Ketogenic Therapy & Anorexia: UCSD’s Bold Exploration 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 researchContinue reading “Ketogenic Therapy & Anorexia: UCSD’s Bold Exploration”
Ketogenic Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease 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 IContinue reading “Ketogenic Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease”
If Your Brain Were a City: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation If Your Brain Were a City: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation The Brain City Analogy When it comes to brain health, the two terms that often emerge are oxidative stress and neuroinflammation. While they might seem interchangeable, these terms actually describe two distinct yet interconnected phenomena. Imagine our brain as a bustling city. Oxidative stressContinue reading “If Your Brain Were a City: Understanding Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation”
Talking neurotransmitter balance and excoriation disorder with Nick Zanetti 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 forContinue reading “Talking neurotransmitter balance and excoriation disorder with Nick Zanetti”
The Ketogenic Diet: A Powerful Molecular Signaling Therapy for the Brain The Ketogenic Diet: A Powerful Molecular Signaling Therapy for the Brain You may not realize it, but the ketone body BHB, produced when following a ketogenic diet, is a powerful molecular signaling agent. In this blog post we are going to take a look at the effects of BHB on your neurons and the geneticContinue reading “The Ketogenic Diet: A Powerful Molecular Signaling Therapy for the Brain”
β-Hydroxybutyrate – Are BHB salts all created equal? 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 abundantContinue reading “β-Hydroxybutyrate – Are BHB salts all created equal?”
Mitochondrial Health and a Ketogenic Diet How Biogenesis, Dynamics, and Mitophagy Fix Your Brain Some of you are beginning to understand that you need to focus on mitochondrial function to have a healthy brain that allows a good mood and rockin’ cognitive function. Some of you are just good with knowing mitochondria are key. And you may enjoy this simple blogContinue reading “Mitochondrial Health and a Ketogenic Diet”
Ketogenic Diets for White Matter Disease 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,Continue reading “Ketogenic Diets for White Matter Disease”
Ketogenic Diet and Vitamin D Metabolism: What Do We Know Ketogenic Diet and Vitamin D Metabolism: What Do We Know A review came out doing its best to investigate the effects of Ketogenic Diets on vitamin D. Being a huge fan of both; I thought it would make an interesting blog post and contribute to my goal of you knowing all the ways you canContinue reading “Ketogenic Diet and Vitamin D Metabolism: What Do We Know”
GABA and Ketogenic Diets GABA and Ketogenic Diets We need to talk about the role of GABA in mental illness and neurological disorders. And then, I am going to explain to you why ketones can help regulate this neurotransmitter. What is GABA? GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, and it plays a critical roleContinue reading “GABA and Ketogenic Diets”
Understanding the Science Behind Ketogenic Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder Understanding the Science Behind Ketogenic Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder Let’s explore the outcomes of a study that explored the neurobiological evidence supporting improvement in depression with a ketogenic diet and find out what underlying biological mechanisms they uncovered through in vitro and in vivo studies in the scientific literature. Shamshtein D, Liwinski T. KetogenicContinue reading “Understanding the Science Behind Ketogenic Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder”
A brief review of research on the use of ketogenic diets for Autism A brief review of research on the use of ketogenic diets for Autism Some of you are searching for treatments for Autism. This is a website focused on the use of ketogenic diets as a treatment for mood and neurological disorders. So it is well past time that mentalhealthketo.com provides some of the information outContinue reading “A brief review of research on the use of ketogenic diets for Autism”
