Thread by @KetoCounselor

So you go to your doc to discuss the use of a ketogenic diet to treat your mental illness and or neurological disorder, and they are like, "Oh no! the evidence is not good enough to do that!" or some such... what do you do? 🧵(1/9)

Well, if you like your doctor and you don't want to go get a second opinion from some other epic low-carb informed doc, you're going to need to educate them.
You tell them this 👇(2/9)

"Why wouldn't I want to use a ketogenic diet as an intervention? There are many advantages, but from a scientific standpoint, we have over 100 years of evidence supporting its safety and efficacy in epilepsy. (3/9)

"Epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects the brain, and so is bipolar disorder. The brain is not divided into neurology and psychiatry cells; it's one organ. (4/9)

So, it makes sense that a dietary intervention that stabilizes brain chemistry in epilepsy could also help bipolar and other disorders." (5/9)

This is when I recommend you hand them a hard copy of this book #brainenergy by @ChrisPalmerMD (6/9)
amazon.com/Brain-Energy-R…

@ChrisPalmerMD Then you say, this ⬇️ (7/9)

@ChrisPalmerMD "My mental illness and epilepsy share many common underlying features and even use similar medications. I can't find another intervention with this much evidence available. And there are many professionals in the field of #metabolicpsychiatry that agree with me." (8/9) #boom

@ChrisPalmerMD Now go after feeling better. You got the words. You got the plan. Don't suffer one more minute longer than you have to. Get your team in place. You got this. (9/9)