Keto for Bipolar: Stories of Hope on
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2024
- Michael Belanger, Robyn Dobbins, Chloe Lee, Mia Mendez and Dyane Harwood all treated bipolar disorder with ketogenic therapy and experienced transformational results. In this video, they share their incredible stories, providing inspiration and hope to anyone looking to try this cutting-edge form of treatment.
In this video, there are references to former struggles with suicidal ideation that may be disturbing to some viewers. For support, please call the 988 Lifeline network, available 24/7 across the United States.
Implementing ketogenic therapy for a diagnosed psychiatric condition is best done with the guidance of a clinical care team. Research is currently ongoing, but early data shows that while many people see considerable benefits, individual results may vary.
Here is more information about the scientific research investigating ketogenic therapy for mental illness: www.metabolicmind.org/research
If you are a patient or have a loved one who needs support with metabolic therapies, we highly recommend starting with this page for family members and peers living with a mental health condition on the Metabolic Mind website. It includes videos for beginners and the best resources currently available- books, articles and more.
www.metabolicmind.org/my-meta...
A few highlights from this webpage that are particularly useful include:
- This directory to find clinicians trained in metabolic psychiatry: www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory
- As mentioned in the video, people suffering from mental health conditions benefit greatly from finding a community! Here is an online support group for individuals who want to try ketogenic therapy: www.meetup.com/keto-lifestyle...
- A list of recommended labs to get before beginning ketogenic therapy: metabolicmind.wpengine.com//w...
If you are looking for inspiration, check out more incredible success stories from peers using ketogenic therapy for mental health:
www.metabolicmind.org/my-meta...
Individuals in this video:
Michael Belanger
MichaelB.Help
Michael on Bipolarcast:
• Bipolarcast Episode 20...
Robyn Dobbins:
X: @robyndobbins
linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins
Robyn on Bipolarcast:
• Bipolarcast Episode 19...
Dyane Harwood:
X: @DyaneHarwood
Instagram: @dyaneharwood
Dyane on Bipolarcast:
• Bipolarcast Episode 23...
Chloe Lee:
X: @Chloe_mrng
Instagram for meal ideas: @t.rex.chloe
Chloe on Bipolarcast:
• Bipolarcast Episode 14...
Mia Mendez: X @MsMiaMendez
info@recoverwithmia.com
Mia on Bipolarcast:
• Bipolarcast Episode 11...
There are many other individuals with Bipolar Disorder who share their experiences using ketogenic therapy on Bipolarcast:
/ @bipolarcast1133
Also check out, Our Healing Journey with Metabolic Psychiatry Podcast with Dyane Harwood and Michael Belanger:
• Episode 1: Intros & T...
Follow our channel for more information and education from Bret Scher, MD, FACC, including interviews with leading experts in Metabolic Psychiatry.
Learn more about metabolic psychiatry and find helpful resources at metabolicmind.org/
About us:
Metabolic Mind is a non-profit initiative of Baszucki Group working to transform the study and treatment of mental disorders by exploring the connection between metabolism and brain health. We leverage the science of metabolic psychiatry and personal stories to offer education, community, and hope to people struggling with mental health challenges and those who care for them.
Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications.
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The only ketogenic diet that puts my bipolar disorder into remission is carnivore. Just putting this out there in case there's anyone else who has tried a traditional ketogenic diet with little success. I've been carnivore for over 2 1/2 years and the only time I have a return of symptoms is when I reintroduce vegetables or any other plant food. I can have a small amount of a low carb vegetables occasionally without too much issue, but if I try and eat it daily my symptoms will return. I'm not sure why this is, but I also feel my best physically when I'm carnivore, so I'll just continue to eat carnivore.
Thank you for sharing. I have been researching keto since June 2022 & have tried a few variations of the diet to stop seizures started in 2004 through a TBI started after a bashing about the head by my partner. I tried ketovore for 8 months of last year with no veg's. It did not stop the seizures but they were less severe & I was having less so I was told by friends. I started adding a few veg's back into my diet in Jan this year. I had not had a seizure for 3 months until 2wks ago. I had eaten numerous blocks of 95% dark chocolate daily the week before. I have stopped the chocolate & hope that will help. If all else fails I will try Carnivore.
Did you have good therapeutic blood levels while on the keto diet, say 3 mmol and over? On Carnivore, do you even check your ketones?
@@lexamdelac28 I checked my ketones on traditional keto and I check them on carnivore. I've never reached 3 or over, not even during an extended fast.
On traditional keto I struggled to reach ketosis at all, even though I was tracking and definitely getting 80% of my calories from fat and keeping my total carbs at 20 or under. Often I would check them and they would be a flat 0.0, and very rarely did they go above 0.5.
On carnivore my ketone levels are better. They're never under 0.5 and often over 1.0. I do still track my food (because I struggle to lose weight on even regular keto and carnivore) and I usually get between 75 to 80% of my calories from fat. My only carbs are the small bit that's in eggs, or some low carb dairy like cheddar cheese.
@@lexamdelac28 I have been doing urine tests & they can be less than 1. Sometimes 1 - 1-5 & at other times it can be as much as 4 or even up to 8. I need to get help about how to keep then at a steady reading. I have had 3 consultations with Lauren who works for Denise Potter. I had a diet I was using so it was not changed. It was only put together by the research I had been doing the last 20 months. I am hoping Lauren can help me with that. I looked into the blood monitors a while back but have not had a chance to look again. I saw 1 at a Chemist here but it did not look the best.
@@lexamdelac28 Yes my levels were around 3 - 4 a lot of the time but at times would drop to 0.5 - 1.5 . I do urine tests. I did look for a blood monitor in the chemist & have looked online.
