Introduction In this post, I will briefly outline some of the research showing that a ketogenic diet can be an excellent treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED). We will not be going into the underlying mechanisms involved in the pathology seen in Binge Eating Disorder (BED) or how the ketogenic diet can modify them. That The post A Brief Review of Research on Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

The Ketogenic Diet: An Unrivaled Approach to Combating Alzheimer’s Disease Author’s note: As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 16 years of private practice experience, I’ve spent the last six years transitioning individuals with mental illness and neurological disorders onto a ketogenic diet. It took me a long time to write this article, and I The post Ketogenic Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

β-Hydroxybutyrate – Are BHB salts all created equal? There are three ketone bodies created on a ketogenic diet. These ketone bodies are acetoacetate (AcAc), beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), and acetone. Acetoacetate is the first ketone body produced from the breakdown of fats in the liver. A portion of acetoacetate is then converted into beta-hydroxybutyrate, the most abundant The post β-Hydroxybutyrate – Are BHB salts all created equal? appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

Exploring BHB’s Role in Mental Health: Epigenetic Modulation as a Metabolic Psychiatry Treatment So when we talk about ketogenic diets making ketones, and those ketones are molecular signaling bodies, this is what I mean. BHB is the most well-studied ketone body in the literature at this time. That doesn’t mean that the other ketone bodies The post Exploring BHB’s Role in Mental Health: Epigenetic Modulation as a Metabolic Psychiatry Treatment appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

Ketogenic Diets for White Matter Disease The brain is mostly made up of gray matter and white matter. The gray matter covers the outside of our brain, which is called the cortex, meaning the bark. White matter is mostly on the inside. White matter consists of nerve fibers that connect different parts of the brain, The post Ketogenic Diets for White Matter Disease appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

Will exogenous BHB supplements treat my mental illness? I get it. You don’t want to change your diet. Totally understandable. And my answer to whether exogenous β-Hydroxybutyrate (also known as beta hydroxy-butyrate or BHB) supplements will treat your mental illness is that I don’t know. And even the experts on exogenous ketones don’t know. Although The post Will exogenous BHB supplements treat my mental illness? appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

What is up with this keto rash? This article is going to talk about something called a keto rash, which can happen in some people initiating a ketogenic diet. We are going to review some articles shared with me by Marco Medeot. If you are on LinkedIn and do not follow Marco, let me assure The post What is up with this keto rash? appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

Introduction I believe that the use of ketogenic diets as a treatment for substance use disorders may be woefully underutilized by individuals and treatment centers. I think this is a potential problem. Are there profound psychosocial factors that drive substance use disorders? Absolutely. Am I suggesting that psychotherapy and social support are not needed? No. The post Ketogenic Diet for Substance Use Disorders and Addiction appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

Ketogenic Therapy and Anorexia: UCSD’s Bold Exploration I don’t know who needs to hear this, but ketogenic diets are being investigated as a treatment for eating disorders. Yes, even Anorexia. Case studies treating anorexia with ketogenic diets have been published with some stellar results. And so now the real work begins in furthering the research The post Ketogenic Therapy & Anorexia: UCSD’s Bold Exploration appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more

There are a lot of therapists out there (nutritional and otherwise) that understand that we have to give the brain what it needs to work properly. Nicola Zanetti is a well-known and established nutritional therapist and naturopathic practitioner who reached out to me after reading my blog post about the use of Ketogenic Diets for The post Talking neurotransmitter balance and excoriation disorder with Nick Zanetti appeared first on Mental Health Keto ..read more