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The Baszucki family founded Baszucki Group in 2021 to work toward the greater good. In 2022, the nascent philanthropic organization hosted the first ever Metabolic Psychiatry Roadmap retreat–at which David and Jan shared their family’s story. Metabolic Mind was founded shortly thereafter to advance metabolic therapies for mental health.
Could the solution to the mental health crisis live in our refrigerators?
By Jan Ellison Baszucki
Updated May 23, 2023
San Francisco Chronicle
At 4 a.m. the Friday before Christmas, I lay curled up and crying on my bedroom floor, convinced my son was no longer alive.
Matt, then 21, had been a star in elementary and high school, but he began experiencing insomnia and panic attacks….
Matt, Jan and Dr. Chris Palmer appeared on the Today Show with Kate Snow in February, 2024. Hear the family’s story in a six-minute segment recorded after Matt’s presentation at the Metabolic Health Summit in Tampa, Florida.
A lot of people are suffering. We want to get the ball rolling to let people know there may be a better way.”
Matt Baszucki
Advocate
Matt started his own YouTube Channel to share his story and to help people like him who have struggled with mental health challenges. Matt makes videos about how he leverages a ketogenic diet, sleep hygiene, exercise and more to keep bipolar in remission.
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