Metabolic Therapy
Explore the emerging evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of metabolic therapy interventions as a treatment for mental illness.
Treating Insulin Resistance With Metformin as a Strategy to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression
In this study, Dr. Cynthia Calkin and colleagues demonstrated that treating patients with metformin, a diabetes medication, significantly improved bipolar disorder symptoms…
The Role of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy on the Brain in Serious Mental Illness: A Review
In this review article, Drs. Shebani Sethi and Judith Ford review the evidence supporting the use of ketogenic diets for mental illness.
Ketogenic Diet for Refractory Mental Illness: A Retrospective Analysis of 31 Inpatients
In his inpatient practice, Dr. Albert Danan treated 31 patients with refractory mental illness with a ketogenic diet. Of the 28 who stayed on the diet, all had…
Ketogenic Therapy in Serious Mental Illness: Emerging Evidence
In this commentary, Drs. Chris Palmer and Zoltan Sarnyai review the emerging evidence supporting the use of nutritional ketosis as a treatment for serious mental illness.