Bipolar Disorder Diet Shocker! (Advice for Bipolar Disorder) 2024
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- Опубликовано: 25 сен 2022
- Bipolar disorder has been studied for years, but only recently has it been considered as a metabolic disease that could be affected by a bipolar diet. Imagine if the 5 principles in this video improved your BPD so much that you could decrease/stop some medication? Emerging research is listed below so you can discuss this complimentary therapy with your mental health provider.
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I am bipolar. I know when I follow a keto diet, I feel so much better. I haven't been watching my diet for a few months and it's been a disaster. Started back today so hopefully in a few days I will feel better. BTW, I was told it's genetic.
My wife is bipolar, too. I'm slowly getting her into a carnivore diet and hoping to see some positive results.
Thanks for letting us know how it's working for you 😊
If it's genetic, I doubt anything can change this!
@@bobboscarato1313 the tendency is genetic
Lifestyle modification can improve the disorder! Keto bring very imp as hyperinsulinemia contributes greatly to it.
Me too I shocked to the big change in me
@@bobboscarato1313 that's not true. Bipolar people have been helped with change in diet. Just because it's genetic doesn't mean it cannot be helped with change in diet.
Since medication helps, change in diet will also help. And there's nothing better than having food as medication instead of pharmaceutical drugs.
My dad was bipolar. I just discovered carnivore a couple months ago and was talking to my dad about him doing carnivore. He had multiple health problems and other mental health issues. Last week he passed away suddenly; he was 64. It grieves me so much that I could never help him. If you're reading this and have a religious background, I ask that you pray for my dad, Tom. He was a sweet and kind man, and he touched many lives with his humor and care.
May god have mercy on his soul ❤️ , and the best thing we can do to our parents is to live our own life instead of trying to change the way they live ,no need to have any regrets
My dad passed away suddenly 11 days ago. He was also bipolar but had found a way to live with it. He managed his stress, took medication, quite drinking and pills and even smoking! I was so proud of him. But I really believe the sugar got him in the end. He had a sweet tooth like no other but was slim. I think he might not have needed medication if he could have kicked sugar. I was planning to talk to him about it but like you, it’s too late.
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder 40 years ago. 5 years ago I started antifungal diet and two years ago went keto. My doc wouldn’t help me got off meds so did it myself. Never felt better!
How do you know if you’re bipolar ?
@@ni12907 it's a diagnosis
Yep
MDs are useless 😐
Good for you, Sheila. I'm happy for you. Food is medicine. I don't like doctors who are only in it for the money.
Same. Only 30 years ago for me.
I’ve been using Keto for my son with epilepsy and behaviour issues. Incredible results We are slowly reducing seizure meds, because his seizures are controlled through eating Keto. Miraculous
Johns Hopkins developed the keytone diet in the 50’s they took children that had seizures and put them on fatty diet until they reached ketosis. The seizures stopped. Then came big pharma with medicine. The medicine might be needed for some but you are doing the right thing congratulations!
The ketogenic diet was actually used for children with epilepsy as early as 1916 then in 1921 Dr. Wilder of the Mayo clinic made it a mainstream treatment. It has been life changing... a miracle really for my friends daughter as well.💜✝️
They developed a high fat diet for epileptics decades ago, have you seen it?
I have been carnivore since May, I feel wonderful. Off my bipolar meds as well as my other meds.
Are you still off your meds?
@@littlebird6192 that’s amazing! Are you still carnivore? Still off meds?
I've never been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, but I find my mental health is definitely better when I'm eating healthy low-carb foods. My mood swings are improved greatly.
This! When my wife ate carnivore with me she was heaven, now the mood swings are back. I wish everybody could drop the SAD diet.
As someone who has eaten a low carb meat based diet for decades I can attest to the lifestyle really can calm the mental storms. Every person I know who has suffered from any form of depression has been a sugar fiend.
We were at a dedication ceremony for an historic house. The DAR (from elsewhere) had provided a spectacular table of refreshments - every single one with sugar as the primary ingredient. Those in attendance were high-achieving/high-class/rail-thin/gym-toned, and nobody was even glancing at that table (it's that kind of town - with the same Human Development Index rating as Atherton, Sagaponack and Greenwich ). It was a shame, that the DAR ladies' hard work was being ignored. Then along came the wife of a colleague. The colleague has depression issues. His wife has a whole constellation of anxiety issues. Their daughters are problems, in a multitude of ways, including diagnosed bipolar disorder and substance abuse. Their extra-crazy daughter is proudly Vegan, and becomes hysterical when other foodways are suggested. We were conferring, inside, and in came the wife, with a plate heaped with brownies, divinity, cookies.... "I couldn't let this go to waste!" Of all the people there, SHE would be the one to glom-onto those sweets. I think I see the root of that family's problems.
Hmmm . Surger highs and lows?
@@boracay12 Exactly! Brain cells starved because they've been made insulin resistant... Glucose-damaged synapses... Glucose-damaged mitochondria... (all of which improves, at least temporarily, once a person enters ketosis - which some people seldom do)
100% this. Carb addicts in my experience all have mental health issues.
