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Metabolic Mind was founded by the Baszucki family after they encountered the emerging science of ketogenic and metabolic therapies for mental illness. At the time, credible information was difficult to find and even harder to act on. Metabolic Mind was created to close that gap—bringing together research, clinical guidance, and real world experience to help others understand and pursue this approach to mental health.

Roblox CEO David Baszucki on The Treatment That Saved His Son From BipolarMatthew’s Story

The Baszucki’s Story

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.

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Doctors said my son’s bipolar disorder couldn’t be healed by diet. They were wrong.

Could the solution to the mental health crisis live in our refrigerators?

By Jan Ellison Baszucki
Updated May 23, 2023

San Francisco Chronicle

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Matthew, Jan and Dr. Chris Palmer on The Today Show

Matthew, 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 Matthew’s presentation at the Metabolic Health Summit in Tampa, Florida.

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A lot of people are suffering. We want to get the ball rolling to let people know there may be a better way.

Matthew Baszucki

Mental Health Advocate

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Matthew’s YouTube Channel

Matthew started his own YouTube Channel to share his story and to help people like him who have struggled with mental health challenges. Matthew makes videos about how he leverages a ketogenic diet, sleep hygiene, exercise and more to keep bipolar in remission.

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More Videos About Our Story

Metabolic Mind: Baszucki Family and Neuroscientists on Keto and Metabolic Psychiatry

Metabolic Mind: Baszucki Family and Neuroscientists on Keto and Metabolic Psychiatry

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Jan and David Baszucki, and their son Matthew, share their family’s story of recovery from mental illness aided by a ketogenic metabolic therapy with 100 years of evidence of efficacy in epilepsy.

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Live from the Cosci Conference 2026: Matthew Baszucki’s Bipolar Story

Live from the Cosci Conference 2026: Matthew Baszucki’s Bipolar Story

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Matthew Baszucki's journey with bipolar disorder began long before he found ketogenic therapy. After years of manic episodes, psychosis, repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, dozens of medications, and countless treatment approaches, he discovered a metabolic approach that transformed his recovery.



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Healing Beyond Psychiatry: A Mother’s Story of Bipolar Disorder and Recovery

Healing Beyond Psychiatry: A Mother’s Story of Bipolar Disorder and Recovery

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In this deeply personal and powerful conversation, Metabolic Mind founder Jan Ellison Baszucki joins mental health advocate Laura Delano to share a mother’s journey through her son’s bipolar disorder diagnosis, years of psychiatric crisis, and ultimately, hope.

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