Bipolarcast Episode 23: Dyane Harwood
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2023
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If you have bipolar and are following a ketogenic diet, please consider contributing your valuable experience to the scientific record through this questionnaire study:
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Matt Baszucki's new music mentioned in this episode!
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Dyane Harwood graduated with a degree in English and American Literature from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She has been a freelance writer for over two decades.
In 2007, after her second baby was born, Dyane was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar one disorder. Two years later, Dyane founded the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, and she facilitated free support groups for women with mood disorders for seven years.
Dyane’s memoir Birth of a New Brain - Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder is the first book to cover this form of bipolar disorder. Kay Redfield Jamison, author of the bestselling book An Unquiet Mind, endorsed Dyane's book and called it "a gripping account of the awful juxtaposition of childbirth and the onset of bipolar illness. Her book is an informative and important contribution to our understanding of this triggering of mental illness that happens more often than is generally recognized.”
Dyane's book (non-affiliated link):
www.amazon.co.uk/Birth-New-Br...
Birth of a New Brain-Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder
Foreword by Dr. Carol Henshaw, Endorsed by Kay Redfield Jamison et al.
Instagram: @dyaneharwood
Twitter: @DyaneHarwood
Website: dyane92.wixsite.com/dyaneharwood
Blog: dyaneharwood.wordpress.com/
LinkedIn: bit.ly/44zvu5L
Dyane's International Bipolar Foundation Webinar
Postpartum Bipolar: The Invisible Postpartum Mood Disorder bit.ly/3pie65k
Dyane's SELF Magazine article: We Need to Talk About Postpartum Bipolar Disorder
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Inside Mental Health (formerly The Psych Central Show) Podcast with Dyane
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Friday Friends Podcast with Aubrey Smith-Duerr & Dyane Harwood
to debut on RUclips, Winter 2023
Dyane has practiced a well-formulated vegan ketogenic diet for the past eight months under the guidance of nutritionist Denise Potter of Advanced Ketogenic Therapies.
Dyane is a member of The Vegan Society Researcher Network and she became a vegan late in life, at age 47. She lives in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California with her husband of twenty-two years, their two teen daughters, and their Scottish collie.
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For more info on ketogenic diet and mental health please check out: www.metabolicmind.org
If you live in the UK and would like to join a future ketogenic diet and bipolar disorder study please see the website of the pilot study Dr. Iain Campbell is working on at Edinburgh University funded by The Baszucki Brain Research Fund:
www.bipolarketostudy.com
Iain's keto and bipolar blog: www.ketobipolar.com
Podcast hosts Matt and Iain have of 8 years of combined experience using ketogenic metabolic therapy for bipolar disorder and are working to raise awareness about the evidence of benefits of a ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder.
Twitter Links:
/ baszuckimatt
/ iaincampbellphd
I lost someone to bipolar disorder. He didn’t get the help he needed. If I could tell him anything today it would be that we love him and would have helped had we known. I wish we had known
@mollyrippke1704
Dear Molly, my heart goes out to you for such an enormous loss. I've lost someone I cared about, and it's something one never forgets. I wish both of these people could've gotten the help they needed and deserved. My hope is that this podcast and research will help more people so they never have to go through such agony. Thank you so much for taking time to comment.🤗💕
Really inspirational channel. Only found out about this work in progress a week or so ago by looking on youtube for any help with bi-polar. My daughter is currently in hospital under a section and is slowly coming out of a psychotic episode. This illness takes everything away from you as all will know who’s gone/going through it. Other than thanking you for this work you’re doing I am writing also for advice on the Keto diet mainly the best way to start. I’m wanting to start on the diet firstly as I’ve suffered with depression as long as can remember and then when the time is right I will be able to help my daughter. I know she will have to have help from experts in this field and would appreciate if anyone can recommend who to contact. My daughter is 26yrs old.
Thanks again.
Hi, thanks for your message! I definitely recommend checking out Georgia Ede's clinician directory: www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory for metabolic psychiatry clinicians in your area who can help. So important to work closely with a psychiatrist when doing this. Wishing you and your daughter health and peace of mind.
This is great to know! Dyane is very knowledgeable and kind. Definitely recommend 👍🏾
Thanks so much for your kind words - have a wonderful day! 🌞
Truly loved this episode. While I'm not bipolar, I have been a vegetarian for almost thirty years and, due to food intolerances, practically vegan for several of those years. Keto was life-changing for me at a time when I was suffering a host of health challenges. Listening to Ms. Harwood talk about her experience with keto makes me feel like I might want to give it another try. I found her so relatable and informed and loved every minute of this episode. After reading her wonderful book, "Birth of a New Brain", I knew I would!
