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Jan 11 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder are seen to suffer from hypometabolism in the basal ganglia and white matter. This is thought to contribute to their struggle to determine what concern deserves attention & worry constantly.
Could improvement in brain metabolism help reduce some of the symptoms seen in #GAD? In my clinical experience, I would say absolutely.
I help clients transition to a ketogenic diet to help treat brain hypometabolism. And in doing so I see an improvement in #GAD symptoms and a variety of other symptoms associated with other diagnoses.
You can learn more about why that might be here: mentalhealthketo.com/2021/11/27/gen…
#anxiety #mentalhealth #mentalwellness 3metabolicpsychiatry #ketogenic

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