof is in the pudding, ironic words.

[@CAM-fq8lv]

achieved

[@AsukaSoryu-yk4lr]

11:03 I don’t believe it.

[@AsukaSoryu-yk4lr]

And I won’t try it too.

[@dianecleary1054]

Its not a case of believing . You can Say your sceptical. Opinion based on a vague Idea counts for nothing . Do thé diet . It works for you or it does not . Then you can say it did not did not work for me .

[@have_faith_]

Is keto diet ok for someone with slow transit in colon? I always heard meat will remain in colon longer than other foods? 😮

[@questioneverything1776]

I you have gastroparesis then a high fat is a no no

[@have_faith_]

@ I don’t have gastroparesis but it’s a redundant colon

[@kimgary5771]

My doctor told me to make sure I was getting enough fiber on Keto. Although fiber foods and supplements can bother some people

[@debbiewatermelon]

plain and simple read Prof. Arnold Ehret Mucusless Diet Healing System

[@AngeM-e2m]

what about vegan diet. we are naturally herbivores

[@Cher1924]

Keto is ok but carnivore is excellent.

[@jpolish420]

Homie, gluten is a protein. Oats don't breakdown quickly. Man, so many little mistakes. I find it difficult to believe any of it with all of these basic mistakes.

[@StarshipTroooper]

Directionally he's spot on. Diet makes a major difference. Ketosis is an emerging, terrific option for bipolar / schizophrenia if they can maintain adherence. If you want to focus on him getting oats wrong, you're missing the bigger point.

[@briannalee174]

Those statements are accurate though? He says gluten is a protein found in wheat and oats/rice break down quickly into sugar, which is correct. Eating a bowl of white rice or oatmeal will raise your blood sugar which is what he gets at later in the video.

[@MOAB-UT]

Yeah- he is not an expert on this topic. KETO is legit though. Do you do KETO? You seem smart.

[@patrickfurlong2834]

@@MOAB-UT I've done it. It hasn't been miraculous for my anxiety, the primary issue, but it definitely makes me sharper and good for my brain. I think its especially more beneficial for depression and can be a miracle for bipolar/schizo. Anxiety maybe a little less but still a difference maker. Just my two cents.

[@MOAB-UT]

@@patrickfurlong2834 At least you tried. Maybe work out really hard- with a trainer. That will calm you down. Use some supplements. I heard Xanax increases anxiety. Dr. J. said that in another video, just FYI. I am not taking ANY drugs. Ever.