What I Eat in a Day for Better Mental Health
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2024
- My name is Lauren and I'm trying out using the ketogenic diet along with other metabolic therapies to treat my schizoaffective disorder (schizophrenia and bipolar). Many of you have been asking for more info on what I eat on medical keto, so I show you everything I ate in one day following medical keto for mental illness.
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Why eating so much food packed in plastics?? Microplastic in the food is really bad for your brain, your children health and also for our Environment 😢
Why eating so much food packed in plastics?? Microplastic in the food is really bad for your brain, your children health and also for our Environment 😢 also Avocado from south america and meat from suffering animals. Can you reflect on it please?
And I have the of feeling that this Channel goes more and more in direction of presenting processed and unhealthy foods for the Keto industry. Plastic, plastic and more plastic on your Channel. You can buy everything loose and without plastic Package.
Drinking tea out of this coated cups transports tona of microplastics directly into your brain!!
At 3:25 I thought Carrie was forbidden for people with schizophrenia? Am I wrong?
as someone who recovered from an ED and is watching this while eating a huge bowl of rice:), i send you all the love and the best of luck! whatever feels good and helps you balance is great.
Yup, me with bananas 🍌 🫶🏻 Like you, we will watch her videos regardless of the topic, to see how Lauren’s doing 🥰🫶🏻
Why eating so much food packed in plastics?? Microplastic in the food is really bad for your brain, your children health and also for our Environment 😢 also Avocado from south america and meat from suffering animals. Can you reflect on it please?
And I have the feeling that this Channel goes more and more in direction of presenting processed and unhealthy foods for the Keto industry. Plastic, plastic and more plastic on your Channel. You can buy everything loose and without plastic Package.
Drinking tea out of this coated cups transports tona of microplastics directly into your brain!!
@@IxeNixewhy all the judging... adjusting to that massive change in diet and keeping an eye on ketone levels is difficult and a challenge itself, while avoiding plastic and other aspects you mentioned are very important, everything has its time and place, I can imagine after a while they will have more peace of mind and can focus on fine tuning other questions like avoiding plastics etc.
I have major depression and psychosis. I remember when I was eating fast food and lots of carbs, I had a miserable life: My mental illness was skyrocketing...crise after crise. I started to improve when I did a paleo diet with intermittent fasting... but when the pandemic started I felt very stressed and ate lots of bad food- high-carb food. I went more de 4 times to the hospital during the pandemic and in the end, I was obese because of medication too. Today I came back with a kind of keto-paleo diet because I can not afford a dietitian yet that agrees with keto here in Toronto. I have been more than 2 years now having a normal life and away from the hospital. I am still on medication but is low dosage and I am very happy with it. My doctor said there is a big chance to take the medications off in the future. Thank you so much for sharing. Diet is really powerful. :)
That’s amazing!
Were you able to lose weight?
@@EyedentifiedTarot Yes but also by portion control and fasting.
@Paulanilsmei89 were you able to lose alot? I gained like 100 pounds on psych meds. I'm switching to vraylar I heard it's not much of a weight gainer. I gained alot because of eating carbs and high calorie things too. I'm glad there's some hope for me. Especially considering the fact that I'm young.
@@EyedentifiedTarot Yes, I was able to lose weight(I lose 25 kg in 10 months), but I really need to restrict the carbs to almost nothing. My doctor is currently testing Rybelsus, a medication for weight loss and diabetes, but it did not help when I was eating carbs. It is a kind of expensive medication because in Canada it costs 300 dollars for one month. I also saw on the Metabolic Mind RUclips channel that they are doing research on Rybelsus that may help with mental illness, but I believe this medication can help because it reduces the amount you eat and puts you in a kind of fasting state. It also helps with insulin. My doctor recommended Rybelsus because I was struggling with my hunger with Invega. Rybelsyus has some side effects: the food will stay in your stomach for hours, and if I eat late at night, I am not in ketosis because of that. It can also cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation, but with this medication, it is easier to restrict carbs.
You are certainly a warrior, Lauren. Not for keto per se, but for allowing the world to see the ups and downs of a (rather unknown and often feared) mental health issue. I have drug resistant depression, PTSD and ADHD. It’s an ongoing search for ways to deal and improve quality of life issues, and you are the ultimate superstar. 🎉
Coffee is literally the hardest thing to give up! No judgement here. I wasn't able to give it up. Coffee is life! You're doing amazingly!