@@megaswenson That used to be me. I was raised up with garbage food and loads of sweets. I had no self control when it came to sweets, and in fact I would wake out of a dead sleep craving them. My mom ate a diet heavy in diet coke and Twizzlers up until she died at 60. I was diagnosed with bipolar in 2002 and have especially struggled with anxiety and depression. I likely would have never suspected my diet as the culprit. But I started having physical issues, including really severe bloating, along with many other digestive issues, and I had been suffering for years. I had started eating "healthy" and nothing was improving. It wasn't until my A1C hit 5.6 (prediabetic is 5.7) that I learned about insulin resistance, which led me to keto. I did that for 7 months and had some improvements, but not enough, so then I went carnivore. That was a year ago and my life has changed. But again, I would have never connected my diet to my mental issues if I hadn't accidently found the connection on my own.
I'm not bipolar, but I've had severe depression since I was 12 (I'm 21 now). I tried everything to make it go away.I was exercising between 3-6 hours a day. Took omega 3 and vitamin d supplements, forced myself into social situations, etc... Nothing worked. It got worse and worse to the point I couldn't take it anymore and tried to overdose. Luckily, I survived. I ended up spending a few weeks in a psych ward, and was put on antidepressants. The medication helped, but I always felt the depression lingering in the background.
Fast forward a few months,I went carnivore to try and lose a few kg's. After about 3 days, every time i took my antidepressants, I would get this weird neurological feeling in my brain about an hour later. I decided to stop, and lo and behold, I was no longer depressed. In fact,my mood is the best it's been in my entire life.
What's interesting is, I went on amoxicillin not long ago, and the entire time I was on it, my depression returned. I definitely think because of this, the source of my depression was to do with the microbiome.
I'm so glad you figured this out. Thank you for sharing. Maybe this will help my 20 year old daughter.
Yes Dr Eric Berg has spoken extensively on the importance of a health microbiome!
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"Florastor" (Saccharomyces boulardi) can help re-establish your good gut bacteria.
My wife suffers from Bi-polar disorder (not diagnosed professionally, Philippines) and she eats a 'ketovore' diet as I am 99% carnivore and she just eats what I do. Her mood swings improve dramatically. When she goes down South to visit her family (sometimes for a week or two) she goes back to her high carb/high sugar diet and her mood swings get drastically worse.
A doctor said I was bipolar and gave me a bunch of meds that made me feel horrible!!!😱😠😵😵😵
I went to another doctor, who did blood tests, and I found out I was severely deficient in B12, not absorbing it. I felt so much better and went off all the meds. At the same time I started watching Dr. Berry and went on Keto. BIG DIFFERENCE in my whole self!!!! Carbs are like poison to me. Lost a ton of weight and wish I ate like this my whole life. I wasted a lot of time in absolute misery. 😭😭😭🙏
Good on you! So many of us wish we knew what we now know years earlier for a huge range of diseases !
Take non fortified nutritional yeast. Full of b vitamins and its natural not synthetic
So true Ian! Good luck to you and your bright future. 🙏😁
@@HotSeat17 Thanks so much, best wishes to you in return!!
I took lithium and it gave me extreme psychosis. I would literally destroy things and bang my head on stuff. Since doing carnivore for 3 months and being off meds I feel amazing! My dr told me to stop carnivore immediately even after I told them crohns symptoms disappeared, severe acne is gone, joint pain is gone, dandruff and rosacea gone… needless to say I don’t see her anymore
4.5 years ago I went zero carb when I heard Mikhaila Peterson and Amber O'Hearn comment that their mood disorders were alleviated by eating a carnivore diet. I was raised vegetarian and ate a lot of dairy and peanut butter and other foods that seem to set my brain on fire. I feel like a new person. 40 years of hell, and I'm honestly surprised (and deeply grateful) to have lived to see this day. I'm so glad this info is getting out.
I was told bipolar runs in families when my dad, my young daughter, and I were diagnosed in the 1990s. We were all placed on several psych meds for years with no improvement & lots of debilitating side effects. My daughter and I got off these meds but now have other chronic issues. Two years ago, I discovered thru a Functional Medicine Dr that she & I have 2 copies of the MTHFR gene mutation, which reduces our ability to absorb B vitamins. There was a good chance my father had it as well. I went on a Keto diet plan and improved. Now I am on a carnivore diet, and even my chronic inflammatory issues- Hashimoto's, NAFLD, Sleep Apnea, and Gluten-Sensitivity have resolved. I have also reduced my chiropractor visits from a 40 yrs old injury to once a month instead of 1-2x per week.
Carnivore has given me my life back.
What was the difference between carnivore and keto? I'm doing keto, but it isn't really helping as much as id like
what was the difference between carnivore and keto? I'm doing keto, but it isn't really helping as much as id like
at was the difference between carnivore and keto? I'm doing keto, but it isn't really helping as much as id like
Yes, because hormonal issues run in families.. it’s not bipolar, it’s something wrong with hormones.
Moods are more stable and anxiety is much reduced if you eat only meat. It's amazing. Results are usually seen in less than 2 weeks.
