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This Study Should Change The Way We Think About Brain Aging

Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are among the most feared consequences of aging, impacting nearly 7 million adults in the U.S. today, a number expected to double…

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Should You Add Intermittent Fasting to Your Keto Therapy?

Can intermittent fasting support ketosis and help treat serious mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety? Transcript: Can intermittent fasting help with ketosis or help with…

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Mitochondria: The Secret Engine Behind Your Health

Remember mitochondria: the “powerhouses of the cell”? It turns out, they’re not just high school biology trivia. Mitochondria are vital for transforming the energy your body needs, but…

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LDL Doesn’t Predict Heart Disease? New Study

Is high LDL cholesterol always a red flag for heart disease? New research says… maybe not. Transcript: Keto is bad for the heart, right? Well, new research suggests…

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Early Heart Disease Detection? Why You May Consider a CIMT Test

Why should we rely on a blood test to assess heart disease risk when we can see the disease itself? Transcript: Introduction to Carotid Intima-Media Thickness test (CIMT).Have…

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Harvard’s New Study on Butter – Fact or Fiction?

A “new” study once again claims butter is harmful. But does the data actually support this conclusion? And does the data apply to you? Transcript: Another study claims…

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10 Essential Keys to Using Ketogenic Therapy for Mental Health

Did you know that thousands of people are already using ketogenic therapy to treat serious mental illnesses and even put them into remission? Transcript: Can Ketogenic Therapy help…

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Coconut Oil: Superfood or Silent Killer?

Is coconut oil clogging your arteries, or could it actually reduce your risk of heart disease? Transcript: The controversy surrounding coconut oilIs coconut oil going to give you…

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Can Ketogenic Therapy Beat Ozempic? Study Shows Affordable, Sustainable Weight Loss

Is a ketogenic diet an effective, affordable, and sustainable solution for long-term metabolic health? Transcript: Introduction to Dr. Tro’s new paper on GLP1’s vs ketogenic diet.Real world data…

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How to Actually Predict a Heart Attack (Beyond Cholesterol)

Have you been told you have high cholesterol and need to start a statin to prevent a heart attack? You're not alone. Every year, millions receive this news from their doctors—often with a sense of fear and urgency. But it turns out that cholesterol isn’t the best way to determine your risk of cardiovascular disease.

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This Study Should Change The Way We Think About Brain Aging

Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are among the most feared consequences of aging, impacting nearly 7 million adults in the U.S. today, a number expected to double…

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Videos

Should You Add Intermittent Fasting to Your Keto Therapy?

Can intermittent fasting support ketosis and help treat serious mental illnesses like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety? Transcript: Can intermittent fasting help with ketosis or help with…

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Videos

Mitochondria: The Secret Engine Behind Your Health

Remember mitochondria: the “powerhouses of the cell”? It turns out, they’re not just high school biology trivia. Mitochondria are vital for transforming the energy your body needs, but…

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Blogs

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Perspectives in Metabolic Psychiatry

Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Teen Mental Health? Exploring the Science and Emerging Research

The last several decades have seen a sharp and unsettling rise in mental health issues among teens. While the pandemic gave these numbers an undeniable spike, the crisis…

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Radiant Beast

Why My Future Self Had New Handwriting

Listen to the audio version: (New to this series? I’m so glad you’re here! Radiant Beast: The Open Workbook series announcement lays the foundation for everything that follows.) Last New…

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Stories

A Very Metabolic Holiday

The holiday season can be a time of joy, connection, and celebration, but for many navigating therapeutic metabolic therapies, it also brings unique challenges: disrupted routines, social pressures,…

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Stories

How to Bounce Back from Challenges and Setbacks

Using ketogenic and other metabolic therapies for mental health recovery is powerful. Thousands of testimonials tell the story of people who suffered for decades without relief, feeling like…

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Cranberries and Vampires: Shift Work, Bipolar Disorder, and the Circadian Rhythm

“I’m going to start an organic cranberry farm!” The reactions to my sudden announcement were mixed. Only two years earlier, I had graduated from nursing school and started…

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Perspectives in Metabolic Psychiatry

Rethinking Psychiatric Care for Youth: A Metabolic Perspective

Recent headlines from the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have spotlighted a growing concern: youth and teens are being prescribed psychiatric medications at unprecedented rates,…

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Radiant Beast

What If You Don’t Have a Disorder, but a Gift You Can Learn to Harness?