As the sister of someone who had schizophrenia, thank you for sharing your journey! I can understand how the words of people who are concerned upset you as it feels judgy…This is working for you to be the best & healthiest you can be and that is what matters for you & your family. Don’t let those remanrks discourage you and keep going. You and Rob are wonderful! Hugs and best wishes ❤
And I have to add that your husband also deserves a lot of praise for his unconditional love and support . His behavior is an example of real manhood. You are his inspiration and source of strength . Your children depend on both your health and wisdom . We all need your educational and inspirational videos. Eventually I believe, there will be a cure for most mental conditions similar to yours and so many more people out there who are not even diagnosed.
Lauren I wish you the best ! It isn't our business as long as you have educated health providers and are well ! So Glad for you !
I love hearing you talk about how following keto is for mental health purposes and not at all for aesthetics. I think people assume keto is a diet for weight loss and might not understand the difference between that and medical keto. Anyway I’ve really been enjoying this series and it could potentially be really helpful for my mental health as well so thank you for all your efforts!
Thank you for being transparent and showing coffee, even though you thought about not showing it! It's relatable and realistic.
Great video! So happy you’re feeling well and responding so well in your mental health!
You're doing well and you're having a positive impact on others because you're living as an example and many seem to be taking pisitive steps as well. Way to go! This is so cool!
People who talk about keto being or leading to an eating disorder have almost universally never seriously tried eating a ketogenic diet. Five years for myself and my wife and we will never eat different other than eating a few rare "cheat" meals throughout the year, mostly during social events (we're not on a medical keto diet).
Eating disorder treatment is abysmal with incredibly low effectiveness and almost no research. The bar for recovery in some places is to be as fat and unhealthy as possible and not let it bother you. I hardly think Keto is worse than that.
Nobody said keto leads to an eating disorder. People said they were concerned for her because she has had an eating disorder in the past and counting macros and calories and fat MAY be triggering for people with that past history. Keto is a restrictive diet and eating disorders often are centered around restriction. She looks thin and that's why people made the comment - not because anyone thinks keto can lead a healthy person to have an eating disorder.
Yeah and why does anyone even bother mentioning ed? She's found something revolutionary, naturally putting her very serious illness into remission, that is far beyond more important than anything
I love how in touch you your body's energy demands through food. It's wonderful that you address people's concerns head on. It's amazing to see how keto seems to deliver what each individual body needs; more calories for you, fewer for others who are turning on fat burning of stored body fat. Your keto metabolic health project is an incredible resource for the mental health community.
I have schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia anxiety and other disorders I love watching your vids as there good advice your a fabulous advocate for this problem and I love that you share the journey with everybody thank you for sharing ❤
You're very good at sticking to the diet! Keep up the amazing work!
Love this. That you are more than cautiously optimistic and feel well. All that I see is you want to be as well as you can. Cure? wouldn’t that be something. But for now you are sharing step by step. My daughter was diagnosed in her 20’s. Senior year in college. Ten years later not without struggle she graduated. She is trying Keto. Not on the level you are but she’s working at it. So proud of her and all of you young people. “If there is a will there is a way”. ^5. !!!
I love your positive energy, it's inspiring. 🙏🏻
Great video! Thanks for sharing ideas!
So very interesting to see the meals you are making and how to move to a keto diet. Please consider a follow up video showing other recipes and snacks later in the year. Pleeeeaase 😀 what is the app you’re using? Truly wonderful video, fun and inspirational! Thanks again!
Thanks for showing us a day in your life food-wise. I'm doing pretty good with my Keto diet, but could always use new ideas.
I eat only vegetables ,fruits and meat. As well as eggs , jogurt and olives.I do it for weight loss and also to feel better mentally. It is working pretty well so far.
Love you❤
That sound similar to my diet! I'm glad it's helping to make u feel good inside and out! Keep up the awsome self care!
@@summersalix is it helping you?hug
Best to get rid off all cruelty out of it, for every reason? The animals, environment and health?
It's amazing to see how well you're doing, going to the gym and playing with your family. Sending love and no avacados because your meals are full of them😂
so happy that you're feeling better and better! pls, never give up! you're the baddest (best)! take care
So thankful you are searching for your resolution ❤
Such an exciting journey! People tend to discount how our diet affects every aspect of our health. ❤
Aww Lauren you’re such an inspiration, and you’re so beautiful! I have been limiting carbs to combat depression, when ever I start gaining weight I get very down on my self. 👏
I’ve got the exact same Owala water bottle😎 always love your content!
