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Feb 18 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Psychotherapy and medications are considered effective treatments for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Except for about 30%. (1/5) #depression #psychiatry #psychotherapy
For 30% of patients with #depression symptoms persist even after multiple treatment attempts. (2/5) #medication #psychotherapy #psychiatry
ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.11…
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And for those in which medications work sufficiently, there can still be the problem of significant side effects. (3/5) #depression #medications #psychiatry hindawi.com/journals/drt/2…
The #ketogenic diet could be used as a primary or augmentative treatment for those with depression on medications suffering from difficult side effects and for those who have not responded sufficiently to medications and psychotherapy. (4/5)
I believe it should at least be offered. That they have the right to know all of the ways they could feel better. (5/5) #ketoformentalhealth

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Let's explore the outcomes of a study that explored the neurobiological evidence in support of improvement in depression with a ketogenic diet and find out what underlying biological mechanisms they uncovered through in vitro and in vivo studies.🧵(1/29) #depression #ketogenic
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I think it's time for you to understand how crucial zinc is for your mood and cognitive functioning. Even an insufficiency is a problem. So let's have a thread! 🧵(1/20)
Now when you get done with this thread, don't be going out and getting big mega doses of zinc. You might need those if you are a vegan or vegetarian. (2/20)
But if you are more carnivore-based, you might need none or less, and mega-dosing can throw off your copper/zinc balance. As always, stuff has to be individualized for you! (3/20)
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Feb 16
The current recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for proteins (0.8 g/Kg Body Weight/day) is not sufficient for older persons. Period. And if anyone tells you differently, they haven't updated their nutrition knowledge in a really long time. (1/7)
Increase daily protein consumption at 1–1.2 g/kg body weight/day. Go up to 1.5 g/Kg/day if you are acutely sick or have a chronic disease. This will help you maintain muscle. (2/7)
If you are aging you need more protein per meal. Shoot for at least 30g (35g is better), and make sure it contains between 2.5-2.8g of the amino acid leucine. (3/7)
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A lot of you understand that a ketogenic diet is a powerful mitochondrial intervention, but you might be a little unclear on how micronutrient availability can enhance mitochondrial function. 🧵(1/15)
Some of you have or had a bit of increased energy when you started your ketogenic diet, but it wasn't sustained very well. (2/15)
There can be a lot of reasons for that but one common and understandable one, given the shape people are often in when they begin the diet, is micronutrient status. (3/15)
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I don't usually tweet about cholesterol, but some of you are terrified to try a ketogenic diet as a treatment for mental illness or neurological symptoms because somebody told you it will raise your cholesterol and you will ruin your heart health. 🧵(1/5)
So if that is what is stopping you from trying something that could help you feel better, I want you to have some accurate information to better make your decision. (2/5)
"If high Total Cholesterol were the major cause of atherosclerosis, there should be exposure–response in cholesterol-lowering drug trials; for example, the arteries of those whose lipid values are lowered the most should benefit the most. (3/5)
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