Yo! I have (had?) Mixed bipolar disorder for a couple decades. My moods are so stable now that I don't even consider them. I had been living without meds for over a decade because the side effects were pretty extreme and prevented me from doing the physical work I do to this day. It cost me a lot of relationships and potential relationships, but I had to live. Being carnivore for I think 2 and a half months now, I've seen so many benefits I can't understand why there is so much bad talk about it. I'm putting on muscle as fast as I'm losing weight at 37, my mental health is stable, my diabetes is reversed and I finally enjoy being in the sun, which I always enjoyed anyway but didn't really want to because I felt like crap.
I admire your ability to accept the social consequences of the health choices you have made. 👏🏼🖖👍🏽
I relate to a lot of this and just wish I hadn't lost so much time. 🙁
I was diagnosed bipolar 2 four years ago, at age 48, after years of undiagnosed complex PTSD. Started meds then and had so many side effects. Stopped ALL meds two years ago, went through extensive biblical counseling and have literally been set free. No one would ever believe now that I ever had that diagnosis. I’m a new creation. Now starting carnivore, 3 weeks in, to decrease inflammation. If I get even happier, great, but my joy is found in Christ alone.
Wonderful!
Amen ❤
Would you mind telling me more about the Biblical counseling? Were you a Christian before the counseling?
@@ivylagrone8632 yes, but my counselor showed me how I was living the Christian life in my own strength, instead of Christ sufficiency.
@@monicathrasher3561 thank you for replying. How did you find a counselor that did that kind of counseling?
I was diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder about 6 months ago. Over 30 days ago I started the carnivore diet to help fix gut issues and it has helped my gut but even more so I have noticed a HUGE difference in my mood, my skin, bloating, and more. The impact this diet has had on me in such a short amount of time is astounding and I'm excited to see the long term changes. People that don't struggle with these illnesses cannot understand or comprehend just how debilitating these illnesses can be and the effect it can have on self esteem and self worth. This is life changing and I'm so grateful to have found you and this community. Thank you for your dedication, research, and awareness. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is heartwarming....
Have you had your hormones looked at by a functional doctor? Many people with bipolar have thyroid issues.
I am bipolar and when I tried carnivore for a year was felling awesome until stop working. With keto is no the same but at least is a little bit better .
With change of diet I totally got off all meds. Not saying other people should try that. I’m saying it worked for me. The diagnosis was taken off my medical records completely as of late. And I went through hell for years with it. I’ve been on every medication under the Sun for it, and been inpatient in many psych hospitals. Change of diet finally worked to completely eliminate it from my life.
I've suffered with depression all of my life, since at least 10yrs of age and I'm now 73. I started carnivore a month ago for other health reasons and have been consistently in ketosis. My mood changed, almost right from the start of eating carnivore. No more black, gloomy days. No more suicidal thoughts. I wish more Drs would do some research regarding ketosis. I've also been type 2 diabetic for 7yrs. I've managed to control it with carefully eating, so no medication required, but carnivore makes it so easy. Normal range blood sugar all the time! And better yet, I've lost 7kg during the last month!
I don't have the support of my Dr. Ketosis is a nasty word in her mind. And yet the research is telling a different story to the one she's learned.
Thank you Dr Berry. Your ongoing online support drives me forward!
Yes, Dr Berry is amazing and never afraid of challenging BS narratives and agendas!
When I suspected I had issues with wheat, I googled "can wheat cause suicidal thoughts and depression". There are articles in Psychology journals about that exact thing!!! So why aren't more MD's aware???
Wishing you all the best Mary, my own dark thoughts and anxiety have almost disappeared just following keto the last 90 days.
@@tracyd2598 Great question. BTW keep seeing ads for good good whole wheat shreddies which I have to admit to enjoying for many years. Thankfully not anymore!!
@@bigjuice5821 really? Gosh i am so happy to read this, did you also start feeling good, like smile, feel something?
I have bipolar 2 and anxiety and when I first started Keto, which was simply for weightloss at that time, I felt such a significant decrease in my depression and anxiety. I did carnivore for a while and my anxiety was only that I didn't know how to deal with the silence. That was the only time in my life I could genuinely say that I felt freedom from my own mind. I am currently getting myself back in to the swing of keto again. Once covid hit, it didn't take long for it to all turn on its heel. I desperately want to get back to that level of calm.
You have been there and you made yourself feel so much better, you know you can do it again... go for it Danielle, grab your happy life with both hands 😘🌸
Danielle, please do this thing! You’re worth it.
You will get there. Trust your body to eventually deliver health. If I can get there, anybody can!🖖
You know the path you took before. Find that path again. You can do this. 👍
I am bp 2 as well. I’m starting this WOE. I can’t wait for my brain to shut up! I’m mentally exhausted from my own conversations with myself. 🤣
This has helped my bipolar symptoms TREMENDOUSLY!! I have been following you for years. I suffered severe mental health symptoms for years THINKING I was eating a healthy LOW-FAT diet. WRONG! I NOW mention my diet to my mental health doctor every time I see her just to see the look on her face. I now eat lots of fatty red meat and no seed oils and a low carb diet. I’ve gone from 5 psych meds to ONE! And that one is a minimum dose! I am so greatful that I found this way of eating!! I hope more and more people find this diet because mental health symptoms are a HORRIBLE way to live! THANK YOU DR. BERRY!!!