Thank you! Great video. Trace is a good electrolytes brand made of drops, not powders no carbs and they make other things for health. “Trace”
So happy this is working so well for you Lauren, and hopefully for Rob too, it would be nice to hear an update from him as well at some point, to know how he is also living this keto journey. I am so jealous of what you guys get to eat and still have such high ketones and be so metabolically fit! I am doing the under 20 TOTAL carbs and still my ketones are hardly there, but I am hanging on. I am learning more and more how each one of us reacts so differently.
Why no caffeine? Also, would love to see Rob's day in the life on keto, and his numbers compared to yours. It would really be interesting to see how differently people respond to the diet. Is he also doing the sleep, exercise, no drugs, stress mgmt part of the tberapy? Does he have a condition he is treating or just doind the diet to support you?
Hu bars (chocolate) are incredible with no unnatural additives and very low carbs. Saved my sweet tooth!
If you need to store Avocado, you can put one in a cup of filtered, spring water that suspends the oxygenation and they last longer. Just try it and see how you like the results. Just a suggestion. I've done it and it's pretty good. Make sure it's completely submerged and if you do multiple in the same glass or ceramic container let me know how it turns out because I haven't tried that yet. Can you have Raw Cacao Powder? You can wean yourself off Coffee that way. Just replace with Homemade Cocoa. If you can have it. I think what you're doing is Great! You are very driven which I find amazing. I don't have drive consistently. It comes and goes often. Keep it up. Congrats on your success so far 👍✅♥️
I feel guilty. I'm sitting here eating biscuits and sausage gravy right now. LOL I wouldn't be able to give up my coffee. I love the taste and the smell. I think it's awesome what you're doing. Me and diets don't mix. I wouldn't be able to do what you are doing. All the measuring, etc would drive me nuts. I'm a rebellious person by nature and I don't do well with very restricted type diets. I suffer from severe depression/anxiety. I know I need to eat better and exercise, but it's so hard to do when you are down in the dumps. I admire you. You're very proactive in your care. I've been adjusting my meds for the past 2 years. I've managed to come off some medication, but actively reducing doses on some. It's been pretty brutal. I don't do well physically/mentally with tapering off psych meds. I'm glad you're feeling better.
Thank you ❤
Thanks!
Coffee has its purpose in a low-carb, lower fiber diet 🫶🏻☕️ No shame in that 🥰
U seem happier. Bless u
Can you do a video explaining more about what foods are included in keto that you are doing. I've looked it up but I've also heard you say some stuff that is usually considered keto aren't good. I'd be interested in trying this but don't know where to start
Also scrambled eggs with plenty butter and cream cheese is a favorite in our home. We use Gordon Ramsay's recipe, from hot ones.
Sounds great! I'm preparing to start the keto diet.
@@77777sadie that's amazing! My only advice would be to focus on the foods you love, best way to stay consistent. ✨✨
Hey I’ve been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia for awhile now and have found how powerful keto is with it. I’m starting to document my journey on my other channel I just started. It’s small but hope someday maybe we can get together and share our experiences! Love your channel!!
do your doctors in Canada bump up your meds over the phone when you have symptoms? like cut a pill in half to get the amount now?
I have never had an eating disorder and I probably dont do medical keto since I consume aspartame and sometimes sucralose sweetened drinks - also I dont track my calories/macros other than staying under 50g total carbs, so surely sometimes I go over my protein and calorie needs. But I do have experienced what you said in the end, that I have developed a better relationship with food. I fast pretty often without really using too much discipline and feel like when I eat, I can just satisfy my appetite since I naturally dont binge when I stick to keto foods.
At what time is best to take medication? I struggle with selecting the right dosage and timing
Nice scooping ability on those avocados 🥑 Lauren. Demerits for not showing how you got the slimy pip out though. I wrestle with those pips. They are my Everest.
Use a spoon! Slide it under the pit after cutting the avocado in half. You can then pop the pit out. 🥄
Thanks for sharing your journey with us.
I have mitochondrial disease, Huntingtons disease and a few autoimmune issues that affect my brain. I do cyclical keto as I have pancreas issues and I cannot do the SKD.
I do find it really helps my cognitive function and has put the autoimmunity into remission. I’m glad keto exists for people who want to try different therapies. Wishing you continued healing. ❤
are you planning to make a video that talks more in depth about macros as well as the apps used to track macros?
