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How can doctors, psychiatrists, and other health practitioners implement keto for serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression? In this short interview, Bret Scher, MD sits down with Dr. Georgia Ede to discuss a newly published Delphi consensus paper in Frontiers in Nutrition, authored by eight experienced...

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Paula Chandler7 months ago

@bschermd It would be great to try this diet in assisted living homes for the mentally ill. And in psychiatric hospital wards. Why not? Please🙏🏼

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Metabolic Mind7 months ago

We share this hope. Expanding access to metabolic approaches across a variety of care settings is an important and exciting direction for the future of mental health care. This conversation explores how that vision is already beginning to take shape:

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thewachickenlady7 months ago

@bschermd My mom really wants to be off of her 3 meds that she was prescribed over the last 20 years. At age 50 or so, she was going through a stressful time with job loss & the death of a family member. She was diagnosed as Bipolar. I don't believe it. Her doctors aren't helpful. 😞

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Beth Zupec-KANIA, RDN, CD7 months ago

@bschermd The long awaited consensus report is AVAILABLE to all!

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kor kor7 months ago

@ChrisPalmerMD @bschermd In Singapore, the doctors do not care about diet. I did keto then carnivore on my own.

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Dan Plouff5 months ago

@bschermd I have a diagnosis for bipolar disorder, dissociative spectrum DPDR depersonalization derealization disorder, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and my therapist thinks I have Asperger's autism. I talk about these issues on my YouTube.

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Máximo Gonsalez4 months ago

@bschermd Gracias por su trabajo. Se valora profundamente. Dios les bendiga y siga dando ánimos para continuar. La sabiduría de lo alto este con ustedes.

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Kamara Daniel7 months ago

@bschermd Great one. I believe a Nutritionist would be so important on the team and his expertise would be greatly appreciated. Nutrition needs in mental health are indeed many and can be explored individually per condition

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WJW Mental Health Legal Fund7 months ago

@bschermd So great. Thank you

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Ellie Az4 months ago

@CoachAnnaSRx @bschermd How can dieticians live with themselves after supporting Keto for epileptic kids but telling me it’s not safe?

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James Guay7 months ago

@bschermd I would love to try a keto diet, but once I realized my genetics for LP(a) were extraordinarily high. I was immediately excluded.

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Abaris4 months ago

@bschermd

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Sirena icónica❤️‍🔥4 months ago

@bschermd Do they know anything abt autism or BPD?

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