Thank you for sharing your brave story and knowledge, Dyane! I cannot imagine what a difference you are making to those who are struggling with bipolar disorder. You are wonderful!!
Dear @user-tn6rm5gz3y ,
After a long day, it's a total delight to read this comment.
Thanks for taking the time to listen to my story and for your uplifting words!
What an outstanding discussion about Keto and Bipolar Disorder. I love how authentic Dyane is sharing her story, and how she discusses what has worked for her including her choice of food and supplements. I am so inspired! It is beyond obvious to me that FOOD IS OUR MEDICINE and I love hearing how much better Dyane feels by following the ketogenic diet. Not only has she dropped the extra weight we have a tendency to put on during middle age, but she clearly has found a way to get her energy and exuberance back in her daily life which is so meaningful and wonderful, especially because she spend so much time over the years with doctors trying to find the way to feel good again in her body and mind. To me, it appears, a ketogenic diet is a way to have more energy, feel better in your body, shed excess weight and even combat depression as well as bipolar disorder. This is nothing short of a miracle and it comes from our food and how we eat. I would like to add that eating organic is the way to go! Stay away from GMO's as they cause inflammation and holes in our intestines and lead to a plethora of diseases. Thanks for this wonderful podcast and I look forward to learning more about the ketogenic diet so I can bring more balance and health into my own life. 🤩🌟
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment! Yes, food is medicine. The Lithuanian-American holistic health practitioner Ann Wigmore said, "The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison." (I loved her incredible autobiography "Why Suffer" in which she wrote about her grandmother heal sick people in war-torn Central Europe. I bet you'd love it too!)
Also, I replied to this comment a couple days ago, but my comment mysteriously disappeared! I wrote about the importance of eating organic, the "Dirty Dozen", my connection with the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and much more.
I wholeheartedly agree with you that it's essential to avoid GM0's. I encourage you to learn more about the amazing power of the ketogenic diet. Thanks again for watching this podcast. I wish you health and happiness!
Such an interesting conversation! I love how open Dyane is about her condition. It’s amazing how powerful food is and how it can transform the body and mind. 🥰
@user-lj3iq8se7b I'm thrilled that you found our talk interesting!
💓Thank you💓for appreciating my rambles! 🗣😉You're absolutely right that food can make such a profound difference in our bodies & minds, and that it's nothing short of amazing!
This is so wonderful that Dyane (who is amazing) is sharing all the success she had with her diet and health. It is so important (I think) to try and learn what really works for you. I personally think diet plays a bigger role in our overall health than is often discussed. Thanks for sharing your story and what worked for you.
Dyane, you look so beautiful and healthy! I'm working hard to get back on a 100% vegan diet for a host of reasons and am so glad you're embracing this topic in terms of emotional wellness. Keep up your extraordinary work!
Merry, I'm so happy you had a chance to watch the podcast, and thanks for such a wonderful comment!
I’ll never forget your encouragement over the years...✍🏻📖
How can I forget your awesome memoir “WAAAAY BEYOND LEMONADE", "A Flamingo Named Flannigan", 🦩and "The Sassy Sandpiper" Tampa Bay Reporter column? 😊
II'm thrilled you're going back to 100% vegan - I know you will do it! 💛💛💛🍋🍋🍋👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Now it's my turn to thank YOU for your remembrance and encouragement! Wishing you the best...always! @@dyaneharwood2023
BRILLIANT!! although I am not bipolar this is such important information to share and to know how diet does affect mental health! Excellent!
Thanks so much - reading your comment is a wonderful way to start the day! Please let those in your circle know how diet can transform mental health far more than we ever thought it could.🌞🌲💕
Thanks so much for sharing your story! 9 months for me. Feeling great.
That's fantastic, Michael! You've been an inspiration to me - rock on!
Loved Diane’s interview, great stuff, such an important subject that doesn’t get enough attention nowadays!
Thanks so much! I'm forever grateful to Iain and Matt for being so courageous in creating this podcast & raising awareness. There's definitely more awareness growing about Metabolic Psychiatry, and that gives me a lot of hope that people will find out about it and use it to finally feel better!
So fantastic to hear this brilliant story and how nutrition plays a key role. Dyane is brilliant!!
You've made my day, and I think my head is now 5 times as big, LOL! (Well, maybe my brain will work better now!)