Love the tip about erythritol potentially dropping you out of ketosis.
You can also try xylitol as a sugar. Again some might not tolerate it well. I know allulose is not readily available in Canada but that is another one to try. It is fine enough to use as a powdered sweetener and works great for sauces and syrups as it is the only sweetener that does not crystallize in those things. I am now an allulose woman all the way
I am curious if you feel more hungry after exercise or if you feel like you need more nutrition, do you recover well from your workouts? Do you find yourself more tired or like you don't have the same endurance?
Sorry, just came across your channel and do you have any links to peer reviewed studies about the diet
can you recommend something to add fat that isn't avocado based? I'm allergic to avocado. Thanks!
you should try to make your own bone broth. It's high collagen which is supposed to be good for gut health and mental health. It's time consuming to make, but worth it. I make mine with knuckle bones and marrow bones.
Thanks for this, Lauren. Rob's bone broth + MCT oil appeals to me; sounds like a great appetizer or snack.
For anyone interested in "dipping their toe" into lower-carb, low-sugar eating to see how it feels, there's some good recipes in The Candida Cure Cookbook by Ann Boroch. I bought this book when trying to cure a months-long yeast infection that wasn't responding to oral medication. The candida diet is a bit different from keto and still has some grains, but would introduce examples of nourishing foods that are keto-adjacent. The soups in this book are especially good and I still make them years later :)
Very helpful video. I’m a physician who has been doing keto for 5 months for the brain energy benefits, mental health etc. I don’t have a keto dietician (so expensive!) I stay under 20 gram carbs but don’t always get enough fat. Wonder what tracker you were using. I keep ketones about 1.5 average , and would like to shoot for higher numbers
I believe they just did a review of different trackers in a recent video :)
@@80islandia thank you! Yes I do not follow this channel regularly.
It's called cronometer
@@Julia_Berrrlin thanks Julia. I want to try to improve my keto macros
1.5 is probably good enough! but its always worth seeing if more is better. Some seem to say >2 is where the money is at, and especially a GKI ratio like Lauren is doing of 2 or less. But its all about symptom relief. Another nice app is Carb Manager, you can track by total or net carbs, as well as setting fat and protein goals for the day. An easy way to get deeper ketosis is just adding mct oil
If you can switch from whole rotisserie chicken to just chicken thighs, it will probably increase the fat content of the cauliflower chicken bake quite a bit. You'd have to bake the chicken yourself, but in my opinion it's worth it. You can also leave the skin on, crisp it up and season it, and chop it up into the bake as well for added fat.
You may already know this also, but it looks like you drank your coffee black. If you add something like butter or heavy cream into it that can increase your fat content for the day without having to eat it, which can be nice.
I just cooked a tray of chicken thighs in the oven. Next time I will place them with the skin side up, the skin ended up sticking to the parchment paper. So easy to cook on a sheet pan in the oven.
Is it possible to do this on a low budget ?
Pretty jumper. The colour really suits you
These all look so incredibly deilicious Lauren!!!
Please please, post all your recipes!!
so where can i get this programn on my phone
Cool
Try butter coffee, add about 20-30 g of butter to a cup and blend with a hand mixer. It's amazing 🥰
Are you able to have any takeout with diet
Your meals look delicious. How do I follow a diet plan like yours? I have schizoaffective disorder and am morbidly obese, and would love a healthy guide to weight loss. But easy. Very easy. Is there a book?
There are lots of books with keto diet meals.
For medical keto diet.
Can you tell me what espresso maker you have?!!!!
what type of scale was that?
whatre the macros for the entire day?
I hate avocado's but i eat them because they are very healthy. You can put some seasoning on them too
can you please tell me what app you are using to track macros please?
I'm using Cronometer
@@LivingWellwithSchizophrenia big thankyou!, we run a mental health retreat in Australia and we have just found your information and are very excited by it as microbiome manipulation and metabolism is a big part of what we do, please keep doing what you are doing its awesome.
Keto does make you buy a lot of high quality food. Like macademia nuts. When else would you eat so many nuts and coconut. High in calcium and magnesium too.
yes, grass fed meat, wild caught salmon, avocado are all high quality.. o h forgot the nuts and organic eggs
hey lauren, do you skip carbs completely ? you never give yourself a cheat day for pizza or pasta once in a while ?
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What app are you using to track your macros?
I'm using Cronometer
Looks like Chris is right? For your information, blinking looks normal now.