Bravo🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I wish you could all talk to my friend about this, I sent this video to her and asked to read the comments, but her being vegetarian, I am afraid she wont see the potential of keto (or better yet, carnivore....)
I agree the way animals are treated to feed us all is F bad.... but everything else disguised as food, isnt food.... it's killing us.
Literaly killing us.
He is not even kidding about bipolar meds, folks, especially if you are on Lamictal or similar. You could give yourself seizures just dropping off it. Don't do that.
I feel like sometimes the side effects aren't worth the meds..
@@danijohnnie but when you are on them, to go off can be dangerous, i get narcolepsy
@@stellaancimer8505 I understand that. Everyone has to do what they feel is best for their body. In my opinion I feel like there are alternatives for some meds.
@@danijohnnie i totaly agree, i Just learn that stoping then when the body is not full adapted carnivore was really dangerous.
I discovered the benefits of keto to treat bipolar on accident and I’m so glad I did. Keto treats it a million times better (for me) than the meds did. It makes sense bipolar is treated with epilepsy medication and salt. Keto treats epilepsy and includes salt!
Being in my early 60's means I've been misfed since I was in the womb. Was forced to drink milk many times a day as a child. Fed on margarine and processed "easy" foods. I have PTSD and have found such a great difference in my energy and mental energy since keto. Ended decades of zoloft nearly effortlessly. Try this folks, it will help!
I kept all three of my children off of grains and dairy and sugar until they got old enough to get what they wanted and they have been chronically ill for over 30 years. They wont listen. I can visit or pay for the food and have it delivered and they just keep doing it. Good for you that you got the information.
This is my story too; I was raised in one of those families where Jell-O was considered a salad. We would gather for supper at 5pm on the dot. Perhaps my food-addicted Mom simply could not wait beyond 5 pm🤔?
@@1timbarrett Jello was considered salad, sort of like a fruit salad? I and many can probably relate to the need for many have meals at an exact time. Just another unnecessary habit or custom!
So you were forced to drink milk eh? So was every other person in the western world. You write like being fed was a form of abuse. Grow up.
most folks in our age group grew up on that dadgum margarine...tv dinners n such...I lived with similar issues...when I follow low carb keto or carnivore...almost all symptoms go away...it is incredible to get your life back by just eliminating sugar
Dr. Berry,
Thank YOU again...Oh my goodness...This is the confirmation I needed to prove to my mental health clients that their diets play a big part in their mental health issues. I have been saying that the sugary cereals we feed our children ...aling with the sugary fruits and drinks are adding to their enotional imbalances...for years but no one would believe me.
But I have proven it myself by following your directives to switch from a vegetarian diet to a strict carnivore diet. My health has improved greatly. I can think clearer, no more pains, no more inflammation, no more headaches.
I am going to look at the links below...summarize and share the information with others.
Thank YOU again.
I bet it won't stop at bi-polar but it will go to ADHD ADD etc. I know I suffer from all these to a sort of level and when I been in ketosis I feel my mind shaper clearer no running thoughts. I was calmer anxiety and panic attacks went away. It came to be in my mind to overcome. I moved back to NY and off keto and back to bad habits. Keep on pushed through. I never liked all the medications I got off them long ago changing foods worked. Exercise works. Routine works. Self discipline is whats needed. Family support is so helpful.
I so wish my sister was here to listen to this all important message. She was diagnosed bi polar in her early 30's. Of course, she had taken most of the medications you listed trying to find a balance. Unfortunately, she lost her battle 4 years ago. You are helping so many by researching and generously sharing this knowledge with the rest of us. Many, many thanks Dr. Berry.
So sorry for your loss.
@@NYNC88 Thank You
Did she committed suicide?😢😢😢
@@jaiganapatibapa1134 Yes she did.
Your story made me cry and also extremely mad at the medical system we have in place! I'm fighting back and doing stuff, like the carnivore diet, to prove my doctors wrong! We have to stand up and fight for what is right or it will never change!
Thank you for your video! My husband has Bipolar 1 and wants to go off his medication because of the HORRIBLE side effects. I am so scared of him going off meds because he had 2 manic episodes that led to psychotic episodes. That said, I feel so much better that he wants to do clean carnivore after hearing this information. I also suffer with depression and PMDD and will be doing clean carnivore as well. Thank you for reducing my anxiety about going down this path. ❤
😮 I was diagnosed bipolar 10 years ago and have suffered terribly. The medicine doesn’t really seem to help except for to help you gain weight. My health also was very bad G.I. issues etc. I fell upon you decided to go clean and get on the keto diet more for health reasons I’ve lost over 65 pounds in. But then my bipolar seemed to get better and I was questioning the diagnosis but after seeing this video I understand . I kind of fell off the keto and my bipolar has gotten pretty bad so back to keto I am going because feeling that good was a blessing. Who would’ve ever thought that the two had anything to do with the other. By far this is my favorite video you’ve ever made thank you very much.
I was diagnosed bipolar in 2009 and I was on medications up until last summer when I weened off them all. (On my own without the help of my doctor, this was my preferred choice). I still struggle with depression and anxiety though so I started carnivore 5 days ago and Im excited to see what happens.