What if everything you’ve been taught to fear in yourself—your intensity, your sensitivity, your pull toward altered states—wasn’t a sign of disorder, but evidence of a deeper gift…

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Stories

Beyond Ultra-Processed Foods: Why Macronutrients Matter

The question of whether most ultra-processed foods are metabolically harmful is no longer up for debate. This food category, which includes some of the most obvious dietary offenders…

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Youth Mental Health: Why the System Is Failing and What We Can Do About It

Behind the smiling selfies and busy school schedules, an alarming truth is unfolding: today’s youth are struggling with mental health challenges at unprecedented rates. Rates of depression and…

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THINK + SMART

8 Neuroscience-Backed Tips to Stay in Ketosis During the Holidays

The holidays can be a time of joy, connection, and celebration; but they can also test even the most consistent routines.  Between travel, disrupted sleep, and an endless…

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Perspectives in Metabolic Psychiatry

Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Teen Mental Health? Exploring the Science and Emerging Research

The last several decades have seen a sharp and unsettling rise in mental health issues among teens. While the pandemic gave these numbers an undeniable spike, the crisis…

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Radiant Beast

Why My Future Self Had New Handwriting

Listen to the audio version: (New to this series? I’m so glad you’re here! Radiant Beast: The Open Workbook series announcement lays the foundation for everything that follows.) Last New…

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Stories

A Very Metabolic Holiday

The holiday season can be a time of joy, connection, and celebration, but for many navigating therapeutic metabolic therapies, it also brings unique challenges: disrupted routines, social pressures,…

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Podcasts

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metabolic Mind: Metabolism and Mental Health

The Metabolic Mind Podcast, hosted by cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher and powered by the Baszucki Group, explores the rapidly emerging field of metabolic psychiatry—where metabolic health and mental health intersect.…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Researcher with Bipolar Shatters Stigma

In this powerful Metabolic Mind Podcast episode, Dr. Bret Scher interviews researcher and bipolar disorder advocate Dr. Iain Campbell, who combines lived experience with scientific expertise to explore the promise…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metformin, Insulin Resistance and Bipolar Depression: From Research to Clinical Care

In this episode of the Metabolic Mind Podcast, Dr. Bret Scher talks with metabolic psychiatrist Dr. Cynthia Calkin about her landmark TRIO-BD study, which shows that treating insulin resistance with…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Keto for Brain Health – A Dramatic Personal Journey

In this emotional Metabolic Mind Podcast episode, Dr. Bret Scher shares the extraordinary recovery of Susie, a woman with Down Syndrome and early-onset Alzheimer’s whose severe cognitive decline and daily…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Silencing the Anorexic Voice: Ketosis and Ketamine for Anorexia

This episode explores a groundbreaking pilot study using a ketogenic diet and ketamine infusions to treat chronic anorexia nervosa, a condition with one of the highest mortality rates in psychiatry.…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Adjusting Psychiatric Medications on a Keto Diet

This Metabolic Mind episode dives deep into how to safely manage and taper psychiatric medications when starting a ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and other mental health…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metabolic Therapies for Psychiatry: State of the Evidence

This Metabolic Mind episode features Stanford psychiatrist Dr. Shebani Sethi and leading bipolar disorder researcher Dr. Cynthia Calkin as they break down the scientific evidence behind metabolic psychiatry and ketogenic…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Does Keto Cause Heart Disease?

In this Metabolic Mind episode, Dr. Bret Scher breaks down whether nutritional ketosis increases cardiovascular risk and explains why common claims about keto and heart disease are not supported by…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Dietitian Cures Her Anorexia With Keto

In this Metabolic Mind Podcast episode, registered dietitian and ultra marathon runner Michelle Hurn shares how she went from life-threatening anorexia and crippling anxiety on a high-carb “guideline” diet to…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Psychiatrist Transforms His Practice with Keto and Metabolic Treatments

In this Metabolic Mind Podcast episode, psychiatrist Dr. Matt Bernstein shares how a family crisis and years of seeing patients plateau on conventional medications led him to integrate metabolic therapies…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metabolic Mind: Metabolism and Mental Health

The Metabolic Mind Podcast, hosted by cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher and powered by the Baszucki Group, explores the rapidly emerging field of metabolic psychiatry—where metabolic health and mental health intersect.…

Read more

Metabolic Mind Podcast

Researcher with Bipolar Shatters Stigma

In this powerful Metabolic Mind Podcast episode, Dr. Bret Scher interviews researcher and bipolar disorder advocate Dr. Iain Campbell, who combines lived experience with scientific expertise to explore the promise…

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Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metformin, Insulin Resistance and Bipolar Depression: From Research to Clinical Care

In this episode of the Metabolic Mind Podcast, Dr. Bret Scher talks with metabolic psychiatrist Dr. Cynthia Calkin about her landmark TRIO-BD study, which shows that treating insulin resistance with…

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