During high school, Matthew Baszucki suffered from insomnia and panic attacks. By 19, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and despite taking numerous medications, progressed into mania.
Like Laura Delano, Matthew was eventually diagnosed as “treatment resistant.” His mother, Jan Ellison-Baszucki, met a podcaster who discussed the positive effects of a ketogenic diet for mental health conditions.
A recent Stanford study suggests that a ketogenic diet may help treat bipolar disorder. The diet, which is high in fats and low in carbohydrates, led to remission in about half of the patients in the study. This approach, part of a growing field called metabolic psychiatry, aims to improve mental health through dietary changes, offering a potential alternative to traditional medications that often have significant side effects.
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High cholesterol has long gotten a bad rap for causing poor heart health — but a new study suggests that the low-carb ketogenic diet may not be linked...
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Read the full New York Post article here! Desperate for answers, Matthew’s parents — Roblox co-founder David Baszucki and novelist Jan Ellison — turned to Dr. Chris Palmer,...
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