How are you doing now? I’m on a similar path - though I’m looking to add a psychiatrist to this journey.
Wish I had found you in the late 80’s. I’ve taken all of the medications you mentioned plus many more along with adderall and sleep medication. My life has been a rollercoaster of weight gain due to lithium and eating to due to depression and stress. The side effects have been significant and disabling. After a full hysterectomy in my late 40’s I was able to wean myself off many medications by myself and now I’m only on two antidepressants and ambien. I hope to get off those as well following your videos on keto and ketovore. I will continue to see my dr. This disorder runs in my family and unfortunately is worse in others. Thank you so much for your helpful information!
Be careful about getting off those without medical help it is dangerous and i hope that you can do that with help and on the right diet as suggested by dr. Berrry. Good luck i am pulling for you , you want to get better !
I suggest using the book The Mood Cure along with your doctor’s supervision to safely get off ambien. They have a few chapters on weaning safely off addictive drugs with helpful amino acids, reducing side effects including seizure danger during withdrawal.
I don’t have bipolar disorder but was diagnosed with complex ptsd and an anxiety disorder- I can hands down 100% feel the difference in my mind when I’m on carnivore vs eating carbs. I’ve realized it’s my medicine, because when I eat ‘normally’ it’s debilitating to where I can’t even go out, answer my phone, etc. -when I’m in keto my ‘realism’ kicks in and I feel completely normal and able to tell the difference between an actual threat and a trigger. I feel fully healed on carnivore and know it’s what’s helped.
This is so helpful. I have cptsd from childhood trauma and bad social anxiety. I am really interested in trying the carnivore diet.
After my personally benefitting from the changes to my diet and the improvements to my overall sense of well-being I've often pondered about mental health issues being predominantly triggered by a person's diet..... just my thoughts on the matter 😊
After a number of trauma and stressful periods I had quite a lot of anxiety. No depression but high anxiety. I refused to take medicine and managed to get myself to a level where I was, I guess, OK. I then started eating more and more low carb for other health reasons and it is 100% clear that it helped my mental health. I am not 100% out of unnecessary anxiety but it is so much better and when I accidentally or intentionally eat a bit too many carbs I know right away because anxiety goes up and fast.
This is so very helpful, Dr. Berry. There is a depression and anxiety recovery program, conducted by Nedley Health, here in my area, that passes itself off as a program that can help these disorders -- all using a low-fat vegan diet. In my opinion, they're making the matter worse.
Agreed! Smh
That’s horrible.
Dr Neil Nedley is a stalwart member of the SDA Church, so what can you expect? He probably believes he is delivering optimum health and eternal salvation with his faith-based food plans. O dear😢.
@@1timbarrett Very interesting comment. There is a Dr. A. Davis who has a series of videos debunking vegan diets both from the scientific and biblical points of view. In his opinion, the strong vegan tilt of some Adventists was motivated by false narratives right from the beginning.
Omg, thank you!! Everyone in my family has it except me.
I have bipolar and had a lot of success minimizing the symptoms with Keto but I was still dealing with a lot of depression and restless nights. I switched to full carnivore and I legit feel cured. I haven't been on any medication for 7 years
Great congratulations
Wow!
I really wish my friend would have a change of heart, but she is vegetarian.
I wish it could help her too.
@@FocusedFighter777 she has bipolar disorder? It's much more difficult to get symptom relief on a vegan diet because it lacks healthy animal fat, but she may find that cutting out all added Sugar will help. Tell her to look into the supplements NAC, methylene blue, and L tyrosine. I hope your friend can find some relief.
That is so good to hear, I haven't slept well for years!
Wow!!!! Very impressive!
Just when I thought your knowledge couldn't get any more golden....you have no idea what this means for us. The human race !
Thank you Dr BERRY!
I lost 140lbs and am off all meds now thanks to keto and IF !
Thank you Dr. Berry! I'm new to the carnivore diet and decided to go all in because of your informative videos. I was diagnosed with bipolar about 15 years ago and have gone through several medications trying to find the right one and the right dose. Some worked for a while but in the end they all made me feel worse. 2 weeks into the carnivore diet and I already noticed a sort of calm within. I pray everything just gets better and better the further along I go on this carnivore journey. 🙏
How do you get your fiber?
How are you doing now 1 year later?
For those wanting yet more detail on this topic, Dr. Perlmutter's book 'Grain Brain' makes a very good read. Dr. Perlmutter also explains very well just why cholesterol is our great friend.
Grain Brain’ was the book that propelled my husband and myself to optimal health. Thank you, Dr P!🙏
This makes me super hopeful. I just watched your depression video as well. My husband suffers pretty severly from bipolar, depression and anxiety with really not much help from all of the medications we have tried. I have been trying to get him to do keto or now carnivore with me for years, but he's just not there yet. He has also probably gained 75lbs which adds to the depression. I think it would greatly benefit him to eat this way. I appreciate your knowledge and dedication to this lifestyle!
My son's gf has pretty severe bipolar with anxiety. Childhood trauma, a schizophrenic brother, and a mom with unspecified mental issues. How inappropriate would it be for me to share this with her? She recently spent a week as an inpatient because she went off her meds. And I think she sees no connection between diet and mental health. Poor thing, she's only 29 years old.
