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A clear, step-by-step introduction to ketogenic therapy as a metabolic approach to mental health, designed to help you understand your options and move forward with the right support.
What you’ll learn:
· What metabolic psychiatry is—and why it’s gaining attention
· How ketogenic therapy may support brain and mental health
· What to consider before getting started, including safety and clinical support
· How to begin thinking about a personalized approach
This guide is educational and designed to support informed conversations with your care team.
Metabolic Psychiatry
Conventional psychiatric treatment typically relies almost entirely on medications to keep symptoms under control. Talk therapy is often prescribed as an adjunctive treatment, but the root causes of mental illness, as well as the lifestyle changes that can lead to healing, are often left out of treatment paradigms.
Metabolic psychiatry seeks to flip treatment for mental illness on its head, putting therapeutic nutrition, circadian rhythm management, and movement as the foundation of recovery and wellness.
Getting Help
If you’re considering starting a ketogenic and other metabolic strategies to treat a mental illness or improve overall well-being, preparing in advance and building a care team is a critical first step. We’ve consolidated lists of specialty clinics, providers, peer communities, and other resources.
Get Help
The evidence is compelling enough in these patients who were otherwise treatment-resistant…patients got better in six weeks. Why wouldn’t you try it?”
Dr. Guido Frank
Psychiatry professor in residence at UC San Diego
Bipolar
Schizophrenia
Depression
Keto and Psych Meds
Is Keto Safe
Youth Mental Health
Getting Started
There is no one right way to employ metabolic strategies to improve mental and physical health, and personalization is key. Our team at Metabolic Mind created THINK+SMART as a community-sourced tool that includes personal stories and strategies to help you in your journey.
Emily Anne Herrick
in remission from
Depression
Matthew Baszucki
recovered from
Bipolar 1
Lauren Kennedy West
in remission from
Schizoaffective Disorder
Caroline Beckwith
in remission from
Anorexia Nervosa
Wesley Braden
managing
Bipolar 2
Neseret Bemient
in remission from
Antidepressant Induced Bipolar 2
Eric Rodgers
in remission from
Depression
Mia Mendez
in remission from
Bipolar Disorder
Robyn Dobbins
in remission from
Bipolar, Depression, OCD
Harmony Bright
recovering from
Schizophrenia
Steven T.
recovering from
Bipolar 2 Mixed, Substance Abuse
Donika Hristova
recovered from
Bipolar Type 2, Binge Eating Disorder
Lori Graham
recovering from
Major Depression & Generalized Anxiety
Tanner L.
in remission from
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Dyane Harwood
thriving with
Bipolar 1
Henk van Wijk
in remission from
PTSD
Lily Zhang
in remission from
Depression
Lori
treating
Bipolar, ADHD & Binge Eating Disorder
Kelsey S.
managing
Depression, OCD, Trichotillomania, & PTSD
Lewis Anstee
recovered from
Paranoid Schizophrenia
Shannon Harwood
recovered from
Bipolar 2
Lexa Martinez de la Cueva
Healing From
Schizoaffective Disorder
Oliver Seligman
managing
Bipolar 1
Elisabeth Sloetjes
recovered from
Bipolar 2 with Rapid Cycling
J.P. Weedon
recovering from
Bipolar Disorder
Michelle Hurn
in remission from
Anorexia, Depression & Anxiety
Valerie Anne Smith
in remission from
Schizophrenia, OCD & Anorexia
Moira Newiss
treating
Depression & Anxiety
Brianna Mitchell
recovering from
Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Natasha Smikles
managing
ADHD & Anxiety
Mimi Morgan
recovered from
Parkinsonism & Cognitive Slowing
Michael Belanger
managing
Autism
Becca Price
managing
Depression & Bipolar 2
Vanessa
recovered from
the diagnosis of bipolar disorder
Paul Corfield
managing
Bipolar 1 & Autism
Nathan Leary
in remission from
Schizophrenia
Jenny Mitich
recovered from
Depression, Anxiety & Addiction
Genevieve Cook
in remission from
Bipolar Disorder, ADHD & OCD
Kristina Cook
in remission from
Anxiety, PTSD, OCD & Depression
Caitlin Hoey
in remission from
Schizophrenia
Christopher Browne
recovering from
Schizoaffective Disorder
Sylvie Bourgeois
in remission from
Anxiety, ADHD
Cynthia Pena
managing
Bipolar Disorder Type 1, ADHD, ASD Level 1
Michele Happe
in remission from
Anxiety, depression, Autism, and anorexia
Kris Krumins
recovering from
Asperger’s, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis
Guy Williams
recovering from
Bipolar disorder
Nicola Tutera
in remission from
Bipolar 1 with moderate psychotic features
Ally Houston
recovered from
ADHD, seasonal depression, and anxiety
Taylor Bell
managing
ADHD
Julianne Armijo
managing
Bipolar Disorder
Heather Flood
recovered from
Anxiety and Depression
Benjiman Boyd
recovered from
ADHD and Depression
Iain Campbell, PhD
managing
Bipolar 2
Lisa Blackstone
treating
PTSD, major depression, and anxiety
Leslie Woods
in remission from
Anxiety and depression
Terese Blåklokke
treating
Schizoaffective disorder
Mary Piper
managing
Bipolar 1 Disorder
Courtney Voss
recovered from
Generalized anxiety disorder
Azi Jankovic, EdD
recovered from
Bipolar
Erika Stevens
recovering from
Schizoaffective disorder
Stephanie Lincoln
recovered from
Anxiety, depression, and panic attacks
Ruby Urlocker
in remission from
Schizophrenia
Louise Allen
recovering from
Depression and migraines
Erna Bekink
in remission from
Primary Progressive MS
Adnan Alkhalili
recovered from
Anxiety and OCD
Teralyn Pilgrim
recovering from
Major depressive disorder and mild cognitive impairment
Daria Zhornik
recovered from
Bipolar Disorder
Justin Ternes
recovered from
ACE Induced Depression
Nomhle Nhlapho
recovered from
Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type
Eddie Rodriguez
Managing
Dementia Prevention
Leszek Markiewicz
in remission from
Schizophrenia
Garrison Grant
recovered from
Cannabis-Induced Psychosis
Maya Schumer, PhD
in remission from
Bipolar 1
Liza Davia Elder
recovered from
Major depression
Kiara L’Herpiniere
recovering from
Major depression, treatment resistant depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorder, cPTSD, auADHD, bulimia, POTS, hEDS, MCAS
Jonathan Wilson
treating
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Jenna
recovering from
Unknown neurological condition and hallucinations
Daniel Marker
managing
Schizoaffective disorder
Danielle Thibodeau
in remission from
Schizoaffective disorder, fibromyalgia, prediabetes, and obesity
Josiah Jennings
in remission from
Severe Depression
Joomee Kyler
Managing
Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, TIC disorder, and Type 2 diabetes
Resources
Our continuously updated Curated Resources page offers a collection of books, websites, apps, episodes, and peer communities. By bringing together these trusted, high-impact resources–many created by experts by experience–we are your one-stop-shop for expert advice on ketogenic and metabolic therapies for mental health.
Learn More
Explore directories and organizations that connect individuals with clinicians, coaches, and peer communities focused on low-carb and ketogenic approaches to mental health.
Videos
Nutritional ketosis, or ketogenic therapy, can help improve symptoms of mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and more. A ketogenic diet alters physiology, so it’s important to understand challenges, risks, potential benefits and mechanisms before you begin. THINK+SMART provides a helpful framework, and Metabolic Mind’s YouTube channel has playlists to get you started.