I tried egg diet for my schizophrenia. Its doing wonders to my health.
thats because there is glycine, and sarcosine in it ( the egg yolk to be precious) both of these are known to help with sz
I'm so happy for you!
I have the exact same owala water bottle, I love it!
Hi Lauren...could you come up with a little e-pamphlet about your favorite recipes? Those fat bombs made with cream cheese is one.
I wonder if you can talk about the amount of saturated fats in a keto diet and the effect on cholesterol. I know that there’s all kinds of info out there and I find it all confusing.
In the previous video. there is a guy who commented. That he by using the Keto diet. Significantly decreased the negative symptons of the anti psycotics. Im very interested
As a caregiver of someone with schizophrenia I can see this diet wouldn’t be possible for a lot of people, as they couldn’t possibly follow it. These products alone are very expensive and out of reach for a lot of people like my son, good luck to you however.
mct oil is very effective and not particularly expensive. Ground beef, eggs etc. These get you a long way on this diet
I don't eat breakfast at all! You eat well :) You don't seem to be picky either - it's great you like what you eat! I'm picky so eating basically the same 3-4 meals on keto for lunch/dinner lol and while getting tired of them, not sure I can branch out but your video does open my mind. Hopefully you can slowly transition to decaf. I can't tell when I drink decaf vs caffeinated personally. They both make me a bit on edge. l'm loving your new lifestyle and your kid cameos are SO cute. Otherwise, that's really interesting how you can be more flexible with carbs and still get higher ketone levels - not me. How are your hormones/period/acne?
Questions:
--Have you lost any weight on this diet?
You seem slim to me, so hopefully not.
--Can one that has to be gluten-free, dairy-free, and nut-free (including coconuts) do this diet? Cheese seems to be a main component, and I just cannot do dairy.
Thanks.
What happens if u just have a daily banana and water for a month i have been on this only ..... For the last 3 months . I dont sometimes dont eat at all .....
you are looking well, glad to see you in a nice home of your own, i see your nose piercing, super cute
I have schizoaffective disorder and I am going to start the raw vegan diet.
Do you guys worry about cholesterol?
I wouldnt worry about fat. In fact id eat fat to your hearts content, just try to stick to tge lowest carbs as possible abd youll be fine. Then no tracking. Your brain needs fat. Makes life easier. High fat ketovore basically. Beef butter bacon eggs with a bit of veg here and there.
The best ingredient in your meals is...LOOOOOOOVEEEEE❤😂
Why eating so much food packed in plastics?? Microplastic in the food is really bad for your brain, your children health and also for our Environment 😢 also Avocado from south america and meat from suffering animals. Can you reflect on it please?
what was you diet like before keto?
To give viewers an idea how strict Lauren’s daily carb intake is, one packet of a typical brand of dry hot chocolate mix has 23g per serving, 3g over her limit.
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Erythritol can cause digestive problems, blood clots and/or heart problems.
No one should accuse you i believe if u had an issue you would say you are very open
I really like making a “chocolate” fat bomb using cream or coconut cream and a lot of butter.
Do you actually like those zevia pops? What’s your favourite flavour?
I tried them back in 2016 when they hit the bulk barn and :/. It did not hit the spot lol.
Is it possible to do medical keto without measuring out all the ingredients so strictly? I think that would trigger disordered eating for me
From my personal experience, you should find a few menus and portions that meet your goals, (meaning you or someone supporting you could measure your macros once) take a picture, and then try to recreate them from memory or from the photo. Some people use the same plate size, and eyeball future measurements with metrics like « fist sized » portions or 1/4 of the plate. And it is easy to remember to have 1 peanut butter treat per day without calculating all day long. Good luck!
@@carinaraymond2 thank you!!
Yes I think so. Keep carbs low, and like the other comment said find some common meals. If you are measuring ketones regularly and are maintaining the ketosis you need for symptom relief then you don't need to weigh your food
Just want to say proud of you. You've moved away from the type of exhibitionist content. This could really help people who were too scared to completely get off of meds. May you find what you are looking for on this journey 💕
Really would not recomment fungal things with fruits, as they oxydize, faster?
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Also careful to maintain the right boundries and not tone police your anger, then?
If you put your avocados in water in the fridge they will last even longer 😊
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Why the hell are people nagging about eating disorders and being triggered yada yada. This woman litterly has schizophrenia, and has found that keto helps this disease which is incredible and mind blowing, that should just be enough said