Share it. It may be the light bulb or spark that changes the course of her life.
Get her to watch this vlog if you can and the interviews with leading psychiatrists that use this diet therapeutically!
Share this and any videos you can find from Chris Palmer also
If you dislike the gf, what do you have to lose...? If you like the gf, what do you have to lose...?
About a week into my second round of 30 days Carnivore/Keto. The calm is amazing…it’s actually crazy how normal, disciplined and motivated I feel, much like the last time I did 30 days. Highly recommend keto, ketovore or carnivore! 😀
I am bipolar. I started carnivore and I have not felt depressed or manic or delusional since. I wish I never even took American medicine, all it did was make everything worse. it is a bit genetic my mother has rheumatoid arthritis etc. but I got her on the diet and she feels way better. grain is probably the worst thing I could eat, it makes me very depressed etc, along with sugar, it makes me very irritable.
You have bipolar, you are not bipolar.
I am bipolar; it dictates my personality and affects every part of my being.
Another home run Dr. Berry! Carnivore/Keto is a game changer for mood issues of all kinds! May God bless you and may the great information reach the mainstream medical community so the masses can be helped!🎉
Keto improved my bipolar symptoms and carnivore completely cured them. If I eat off plan I'll notice mild symptoms again, but as long as I'm staying carnivore (and avoiding coffee and some sweeteners) I don't have any symptoms. Not even the near-constant anxiety and depression that I've had the last several years.
coffee makers you have mood swings?
@@Alan-rw3ez It causes me anxiety and agitation. Plus it causes me gut issues, and it's very addictive, so I have trouble having just one or two cups.
@@HappilyCarnivore I understand that, i’ve heard from many people they it’s harsh on the stomach.
What is your carnivore diet mostly. Could you please list it. Thanks
@@astana6448 The majority of what I eat is ground beef (I crumble it, brown it well, getting a little sear going, and eat it in a bowl with it's fat and some added butter), chuck roasts once a week (it's by far the easiest thing I cook, and the tastiest), and eggs. Here and there I'll also throw in a quality steak, bacon, or some salmon, plus to save money I'll occasionally throw in some chicken and pork. I also regularly have all-beef hotdogs. Very occasionally, and if I'm in the mood, I'll fry up some beef liver, but I don't do that very often. I will occasionally experiment with different cuts of meat, and once I even tried beef heart, but mostly it's ground beef, roast, and eggs, with plenty of animal fat.
In Finland, it used to be quite common for ages and still is, to think that you have to keep your blood sugar level steady, if not up, by eating snacks every few hour between the meals. Nobody even today tells you to stop eating sugar. And, carbs are told to be as important as protein. Nobody dares to claim that carbs are useless let alone harmful nutrition. So, we are still officially brainwashed to eat whole grains, cooked potatoes, lots of fruits, any vegetables, and avoid both red meat and animal fat.
Believe this is pretty much unfortunately a worldwide Phenomenon!!
Shared to a friend who has bipolar and is going through some rough times because of her meds, she constantly talks about how her therapy team hasn't been able to get the right dosage for her on a couple of the meds you mentioned. another friend and i have been trying to convince her to try Keto and see if she has any improvements. Your video popped up at just the right time - Thank you!
Indeed, what we were fed as children caused the problem: Bad food, bad attitudes, and BS. Resilience, angelic guardians, and other glimmers of hope keep kids going. 🙏
I love that acronym ‘BS’... just perfect!🤗
This guy is speaking the TRUTH. I had persistent depressive disorder but high functioning, most of my life. I switched to gluten free, lots of fish and veg. I don't have ANY depression symptoms. Try out a healthy low carb diet to lessen your symptoms. It's free and won't hurt anything, but you may improve.
Thanks for the help. Keep you the good work.
God Bless you for sharing this Dr. B. 😇
Amazing how low carb eating can fix just about everything
indeed...sugar is poison...no matter what form it comes in
I was surprised how much less my tinnitus shows up lately.
About 12 years ago, I was on all kinds of depression meds and also other meds to combat the side effects. I went to see an allergist. Turns out I was super allergic to dust mites (which are everywhere). He told me to stop taking all those other medicines (which I was highly skeptical at first). I simply started taking OTC allergy medicine and all those mental health things disappeared. I also went from 10-12hrs of sleep doing nothing to fully energized off of 5-6hrs. My turnaround was so dramatic, my workplace drug tested me. No problems ever since. It's amazing how one simple change can repair years of misery.
Thank you for this information. I recently adopted a whole food, plant-based diet and have seen a tremendous improvement in symptoms. My husband and family members have noticed the significant change as well.
Thank you Dr Ken for an excellent overview of this emerging science and your pragmatic dietary approach. When advising newly diagnosed patient I will be sure to make reference to your clear online presentations!
