“Psychiatric medication was disabling my creative science writing and ability to manage an NIH funded laboratory, but ketogenic therapy allowed me to taper the medications and heal schizophrenia, regaining scientific productivity again.”
My Top 3 Strategies
High-fat medical-grade ketogenic diet, low omega-6 intake, and maintaining a balanced sleep and work schedule.
For fifteen years, I treated my mental health with the ruthless, obsessive precision of a structural biophysics experiment. As an NIH-funded structural biophysicist, my eventual discovery of the ketogenic cure was not a stroke of biohacking luck—it was a fight for my life. In 2015, following a severe psychiatric collapse and commitment to a ward, I was told my cognitive hardware was permanently defective. The traditional medical establishment treats the mind like a broken computer. When my brain became trapped in terrifying, hyper-associative cascades, they prescribed heavy dopamine antagonists to throw a wrench into the gears, chemically paralyzing my hardware to stop the storm. It left me docile and compliant, but it didn't heal me. I refused to accept their verdict. I had spent years meticulously tracking my macronutrients, constantly asking myself: Why does coconut oil both cool and stimulate my mind? I realized my relentless dietary experimentation wasn’t a psychological coping mechanism; it was a biologically hardcoded imperative. My brain was operating at a massive, high-voltage metabolic deficit, desperately seeking the high-density lipid fuel it needed to prevent a total meltdown.
The human brain is not a computer; it is a thermodynamic heat engine. Through my own genomic and biophysical research, I discovered that severe neuro-divergence—like the schizophrenia and bipolar spectrums—is not a "disease" of broken wiring. It is a profound evolutionary fuel mismatch. When fed a continuous stream of modern, high-glycemic carbohydrates, this highly sensitive cognitive engine becomes overwhelmed. It starves for ATP, overheats, and initiates a chaotic, high-speed search algorithm just to survive the localized energy crisis. The medical system calls this psychosis. I realized my engine was simply suffocating on the wrong fuel. In 2022, I executed a physical, thermodynamic bypass. I deployed a strict, medical-grade ketogenic intervention, utilizing medium-chain triglycerides to drop environmental glucose and flood my cortex with pristine β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB).
The results were absolute. By manually engaging my brain's lipid-based cooling switches, the neuro-inflammation vanished. The paranoia dissolved. My cognitive engine was brought back online and fully fueled, allowing me to return to the laboratory to pioneer artificial intelligence architectures and secure federal funding. The cure for severe mental illness is not more psychopharmacology!
How I build clinical & emotional support & manage medications
We just slowly, over many years, tapered the medication down, and we are still in that process.
I had no problem with tapering because I think I was faithful to the ketogenic diet, and we tapered slowly over many years.
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Integration
Lab results I track & supplements I take
Regular multivitamin, Omega 3 fish oil, magnesium citrate drink mix.
Just annual blood panels with a psychiatrist.
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Nutritional
How I eat, incorporate fasting, & approach macronutrients
High-fat, medical-grade ketogenic diet that would be given to someone with epilepsy.
Under 20 g of carbohydrates.
I usually eat at 11 a.m. for lunch and 5 p.m. for dinner consistently. I do not worry about holidays but still fast when possible.
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Ketosis
Target ketone levels & testing methods
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SMART
Everyday Strategies
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Sleep
How I optimize my sleep
I try to go to bed the same hour ~9 pm every night and I wake up very early in the morning without an alarm.
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Move
How I keep active
Walking
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Avoid
What I limit or stay away from
I rarely drink alcohol and do not smoke or use drugs.
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Track
How I monitor my progress
Mood, sleep, general writing creativity/cognition.