Love my mom for spreading awareness about mental illness (she did not tell me to comment this) 💗
Your support and encouragement gave me the strength to do this podcast, my sweet girl.
I love you to the moon and back!
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Us bipolar Moms rock!!!
Dyane, thank you for sharing your story. I’ve been vegan for 16 or so years now. I do not have any diagnosed mental concerns. Hearing your relationship to your diet and mental health was very enlightening. I have seen the mental clarity in myself without a diagnosis. I was intrigued to hear how much it’s helped you daily with rest and mental peace. The entire episode I often kept thinking how grateful I am to have people like you share their experiences to help others experiencing things similar. Thank you for being a part of this existence. All the best to you!
@adidasbears21 How fantastic you've been vegan for 16 years! It's an honor to have the chance to share my experiences in Bipolarcast. I'm so glad viewers like you are taking something away from watching the video - in this case, gratitude. I can't begin to tell you how refreshing it is to be thanked for simply existing... for being me.
I felt happier after reading your kind, compassionate, thoughtful words. Your comment reminds me of this beautiful quote:
"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world." ~ William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice ."
You are that candle.🕯
Thank you!🌱🌱🌱🌈🌈🌈🌈
Love this video! Awareness for mental illness and so important. People need to know it’s OK and that are not alone ❤
@kristendee8424 You hit the nail on the head: it's so important to realize there are other people who live with mental illness. I used to feel very isolated in terms of having bipolar disorder.
Sometimes when I've mentioned I have bipolar disorder to people, I've seen them recoil. That awful scenario motivates me to continue to raise mental health awareness. At the end of the day, we're all connected and the less shame about bipolar, the better. Thanks so much for your awesome comment!💓
Truly informative and fascinating!
Dyane is wonderfully knowledgeable about this important subject!
Thanks so much, Coral. Your kind words have brightened up this foggy afternoon! Take good care. :)
Hey guys, thank you so much for putting this podcast together! It has really given me hope that I can do something to improve my mental health. How can I get in contact with you? I have some questions about your nutritional protocols, and I may even want to be on the podcast myself one day.
Hi Luke, feel free to drop me an email. iainhcampbell@gmail.com I'm not a clinician and can't offer medical advice but I can point you to people and resources that may help.
This is a very interesting video. I have known people with bipolar disorder and never really understood it. I’m glad you used this opportunity to educate and spread awareness. Keep up the amazing work!
@jaden_untey6975 Thanks so much for the kind encouragement! Bipolar disorder is baffling in so many ways. I'm truly happy you found our discussion interesting. I appreciate your taking time to comment, and I promise I'll keep spreading the word about this incredible mental health therapy!
Great job!!! You’re the best mom ever💗💗💗💗💗
Aww, my baby! I know I did a good job because you've become an absolutely amazing environmentalist! Soon I'll be calling you Dr. Harwood!!!! Love you and say hi to the orcas!!!!
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I am so happy this popped up on my suggested videos! I have loved ones who have Bipolar Disorder so I've been actively trying to understand this illness that takes them away from me for long chunks of time. Thank you so much to this channel and to Dyane for your openness in sharing your story with us. I definitely learned a lot. Blessings to all of you!
@ariaaspromised I'm thrilled this popped up on your suggested videos, too! You're amazing to care about your loved ones who have bipolar ,and it's particularly wonderful you're being proactive so you can understand this mental illness in order to help them. How I love this comment! Sending you and your loved ones all my best.💓
Dyane is such a blessing!! So so smart and talented. Thank you for sharing your story. Such good information 🤍🤍
@caitlynnowak8889 Many thanks! It's an honor to share my story here, and when I read your comment, it truly lifted up my spirits! I wish you a wonderful weekend; please take extra-good care of yourself and your loved ones! 🩷🥰
There is a wealth of information here, thank you for sharing your experience. ♥
@getsomebs I'm very happy you found this worthwhile podcast! I'm grateful I was given the chance to do this show; thanks from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful comment!👍🏼💕
Loved this episode! I was really engaged with Dyane's infectious enthusiasm for her own health. It is obvious that she is forging a new (and inspirational) path with vegan keto to better herself and treat mental illness. In dealing with my own mental issues, I should know that I should take my diet more seriously. After today, I will pay more attention to my diet to help better my health! Thank YOU!