Having diagnosed and treated a large number of patients with bipolar disorder, I whole-heartedly endorse your recommendation to consult your healthcare provider before taking any action in changing medication.
warm wishes Gary
Great video Dr. Berry. I have type 2 bipolar disorder. Over a year ago I went carnivore & it helped me a lot. I've been off all meds since 2020. I supplement with 20mg of lithium orotate, 2,000mg of omega 3 more EPA than DHA, make sure I get daily sunlight, movement of some kind, adequate sleep, social connection & I utilize DBT therapy skills to manage overwhelming big emotions. I take a good amount of naps too 🙃 thanks for all you do. Can't wait to see you again sometime soon. Maybe Orlando in August?!
Congratulations, very important! I speak from Brazil. Gratitude!🌷
I agree with avoiding seed oils.
Study showed shifting to low Omega 6 diet improved bipolar & schizophrenia symptoms.
Thank You Dr Berry you have given so much Hope to People 🙏
I found out I am not bipolar but an empath, and not depressed but discouraged no wonder meds didn't work, Dr's diagnose to sell drugs, food is my medicine
Wow, so very interesting! Makes perfect sense to me, love it!
you're awesome...really appreciate the helpful info brother. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family😇
Dr. Berry is an excellent source for health info.
I'm sooo excited for this video.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and after switching from Keto to Carnivore I felt really good. I couldn’t believe it
I can't recommend the carnivore diet enough for people with bipolar... I've been diagnosed bipolar 15 years ago and the only thing that I feel truly works for overall mood stability and understanding how to deal with your mood changes is combining carnivore diet with CBT. Medication either did not help or just flat out made shit worse with all the debilitating side effects. For me, zero inflammatory plant foods and lots of fatty meat seems to be the answer. It's like I'm allergic to all plants and reaction comes in the form of bipolar symptoms.
Thank you, Dr Berry, for this timely info on bipolar disorder. FYI, I have only yesterday celebrated the birthday of Jack Lalanne, who as you know was one of the first Hollywood celebrities to identify sugar consumption as detrimental to human health. Each year I observe 26 September as Sugar Addicts’ Day (acronym SAD), by trying to honour the sugar junkies in my life. Every one of these now-deceased people deserved to enjoy the PHD and its benefits, as indeed we all do. Anyway, Happy SAD! 😢😂🎉... and have a fun week on the family farm,🙏🖖👍🏽👏🏼
When I learned that the keto diet began in the early 20th century I wondered if it would benefit my adult son, who is disabled by schizophrenia. He lives with me and I am his caregiver. Sure enough, he felt better. It wasn't a cure, God knows, and I never expected it to be, but his thinking and mood did improve. His MD and therapist were impressed as well.
Keep it going. I wouldn’t be surprised if after some time he continues to heal.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Very important underrated issue please discuss more about mental health Dr Berry
Great content!
I was diagnosed as bipolar too. I spent the last year in a primarily devastating Lee deep pit of depression. For months I could barely get out of bed. My herbalist suggested that I start taking twice the recommended dose of a high-quality fish oil every day, 8 tons of avocados, vitamin D, and a B complex supplement. It was amazing! Those changes in my diet alone have done incredible things for my mental health. I’m not completely cured or anything like that, but the improvement has been significant! I am now working on re-balancing my gut health, cutting out processed foods and incorporating more gut friendly practices. I am not keto. I do not eat red meat. I’ve tried keto before and quickly got very sick of eating nothing but butter and avocados every day! It does not work for me. That being said, I know it does work for some people but if you’re not ready to go for keto, or it does not appeal to you, at least try the supplements mentioned.
I agree. In my experience any mental health issues I have experienced were largely due to malnutrition.
Also, research the therapeutic benefits when adding exercise to your regular routine!!!
I’m bipolar 1 and low carb for 5 years felt not much different as I had so many food intolerances and allergies but carnivore has made my mood disorder stable . I also have been off all my medications for 6 years now-pure poison and I do blame a lot of those medications for a ton of health issues and insuring problems I have today with my overall health but I’m healing now ! Think better , not in constant brain inflammation. I do think bipolar is basically brain inflammation!
Appreciate your outstanding efforts
This is great and free advice you are a legend if only all doctors knew this love it 😊
The sufferings of the psychotropic side effects were far greater than my actual illness. Bipolar I w/Psychotic Features. I went from 3 years of psychotropic cocktails to 6+ months of supplements and vitamins…but I have a shit diet. I’m really looking forward to giving this a try. Thank you. 🥺
Hey, I also have bipolar 1 with psychotic features. I've had a really hard time going without the meds and always end up back on them. Which supplements and vitamins are helping you?
@@kylesmith9029
Currently
Mood stabilizer…
Lithium Orotate 120mg tabs (4x morning + 4x bedtime) = 960mg
Sleep aid…
Benadryl 50mg (sometimes 75mg) for sleep to prevent insomnia = mania = psychosis
Antidepressant…
5-HTP Plus 200mg (only 1 capsule as needed…recommended dosage overpowers my lithium… caused ultra rapid cycling)
That antidepressant can cause nausea and abdominal pain sometimes… I take a total gut complex probiotic with it… I don’t feel pain the next day.
One drink of caffeine… I get mixed episodes. Getting more strict on that part of the diet to start at least. Self-discipline is a bitch.
Hope that helps somehow!
