What's the state of physicians knowing about ketogenic diets are a treatment for brains? Not so good yet. 🧵 (1/5)
But we are working on it! And we are not going to stop until everyone gets to know that a ketogenic diet is one of the ways they can feel better! (2/5) #mentalillness#neurotwitter
"Somehow, we've got to get this in front of the physicians immediately, as quickly as possible, because we are still fighting
them on epilepsy. (3/5)
And I can't even begin to express the frustration that we're still arguing with
neurologists about the efficacy of
ketogenic therapies for epilepsy a
hundred years later." - @KetoPotterRDN (4/5)
"And well, one of the beautiful things about the mitochondrial theory is that it also connects psychological and social factors that we know can play a role in mental disorders and metabolic disorders.
So, childhood adversity, trauma, and stress, they all impact mitochondrial function. And we've known for many decades that they also play a role in mental disorders.
But they also play a role in things like premature cardiovascular disease. And again, the way to connect them is through mitochondria." @ChrisPalmerMD
Once upon a time, deep within the human brain, there was a bustling community of cells. Each cell had a specific job, but there was one organelle that was responsible for providing them with the energy they needed to function - the mighty mitochondria. This is a story 🧵 (1/12)
One particular mitochondrion, let's call him Mitch, was thriving and well-functioning. He was producing energy like he was supposed to, and his fellow mitochondria in the area were thriving as well. (2/12)
But then, harmful substances and behaviors started to affect him. His host sometimes smoked Cigarettes and consumed alcohol, and was too sedentary. This poisoned Mitch and killed off most of his fellow mitochondria in that area of the brain. (3/12)
Some believe the root cause of certain types of mental disorders is things like mercury or allergies. (2/9)
it's important to understand that they affect metabolism in specific ways by poisoning mitochondria or affecting regulatory cells. So it still comes back down to mitochondria (3/9) #mentalhealth
Attention healthcare professionals, if you haven't yet explored training in ketogenic dietary therapy for mental illness and neurological disorders, you may be missing out on a groundbreaking approach that is transforming lives. (1/10)
@KetoPotterRDN@KaniaZupec In addition to benefiting those with epilepsy, advanced ketogenic dietary therapy has shown promise in improving the symptoms of a variety of neurological disorders, including migraine headaches, autism, and dementia. (3/10)
Two ketogenic dieticians, @KaniaZupec
and @KetoPotterRDN were both recently interviewed on BipolarCast podcast by @IainCampbellPhD and Matt Baszucki. And I think you will be interested to hear what they had to say. 🧵(1/7)
@KaniaZupec@KetoPotterRDN@IainCampbellPhD Beth and Denise, ketogenic dieticians with experience in treating pediatric epilepsy populations, have long observed the significant improvement of other medical issues alongside epilepsy, such as cognitive delays, physical mobility issues, autism, and depression. (2/7)
Many people with mental health conditions rely on medications to manage their symptoms, but these medications often come with metabolic side effects like weight gain, type 2 diabetes, and sexual side effects. (1/8)
Many people complain of feeling less "bad" but also emotionally flat. As someone who does couples therapy, I can tell you these side effects come into the session with the couple.
There are costs to these side effects. (2/8)
In addition to the financial cost of medications, these side effects can come at a high quality-of-life cost, which is why many people don't stay on them, even when they're helpful. (3/8)