I'm SO moved by your comment; thank you for taking the time to write. 💕I just know you'll feel better by making it a priority to take good care of yourself in this way! Allow yourself to make some slip-ups here & there, and and whatever you do, keep moving forward. p.s. I know there are more Bipolarcast episodes coming up featuring incredible people who will inspire us both. 😊
Wow Dyane ! Great podcast and you are a great storyteller . As a nurse I can relate to you finding a solution to your problem and diet is a big part in keeping your body and mind healthy . The reason you are successful is your passion and enthusiasm about this topic and I hope this is able to reach many people to open their eyes about alternative solutions . I found the music therapy fascinating as I know different frequencies have therapeutic benefits and I also watched a few videos on how animals are attracted to music :) thx for sharing
Thanks so much @cocojanellorganics4885 for this beautiful comment!!
Nurses are amazing; I have tremendous admiration for what you do. It also means so much to me that you see that I care about using vegan keto for mental health This is just the beginning of my reaching out to spread the word about how a vegan ketogenic diet is possible and it can improve one's health in a myriad of ways.
Next stop: Rachel Ghinn's new "Keto Vegan" podcast to air early September! I'm grateful to Bipolarcast for empowering me to speak out about the magic of keto. Thanks again for watching, and have a wonderful weekend! 💗🌞🌴🥥
Amazing interview Dyane. So informative and showing such understanding of Bipolar Disorder, genuinely getting what we all go through ❤️
I'm honored that you, the author of the incredible memoir "Brighter Days: Learning to Manage My Bipolar Brain", took the time to check this out! Thanks from the bottom of my heart, Karen, and please give my love to your gorgeous Bonnie!💖
@@dyaneharwood2023 so kind ❤️❤️
Dyane is so amazing and sweet. Thank you all for everything. Look forward to your book incorporating Veganism❤️
Laurel, thank you for making me smile! Please keep in touch with me via social media; I'd love to have you as a beta reader!
Dyane, I greatly admire you for sharing your personal experience with mental illness through this podcast and your book, which I'm sure will help many. This video really hit home for me, due to the fact that my dad had bi-polar disorder. He was also a Vietnam Vet with PTSD and it was incredibly difficult to watch him suffer. He has since passed away and is finally at peace. Diet is so important to our physical and mental health in more ways than I think most people realize, so thank you for bringing this issue to light. You are one brave lady 🦋 It's an honor to hear your story and to know you 🥰 Pure gratitude 🙏 -Amy
Thank you so much, Amy.💖 I'm deeply sorry your father suffered from bipolar disorder as well as PTSD after serving in Vietnam - what a nightmarish experience for him; and how awful you witnessed him in agony. I'm thankful he's at peace now.
It means a lot to me you took time to watch the podcast and write such a moving comment. I wish you all the best! 💓🙏🏼
Wow! What an incredible and insightful episode! I am so touched and inspired by the vulnerability of what was shared and the more I learn about our bodies & brains the more amazed I am at how resilient we are. I love that we are collectively becoming more and more aware of what we feed our bodies and the effect it has on our health! Thank you so much for sharing!
Dear Chloe, I had been so worried about doing this podcast because frankly I thought I'd make a fool of myself. 🤡But my experience doing a vegan keto diet and recording the podcast has been such a beautiful surprise! I'm deeply grateful you found it inspiring and that you learned some new things!😊
It comforts me to learn that we are truly resilient. I'm grateful I had the chance to suggest this way of life as an option! It's amazing how a vegan ketogenic diet can help people with mental illness feel better so they can take good care of themselves. 🌈💕
I am so proud of you for doing this.
I didn't know Scottish Collies could have an RUclips account, Lucy! Thanks!
Dyane, you are brilliant and thoughtful. This is so authentic, raw, and touching. Thank you for sharing your story, vulnerability, and giving light to mental health and Bipolar Disorder. I can’t wait to read your book!!!!!!🦭🐦⬛
Despite knowing how wonderful the Bipolar cast hosts were, and despite my desire to share my experience with the Bipolarcast audience, I was terrified to do this! So your comment truly means the world to me. 🌎Thanks a million and then some! 🦭🦭🦭🐦🐦🐦💕💕💕
This has been an incredibly interesting and useful episode
@beccaprice7108
Many thanks, Becca! I'm so grateful I stumbled across Bipolarcast last fall because it fired me up to pursue this way of life.
I hope with all my heart that you'll enjoy many keto-related benefits too! 😄💓
This was REALLY brave of you! Thank you for sharing about something so personal!
Thank YOU so much Pedro! Your amazing book "American Afterlife" kept me riveted, and I have tremendous admiration for your talent!
Dyane, what an enlightening video! As a holistic enthusiast and a friend of someone who experiences bipolar, I agree nutrition plays an integral role and will definitely share this video with him! Thank you!
