It’s pretty interesting! I listened to a medical history podcast about keto years ago.
https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/sawbones/transcript-sawbones-ketogenic-diet
Apparently the diet started as a treatment for epilepsy. Way back in history people noticed that if you were inclined to have seizures and were starving, you had fewer seizures. In the early 1900s there were experiments to figure out how to reduce seizures without, you know, starving them to death. keto!
I wouldn’t be shocked if keto had some kind of effect on the brain that helps with schizophrenia, but there’s no real info yet.
There are an increasing number of case studies for Bipolar Disorder, as well as pilot trials. If you’re interested, there is a YouTube channel called Keto Bipolar with interviews that you could take a look at.
I’m sorry to hear that. It makes sense that everything I’ve read on the topic says it’s best done with the help of a psychiatrist as it is a medical intervention.
It’s a treatment for people who don’t respond to medicine.
https://www.epilepsy.com/treatment/dietary-therapies/ketogenic-diet
It’s pretty interesting! I listened to a medical history podcast about keto years ago.
https://maximumfun.org/transcripts/sawbones/transcript-sawbones-ketogenic-diet Apparently the diet started as a treatment for epilepsy. Way back in history people noticed that if you were inclined to have seizures and were starving, you had fewer seizures. In the early 1900s there were experiments to figure out how to reduce seizures without, you know, starving them to death. keto!
I wouldn’t be shocked if keto had some kind of effect on the brain that helps with schizophrenia, but there’s no real info yet.
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There are an increasing number of case studies for Bipolar Disorder, as well as pilot trials. If you’re interested, there is a YouTube channel called Keto Bipolar with interviews that you could take a look at.
As a bipolar person I tried the keto diet. It made me super manic and I ended up in the hospital so ymmv
I’m sorry to hear that. It makes sense that everything I’ve read on the topic says it’s best done with the help of a psychiatrist as it is a medical intervention.
Interesting. Just to correct you though, BPD is Borderline Personality Disorder not Bipolar.
Thank you for the correction, I’ll edit my post.