“What started as an attempt to lose weight has not only brought me from obese to normal BMI, but has also freed me from persistent anxiety that had been lingering for years after a depressive episode.”
Ketogenic diet, meditation, outdoor activity.
I’m a Canadian physician. I used to be severely obese, and I had a major depressive episode during my medical training that left me struggling with anxiety, insomnia, and a recurrent gloomy sadness.
In 2019, after reading some content about the ketogenic diet by Dr Evelyne Bourdua-Roy, I half-heartedly decided to try it for a few weeks to see if I could lose some weight.
Not only did my weight come down, but the insomnia, anxiety, and pessimism that had been lingering after my depression started to improve unexpectedly. So I kept adhering to the ketogenic diet and started educating myself about it. Since then, I have been reading books and studies, taking online training, going to metabolic health conferences, and I hope to share this knowledge with my colleagues.
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