@chikyuskincare4675
Thanks a million for your kind words! I appreciate your sharing this video with your friend and I hope it helps him!
I just replied to the previous comment and my response touches on holistic health; what I wrote may be of interest to you too - here it is!
"Yes, food is medicine. The Lithuanian-American holistic health practitioner Ann Wigmore said, "The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison." I loved her incredible autobiography "Why Suffer" in which she wrote about her grandmother healing sick people in war-torn Central Europe. I bet you'd love it too!"
Thank you beautiful Dyane! I will most certainly look into it. I agree, food is medicine and have been brought up understanding the correlation between food and health. I was fortunate to have had a mom who taught me at a very young age the foundation eating living foods, grown in rich soil as well as using what nature provides us for medicine. With this said, it saddens me deeply knowing how our food system (which I considered poison), had been hijacked over a century ago.@@dyaneharwood2023
Thank you Dyane! ❤
@user-zb5ds5yh2n
My absolute pleasure! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
This episode is a must-listen for anyone seeking in-depth knowledge on this subject. Watching this was a true revelation, shedding light on a topic that deserves more attention and consideration. Greta job!
I'm very grateful you watched our talk and that you found it to be a must-listen! 👂🏼💕Comments like yours inspire me to keep spreading the word. Thank you so much and have a fantastic day!🌈💓💐🌼🌷🌻
Dyane is a incredible and brave person to spread this awareness and share her own experiences with others. Happy to support the vegan and keto path and lifestyle, as well as mental health awareness. The way to a healthy mind, body, and soul is what we give ourselves and nourish our bodies with. I also think herbalism is a way to a healthier addition for supporting mental health.🌞
I've always loved herbalism. In my late 20's, I worked at an amazing non-profit called The College of Botanical Healing Arts. This was one of the first schools in the country that certified essential oil practitioners. The studetns underwent a rigorous 400-hour-long program. I learned about the power of herbs as well as the e.o.'s, and I completely agree they are a way to support one's mental health in profound, powerful ways.
Thanks from the bottom of my heart for watching and for leaving such a lovely comment! All my best to you! 🐝🐝🐝🪻🪻🪻
People with deep insight about their brain illness are my heroes!
Can you please do an episode about travel triggers-I know there’s research about which mood symptoms are triggered in which directions…
A compilation of lesser known symptoms (eg hypergraphia) would be awesome too.
Re music, when I did TMS for depression, anxiety, and PTSD, they had me listen to upbeat music during treatment sessions and a few times it triggered brief hypomania. I’ve never experienced mania outside of that.
Thanks for such an awesome comment. Both Dr. Campbell and Matt do a lot of traveling & they'd have such great insights to share! (They've mentioned some aspects in previous episodes.) Great idea!
There is so much to say on this topic. Perhaps @metabolicMind can do a segment on this. Travel is not easy for those living with bipolar, perhaps especially bipolar I. Matt manages this very carefully. It has all become much easier since he went on keto. The sensitivity to circadian function / seasonal rhythm seems to have become normalized, making time changes much easier for him to handle.
@@jan_ellison_baszucki I think even changing latitude within the same longitudinal zone can be a trigger. I’m always learning little clues that help me better process relationships with people on this spectrum. The insights from this podcast are really therapeutic! 🙏🏽
Thank you for sharing this important information
I'm honored to have had the chance to discuss my experience; every Bipolarcast video has awesome info. to share! Thanks so much for your comment.
New listener, excited to have found the show!
Hello and thanks for checking out the show! I've learned from every guest, not to mention the brilliant hosts. I appreciate your kind comment; take care!🌈💕
so so inspiring!
Thank you for sharing your expertise! I learned a lot :0)
I'm glad you learned some things from watching our talk, and thanks for taking time to comment! 💞
Truly love this!
@user-ci5db5zo5v Thank you from the bottom of my 💖 for watching!
Interesting to hear how you rely on exogenous ketones. Do you use a ketometer to guage how your low carb/high fat way of eating impacts your mood to optimize mood stability?
That's a great question about the blood ketone meter & using it to see how impacts mood! Yes, I do have a meter! I had tried the urine strips, but I wanted a more accurate tool.
I splurged on a Keto-Mojo GK+ Glucose/Ketone Meter about a month into doing vegan keto. I used it to make sure I was at least in the nutritional ketosis zone, (0.5-1.0 blood ketones/millimolar) and I usually was. I noticed my mood was steady for the most part; it was definitely more level than it had been prior to doing vegan keto. I didn't use any app or chart to track mood, which in retrospect would've been helpful and motivating.
