A Brief Review of Research on Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) 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. ThatContinue reading “A Brief Review of Research on Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED)”
Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) Introduction I am very behind in writing this article. To be honest, I have avoided writing about the use of ketogenic diets with eating disorders completely. I didn’t want to deal with what I imagined would be the backlash from the clinical psychology community, which has a strong belief that any type of restriction inContinue reading “Ketogenic Diets as a Treatment for Binge Eating Disorder (BED)”
Exploring BHB’s Role in Mental Health: Epigenetic Modulation as a Metabolic Psychiatry Treatment 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 bodiesContinue reading “Exploring BHB’s Role in Mental Health: Epigenetic Modulation as a Metabolic Psychiatry Treatment”
Will exogenous BHB supplements treat my mental illness? 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. AlthoughContinue reading “Will exogenous BHB supplements treat my mental illness?”
What is up with this keto rash? 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 assureContinue reading “What is up with this keto rash?”
Ketogenic Diet for Substance Use Disorders and Addiction 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.Continue reading “Ketogenic Diet for Substance Use Disorders and Addiction”
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?”