What an incredible testament to these five individuals for persevering, finding something that works, and sticking with it. I hope to this is the beginning of hundreds of more stories like this.
Here's to millions of more stories like this!
Yes!
Thanks so much-your comments always uplift me; have a wonderful weekend!
Yep! I'll be happy the day it's common knowledge, haha.
I think the (gorgeous!) woman hit the nail on the head: ketogenic therapy is a CORNERSTONE that allows you to make better, healthier decisions, and pursue all of the "best practices". I would gently say keto is not exactly a panacea, but it makes managing severe mental illness dramatically easier and more effective. I also am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian, and can do keto quite successfully. I have noticed that I feel best when my ketone level is 2.8 or higher, which I can accomplish by reducing my protein intake. Americans are so obsessed with protein, but too much on a ketogenic diet can keep you from getting into deeper ketosis. 💕
Thanks to Metabolic Mind and Dr. Bret Scher for including me in this group of amazing people including my friend and
"Our Healing Journey with Metabolic Psychiatry" podcast co-host Michael Belanger.
Doing a healthy vegan ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder has been one of the best, most empowering decisions of my life.
Glad to hear keto with a vegetarian diet is working for you. I was vegetarian probably 80% of my life. I was hypoglycaemic in most of my blood work too. My father was vegetarian for close around 40yrs before he went into a Care Home. I did not like eating animals & did not like eating any fat or butter. In 2012 I stopped any occasional meats I was eating as I was diagnosed with bowel cancer & thought there was a link to eating meat. I started meat in 2022 when starting keto & must say I am feeling better. Even though I am not sure what is happening with keto stopping seizures it has helped inflammation in my knee & arthritis in my finger. I can think clearer & am not as tired as I have been for may years.
Although you can do keto on a vegan diet it's not recommended because you will be deficient in many key nutrients like vitamin B12, zinc, iron, protein(amino acids), carnitine, choline, vitamin D, cholesterol, saturated fat.
Ketogenic diet is the only way to go. From Johannesburg South Africa 🌄🇿🇦
Hope all are well on this day! Cheers, Michael
Having fun with my big girl still on Spring Break!
Thank you for this...still going thru the battle. And revisiting their stories is so encouraging. This is perfect to watch on tough days for a quick reminder of possible recovery. Thank you for your message of Hope.
Metabolic Mind & Bipolar cast has grown so exponentially from even just a year or 2 ago. Great work to all involved. Hope to get better so I can join in the message of recovery too.
Let’s connect somehow. Always good to talk to likeminded folks on the same journey to heal.
Love this! So empowering to see people who are healing ❤
thanks! :)))
Thank you. I’m 1 1/2 months in to the Keto diet. Finding it hard to get my Ketones above 0.5 despite sticking strictly to the diet. A few tests at 1.5. Doing everything I can to follow the diet. Hopefully some relief will come soon. Up and down like a Yo Yo. The testimonials are helpful
Just a thought: have you checked carnitine levels?
@@jan_ellison_baszucki Thank you. I’ll have a look into that.
Increase butter fat.
Maybe Try carnivore for 30 days and see if anything changes.
Also, when you’re long term keto/carnivore you’re going to see lower ketone levels because your body is fat adapted, but the good effects of ketosis still continue with lower numbers.
Respect 🫡
Thank you Guys for sharing❤🎉.
So empowering to hear stories of overcoming a severe disorder! Wonderful successes. I'm also curious to hear stories of people who reduced their medicine but didn't come off completely while doing keto. What are their reasons? Did symptoms come back with reductions or what makes them not stop completely? And why would keto not be sufficient for them?
Hi! Thanks so much for your kind comment. I did not stop taking my two bipolar meds & I still take them along with doing vegan keto. My reason to remain on my meds is that I'm doing well, and I don't want to taper until I work with an experienced metabolic psychiatrist who has helped people taper. I'm on the waitlist for a psychiatrist with this kind of experience. (Hope that makes sense!)
Hi Dyane. Nice to hear from you! Thank you so much for sharing your reason for staying on meds. Makes perfect sense and I hope you get off the waitlist soon.@@dyaneharwood2023
@@lexamdelac28 I'm happy to share about it; thanks for the nice reply! :)
I've been on meds a long time (since 2007) and I tried tapering twice in extremely small increments over a period of time with a scientific scale and the help of my husband, who's a scientist. Each time I became manic, and I had to go to the hospital. I had two small children, so it wasn't just me who was affected.
Anyway, on a much brighter note, I wish you the absolute best. I also invite you to watch a new podcast I'm co-hosting with Michael (he's in this video too) called "Our Healing Journey with Metabolic Psychiatry" - we're doing one show every 4-6 weeks, and on each episode we'll feature an amazing Metabollic Psychiatry visionary. I hope you'll take a look.
Thank you from germany. Im bipolar 1 and i will try the ketogenic diet. But there is no book from Dr. Chris Palmer in German.
Thank you for your comment. Brain Energy by Dr. Chris Palmer is available on Amazon in German. Here's a link in case you are interested: www.amazon.de/Psychische-Erkrankungen-verstehen-Mitochondrien-Schl%C3%BCsselrolle/dp/3867312745
where is the best place to get help & to share my full story? I linked to a site called Reddit linked to Bipolar that could be a start. I would like a consultation with Dr Ede she would be a great help if it were possible
I messaged you on Reddit in the bipolarketo group with the specific contact info. - hope you got it!
@@dyaneharwood2023 Yes I think I did it was on this Metabolic Mind site?
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Although you can do keto on a vegan diet it's not recommended because you will be deficient in many key nutrients like vitamin B12, zinc, iron, protein(amino acids), carnitine, choline, vitamin D, cholesterol, saturated fat.