When I found out about the bipolar-keto connection, I wanted to reach a higher ketone zone of 3.0--4.0 mm as detailed in this
blurb from my Keto-Mojo GK+ brochure which details these zones better than I can! (There are other excellent resources such as The Charlie Foundation's "Ketogenic Diet Explained" video on their website.)
KETO-MOJO
"If your primary goal for integrating the ketogenic diet into your life is weight loss, achieving “light nutritional ketosis,” or 0.5 mmol/L-1.0 mmol/L, is a good starting point. From there, aim for “optimal ketosis,” which is when your ketone levels are between 1.0 mmol/L-3.0 mmol/L. People looking to use the ketogenic diet for therapeutic benefits for medical conditions such as epilepsy, cancer, or endocrine and metabolic disorders, are generally directed to aim for much higher ketone levels-specifically in the 3.0 mmol/L -5.0 mmol/L range, or somewhere between. Those who are fasting or eat a much higher fat-to-protein ratio will look to levels in the 3.0 mmol/L-8.0 mmol/L range. But you don’t need to go there. The optimal ketosis range is called “optimal” for a reason, and it’s exactly where you’ll want to be for weight-loss and general health purposes, and you’ll eventually get there if you practice patience and get in the groove of eating a keto diet."
Please let me know if you need more clarification or have other great questions!😃
I used to work in the mental health arena and experienced the seriousness of Bi-Polar and the lack of progress in this area, I then had a very serious accident that left me with complex head injuries ( 2 skull fractures, fractured cheek, fractured ribs and a lot of skill loss and a serious concussion ) I was already on the keto diet, I was well enough to return to work in 2 weeks and no noticeable injuries after 3 weeks. I put this all down to the keto diet although not Bi-Polar it does show the impact on head injuries I would be interested in your thoughts. I fully understand that this might be out area of focus but I wanted to share the positive effects of kept
Thank you for sharing, yes lots of interesting research on keto and TBI! My new paper actually goes into this in some detail and references some papers which may be of interest: psyarxiv.com/48dba/
Impaired glucose metabolism plays an important role in the early stages of TBI
Thanks so much for your comment- - that's absolutely amazing about your speedy recovery and I love the fact that keto must have been a reason for such remarkable healing. Take care!
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You don't get to retain the profound insights you have; that's the trade-off.
Sure, you write a lot and stumble upon remarkable ideas that could hallmark you as a "great writer," but articulating these insights is an extremely challenging endeavor, especially cause you don't stop writing.
It necessitates the ability to let go and move forward without becoming attached to anything.
Hearing Dr. Alice Weaver Flaherty, without mincing words, advise her to seek help was quite disheartening.
You would assume someone who penned an entire book on hypergraphia would comprehend that it transcends a "mental disorder" and embodies an actual art form.
The issue lies in the reluctance of many to challenge the status quo.
Every art form has its eccentrics; hypergraphic writing/drawing is no exception.
I have been a hypergraphic writer for years now, and it has brought me more joy than hardship.
I've learned to overlook the negativity and nonsense people often express due to their lack of genuine understanding regarding the matter.
It's predominantly a case of 'looking from the outside in' mouthing stuff they read off the first page of Google or Wikipedia 🙄
While you may see your hypergraphia as an "art form," other people see it as an extreme disruption and disassociation from the things that matter most to them. It seems Dyane desired to be a present mother to her children and the hypergraphia, for her, was not anything she wanted to embrace.
@@juliannebonnet
Thank you for your comment.
I have a picture that shows me tandem breastfeeding my newborn & my little one as I pound away on my laptop.
I respect others' opinions regarding theirexperiences with hypergraphia, but I would not wish it on ANY mother of a baby & toddler. THANK GOD I bonded with my children during that crucial time despite the urge to write-write-write.
Many postpartum moms do NOT bond with their babies because they are not present due to postpartum mania/hypergraphia/depression/psychosis/suicidal ideation, and they are suffering in unimaginable ways.
My baby and toddler are now 18 and 16. They are compassionate, bright young women. My eldest is researching how to restore our marine life and our oceans due to climate change, while my youngest is a gifted artist who has a passion for nurturing animals.
My vegan ketogenic diet for bipolar has helped me both physically and mentally to face taxing situations --I wish I knew about it in 2007!
I hope many people who live with mental illness will have the opportunity to try a ketogenic diet for mental health because it truly can be life-changing.
