Thread by @KetoCounselor

You may not know who Dr. Carlo Longhiano is, but you will after this thread. I met him at the Metabolic Psychiatry Retreat put on by @janellison and @metabolic_mind this year! 🧵(1/8)
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@janellison @Metabolic_Mind Dr. Carlo Longhitano is the Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University (Australia) and a psychiatrist at North Queensland Forensic MH Services. (2/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind He obtained his MD in 1999 (Italy) before completing his psychiatric residency in Oxford and London (United Kingdom). (3/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind Carlo has held senior positions in forensic psychiatry across London and Australia. Since 2019, he has collaborated with Professor Sarnyai, leading to a PhD project on the effects of nutritional interventions in psychosis. (4/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind Carlo is the co-investigator at JCU's randomized clinical trial of ketogenic diet vs. standard diet in adults with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The project is supported and funded by the Baszucki Brain Research Fund. (5/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind Additionally, Carlo is a member of the forensic faculty of the RANZCP and an Early Career committee member of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. He is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and two textbook chapters. (6/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind He told me during the retreat that he sends people to my blog to educate them about ketogenic diets for mental illness and neurological disorders. He liked that it was geared toward the general public for understanding! So that was amazing! (7/8)

@janellison @Metabolic_Mind You can follow this champion of ketogenic dietary therapy on Twitter @doncaloger0 and earn more about his trials here: jcu.edu.au/news/releases/… (8/8)