I have bipolar 1 with psychotic features . Currently trying to get off depakote because it causes spiritual imbalance. I am about to try keto and hopefully this works
@@remmy908 I was taking OTC lithium Orotate at the time, I’ve never had prescription Lithium carbonate (I’ve heard the OTC version is metabolized differently but maybe im wrong)
I’m currently doing mono therapy with Depakote ER though. Maybe someday I can stick with a good diet but today ain’t the day. Working towards it here and there.
Yeah it sucks that my liver is at risk with depakote, but this is life at the moment. I’m just grateful I’m not in and out of the hospital, and not feeling akathisia or tardive dyskinesia or anything else anymore. 🤍
I’m very sorry to hear about how lithium effected you 🥺🥺 these meds are rough, it’s a rough life
- Eat sardines, mackerel and liver for a happy brain 😊👌
Fed a higher carbohydrate diet as a toddler. I've been diagnosed with PTSD, BIPOLAR with compulsive disorder. No "dr" will prescribe my meds since moving to east tn!!. Thank you for this info. I'm putting it into play TONIGHT!!!
ADHD here. Carnivore diet fixed it. My suspicion is that not only carbs are the culprint but also Oxalates. I have to thank Sally Norton for that critical piece of the puzzle.
Agreed❤
Thanks Dr. Berry , happy New Year 🎈
Dr. Bery, I have been binge watching you since I found you! I have a mentally challenged daughter with bipolar disorder. I am definitely going to follow this plan. It really makes sense! I'm 71, the primary care giver for my daughter and my 89 years old mother. I have been going through some crazy health issues that have left me almost paralyzed and in extreme pain. I recently had to go to the hospital via ambulance. It was a terrible experience that left me in the same condition. I am asking you if you are willing to conduct a telephone meeting with me to see if you can help me. I'm more than willing to pay for your time and help. God Bless you for sharing your knowledge with us all.
I have bipolar, borderline personality disorder, major depression, anxiety, panic disorder, agoraphobia, adhd, and eating a good diet does more for me than any of the 24 mental health meds I have ever tried.
Love your comment❤
Just sent it to someone I love very much 🙏🏻 thank you
My 15 year old daughter is really showing signs of bi-polar and we are having her join us on our carnivore diet. Hope to see great improvements with her. Her Grandma dealt with it and so did her Dad tell he switched to a carnivore diet. Thank you for this video!!!
I wish I could get family members with mental health problems to follow this diet. Since I started I haven't had any panic attacks and no longer get the mood swings I used to
Undoubtedly, the dietary advice would be worthwhile for anyone diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, the addiction to sugar, grains, the habit of eating seed oil products such as margarine and mayonnaise, along with the need for medical attention, prescription drugs, and a certain quality of social involvement in which all these addictions, habits, and attentional needs are intertwined, make it extremely difficult for most bipolar-challenged people to take this advice. However, a few rare ones will benefit from this video, which is great.
Very valid points. Very unfortunately probably true but if this knowledge could become more widespread, you never know. I do believe that this type of knowledge is being actively suppressed, hence your original argument!
As a courtesy to Dr Berry for providing informative, genuinely helpful videos, may I suggest we viewers hit 👍 or 👎
A dallas tx hospital has got a big money grant to study the keto diet, I wonder how bad they will mess it up?
Great advice. Thanks
My sister has bipolar disorder and diabetes. She won’t quit eating carbs and sugar for anything. She believes the new bs of cover the carbs you eat with insulin and you’ll be fine.
Looking back, my mom, may she Rest In Peace became bipolar when Dad went to Thailand for a year of isolated duty.
She stopped cooking meals and drank gallons of red table wine.
We kids (4) cooked for ourselves and bonded. None of us ever flipped. Makes sense to me.
Wow, does that story sound familiar.😢
@@1timbarrett I am sorry for your pain. I pray you have grown stronger and better from your trials. Better or bitter, it’s our choice. And I am grateful Dr Berry rescued me from my bondage to carbohydrates!! I didn’t realize I was mildly depressed until I felt wonderful by not eating the poison of processed foods.
🥩🧈🥓🍳 optimized my physical and mental health.
Jesus gave me the gift of spiritual health✝️🙏♥️
I believe that low carb/keto/carnivore is effective for a host of mental health and auto-immune conditions. I was on prozac from 2011 to early 2020 when I went keto (I'd been doing IF for about a year and a half by then) and within a few months of being on a ketogenic diet my prozac was actually giving me really painful headaches so I weaned myself off it over a month or two and have been off it ever since.
Thanks Dr Berry i will pass this on to my son.
You are so amazing
I really hope my daughter changed her home diet, my granddaughter needs to try this do badly
I did keto for almost 2 years and my Bipolar symptoms and anxiety in general was so much better. And my pcos was much better. I need to get back on it
Dr. Ken. John in Franklin here. This is the most important thing that would change my life. Im over Vanderbilt.
Yep, Bipolar in remission for almost 7 yrs thanks to keto diet. Medication, worked but the side effects were intolerable. Keto works better and the side effect are that I've also put chronic pain into remission, I've stopped experiencing reactive hypoglycemia and I get slightly dryer skin (only negative side effect and a bit of ghee goes a long way to solve this issue).
I really love RealSalt. Thank you Dr. Berry for the recommendation.