@dyaneharwood2023
I'm glad you were able to bond with your children,I really am. That's a wonderful thing, if you having to stop writing was the only way good... That's a good thing.
What gets me is that whenever someone brings up hypergraphia is how it's ONLY seen as a mental illness.
I argue against that.
It's never caused me any sorta harm or harm to others.
I'm a pretty 'normal' person.
I have a gf
I have a job
I workout
I have a social life.
I'm not bipolar or depressed
My point is that you can be well-adjusted to life and have something like hypergraphia without it meaning something bad.
We are only taught to look at it like a bad thing, so we will only look at it in a bad way.
Irregardless, I'm still very happy for you being able to find the help that you needed to be able to have a bond with your children:)
Hey, lovely interview! Question: how long does it usually taken before mental health gets better after starting the keto-diet? Thanks you for replying!
Thanks so much for watching @felix1989vermeulen ! That's a great question.
Dr. Chris Palmer (author of "Brain Energy") recommends doing the ketogenic diet for 3 months to improve your mental health; Dr. Georgia Ede (author of "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind") says to give it at least 6 weeks.
As I mentioned, positive benefits happened so quickly for me, and I've heard the same from others, but results vary a great deal too.
I hope you will give it a try; since this recording, Metabolic Mind has totally updated its website and it has incredible resources. Please be sure to watch "What You Need to Know BEFORE Starting a KETO DIET for Mental Health" with Dr. Bret Scher.
There's also a wonderful new program with Dr. Erin Bellamy called "Integrative Ketogenic Research and Therapies" and she works with people all over the world through Zoom; it's worth taking a look. She also just recorded a segment for Metabolic Mind that is excellent & worth watching.
I wish you the very best of luck!
Dyane
In epilepsy 3 months is considered a good amount of time to know whether one may respond. We don't have data on this for keto for mental health. I experienced benefits quite quickly (within 2 weeks) but many report longer.
Kedo vegan, I'd definitely like to hear how that's going. Can you really live on vitamin supplements, protein powder, olive, and coconut oil?
Hello! Thanks so much for your comment. I hope you don't mind my sharing what I love to eat on vegan keto. (You'll see a slight emphasis on chocolate! 😊)
Last fall I met with Denise Potter of Advanced Ketogenic Therapies. Denise is one of the top ketogenic nutritionists in the country, and she was awesome. I thought she'd judge the meals I eat, but she thought they were fine as long as I got enough calories. We also agreed that I'd slowly work towards a whopping 7 tablespoons of MCT oil a day, but it must be done very, very slowly to avoid any stomach upset. I love MCT oil, so that's fine with me.
Breakfast every day is a smoothie with 2 cups almond milk, 2 tsp soaked organic black chia seeds,
2 tbs. organic C8 MCT oil (I like Bulletproof Brain Octane) + a cup of coffee and 3 tablespoons of 0-carb NutPod creamer. I eat an additonal tablespoon of the MCT after the smoothie.I know processed food isn't ideal, but I'm not, ahem, perfect, LOL!
Lunch is just a snack due to my hunger level usually being low - such as a vegan keto bar like Hungry Buddha. My goal is to make my own low carb vegan bars. I also drink a lot of water throughout the day. I take lithium for bipolar and it's good to be hydrated..not too much water, of course, but I use a water app and try my best..
I make sure to take a high quality electrolyte supplement every day. I like Codeage Keto Electrolytes, but it's pricey. Codeage's breakdown is:
Calcium (as Calcium Carbonate) 99 mg 8%
Magnesium (as Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate) 200 mg 48%
Potassium (as Potassium Chloride) 100 mg 2%
Sodium Chloride 350 mg
Dinner: 4 cups raw spinach, sounds odd, I know, but I love it!!! Hunger is the best sauce. Then I either have a Beyond Burger cooked in olive oil, a kosher dill, & a side of olives, + The Pepper Plant Sauce (no carbs & this stuff is so damn good), OR I make a a dish of vegan spicy tofu (it's a Carb Manager recipe you can find online)OR a Just Egg scramble cooked in Melt Butter, a side of olives, 1/2 an avocado, and with green Tabasco sauce on top - see how weird I am? Not to mention processed? But it makes me happy & satisfied.
Dessert: I eat a mixture of 4 tablespoons almond butter, 2 tablespoons C8 MCT oil, a scoop of Sun Warrior vegan chocolate protein powder, a tablespoon of Second Nature Keto Nut Mix, and a tablespoon of organic cacao nibs. This concoction is super-delicious. Then I eat an addl. 2 tbs. of the MCT after this dessert - if I have it before food, I get a bit of a stomach ache sometimes.
Sorry this is so long!
Take good care,
Dyane
If that's all a person was eating, they could live on that, but wouldn't be healthy. Thankfully, a vegan keto diet is so much more diverse than what you describe.
What good is it to be diagnosed when the drugs only make it worse.? All they really need to tell you is that humans are basically carnivores. We don't need to eat plants. And we are much happier and healthier when we don't.
Hi again, Mike!Ever since I stopped eating meat, I've felt happier and healthier. 👍🏼I didn't expect that to necessarily be the case; all I know is that I love feeling better.
Humans are actually omnivores and need a wide variety of dietary sources. Meat has historically never been the mainstay of the human diet.
Seems a bit hyperthymic. I'd be weening off the antidepressant and doing low dose lithium if the depression has lifted. I've come to see most "treatment resistant depression" in bipolar as dysphoric mania or rapid cycling that just looks kinda like depression because you stay suicidal.
Thank you for taking time to comment, @replaceablehead. What may appear to be hyperthymia is actually nervousness about doing my first video podcast interview. Despite the kindest hosts one could ask for, I was petrified. It's easy for me to do audio-only, but showing one's face is a completely different matter, at least for me. 😮
Have you read Dr. Christopher Palmer's book "Brain Energy"? I'd be interested to know about your take on it.
Please take care--I wish you the best!
Dyane
@@dyaneharwood2023 thank you for taking the trouble to respond. It's really very rude and presumptuous of me to give an opinion, and I'm sure you are far more sensitive to all the small mood and energy shifts. I just get really passionate about people knowing about all the subtle forms mania can take.
I have not yet read any books on ketogenic or metabolic treatments for bipolar. I've been trying to help my wife who lives with type 1 bipolar and has been rapid cycling for about the last three years. She's also developed severe PMDD, or what is more likely PME, possibly as a result of metabolic and endocrine adaptation resulting from long term use of life saving lamotrigine. We think her body has learnt to alter hormone levels to compensate over time, it's a problem with VPA but no one's seen it happen with lamotrigine.
I learnt early on that the mainstream descriptions of bipolar are pragmatic oversimplifications. I got clued onto the subtleties of the disorder by Dr. Nassir Ghaemi. He helped design the lamotrigine studies for FDA approval and has become something of a whistleblower on the tactics used by pharma to guarantee approval and suppress negative studies.
There is also a doctor Jayashri Kulkarni whose work on estrogen and progesterone in schizophrenia and bipolar is brilliant and of interest to anyone who wants to hear from mainstream voices saying heretical things.
I got clued up that mania is a wide spectrum and its management requires a subtle and intricate understanding of its various disguises.
I got interested in this keto thing when I heard Dr. Ghaemi say that Kraepelin believed the root cause was metabolic. I haven't read Kraepelin, but apparently his meticulous descriptions of mania, melancholia and psychosis are the best ever written to date.
I'm a bit of a believer in lithium. I think the trick is knowing how to dose it. Most clinicians have no idea, and everyone focuses on Schou's recommendations for acute mania that result in zombification during maintenance. I've started taking low dose lithium myself and I think it's criminally overlooked.
I believe that there is NO actual proof that there is a lot of musicians who have bipolar disorder.
(Not necessarily higher than regular population.)
Linking music to bipolar is a bit... non-science, in my humble opinion.
Hello and thanks for your comment!
In February, 2023, Neuroscience News reported that "a comprehensive study of the connection between making music and mental health, led by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, revealed that musically active people have, on average, a marginally higher genetic risk for depression and bipolar disorder."
I tried posting the study link here, but it won't go through; but you can easily find the study online. While it's a "marginally higher" risk in this one study, the results support my statement from a scientific stance. There may be other studies, or ones that are underway about the hypothesis that many musicians have bipolar compared to the general population.
Thanks again and take care!
@@dyaneharwood2023 Thank you for this note. 🙏🏼😊
That study you mention... it is something to considere.
At least it restores my faith in these podcasts, which I’ve been listening in a loop (until I manage to fall asleep) for the past months. (It’s been a small light at the end of MY tunnel 😊) .
Thank you for caring. 🙏🏼❤️
@@thankyou9534 I'm so happy you wrote back! I hope with all of my heart that your light at the end of your tunnel grows bigger and bigger ASAP! 🙏🏼💕And good for you for listening to the podcasts until you're able to fall asleep! That's a wonderful thing to do.
Take good care of yourself please! 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks to one of the most gifted artists/photographers I know! 💖