The Connection Between Metabolic and Mental Health

An emerging connection between metabolic and mental health may change treatment paradigms for psychiatric illness. This video explores this important connection between metabolic and mental health as well as emerging evidence that metabolic therapies, like ketogenic diets, may help reduce or even eliminate symptoms of psychiatric illness.

Follow our channel for more information and education from Bret Scher, MD, FACC, including interviews with leading experts in Metabolic Psychiatry.

Table of Contents:
0:00 - Introduction
1:01 - What is Metabolic Health
1:37 - Metabolic Therapies
1:45 - Connection between Metabolic and Mental Health
3:02 - The Ketogenic Diet
3:25 - The Research
5:45 - Conclusion
6:40 - Outro

About us:
Metabolic Mind™ is a nonprofit initiative incubated by Baszucki Group. Our mission is to provide education and resources in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, including ketogenic interventions for mental disorders.

Other resources for Metabolic Psychiatry, metabolic neuroscience and ketogenic metabolic therapy for mental disorders:

New Study: Serious Mental Illness Improves on Ketogenic Diet -

The Role of Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy on the Brain in Serious Mental Illness: A Review

What Is Metabolic Psychiatry? 5 Questions Answered by Dr. Shebani Sethi

BipolarCast: Keto + Bipolar youtube channel, Hosted by Matt Baszucki and Iain Campbell, PhD

Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications.

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[jan_ellison_baszucki]

Fantastic video! We're thrilled to have Bret Scher on board to bring information and resources at the intersection of metabolic and mental health. Nutritional ketosis gave our son his mind back. We are hopeful that many more families like ours will benefit from this information.

[MichaelBLive]

5 weeks in and feeling more normal each week. Exciting that this may help more and more people as these events grow.

[jan_ellison_baszucki]

Wonderful introduction! Join us and Bret on a journey of learning about metabolic treatments for mental disorders.

[dyaneharwood]

I've been doing very well on a vegan ketogenic diet for the past 5 months. I was diagnosed with bipolar one disorder triggered postpartum in 2007. I didn't expect a well-formulated vegan ketogenic diet would wipe out my perimenopause symptoms, but it did. I've lost 45 pounds I gained due to perimenopause & pandemic malaise. Sugar cravings vanished. Night binges vanished. And the need to take afternoon naps vanished! Mental clarity has increased. It's very important to monitor your bipolar meds when beginning the ketogenic diet; my lithium level was affected. Also research electrolytes etc. Don't just jump in!

I've been working with the brilliant Denise Potter, a veteran ketogenic nutritionist who collaborates with The Charlie Foundation and who works with other clients living with bipolar disorder.

I've taken lithium and the MAOI tranylcypromine, since 2013, which have been as life-changing for me as my vegan ketogenic diet.

I'm deeply grateful to the Baszucki Group:
David Baszucki, Jan Ellison-Baszucki and Matt Baszucki as well as the visionary physicians Dr. Georgia Ede, , Dr. Chris Palmer, Dr. Shebani Sethi, Dr. Iain Campbell, and Dr. Bret Scher.
I look forward to seeing metabolic psychiatry help many people who suffer from all forms of mental illness!

Dyane Harwood, B.A.
Author of "Birth of a New Brain—Healing from Postpartum Bipolar Disorder" with a foreword by Dr. Carol Henshaw
Endorsed by Kay Redfield Jamison Ph.D., et al.
Member, The Vegan Society Researcher Network, U.K.

[CashMoneyMoore]

Great to see Bret Scher back for such an important message and movement

[ladyasaid]

6 months on mostly "clean" keto, keeping ketones between 1.5mmol & 3mmol. Family says they notice small changes, yet I'm personally not noticing anything big. Very glad family is noticing something. Definitely staying the course no matter what ♡♡ nice side effect is weight loss.

[willcoll]

This new series is perfect for what we need to begin the transformation of psychiatry to finally embrace the new paradigm. Thank you so much! Let's all spread this far and wide.

[FindingFI]

Looking forward to more content from Metabolic Mind! Hopefully more easily sharable short snippets of longer talks 🙌🏽🧠

[elinmansson]

I have chronic depression (dysthymia) ADD, several autoimmune diseases, hashimotos and MCAS. I’m going to try the ketogenic diet. Starting tomorrow.

[sanayairani]

My son has been recently diagnosed with csws rare epileptic condition. He's just 4 years old and already on 3 medications for controlling epilepsy. We are strongly considering keto diet along with prescribed anti-epileptic medicine. Could you please make detailed video on epilepsy and keto diet with experts? This will be helpful. I have personally observed there's deeper connection of better metabolic health with his epilepsy. Thanks for all the great work.

[MartyMcTube]

So that's where you went. I had your Diet Doctor podcast that suddenly stopped.

[Jack_Schularick]

It was surprising to me to see you leave Diet Doc but I am happy to have found you here, Dr. Sher. Perhaps a better place for your inquisitive mind. Although the diet currently promoted by DD is scientifically well founded and probably doable for many, the intellectual thrill over there may have diminished a little bit. But what do i know? Keto for the mind may be the new Klondike - in the best sense ;)

[JacquelineWest-qxfo]

Any clinical trial opportunities for Canada? I know several people who would certainly be interested. Thanks, Brett, you were excellent on diet doctor and I have seen many family members make big health changes on low carb or keto!

[vickimartin]

I've missed you Dr Bret. I'm glad I found you doing more science and diet videos. Will be watching faithfully now. 💜🫀

[btudrus]

Using a ketogenic diet is definitely a step forward. But I want to see trials using a ketogenic-carnivore diet (i.e. a plant free, animal based diet with enough fat to induce ketosis).

The reason for that is that:
a) plant toxins such as oxalates and many other can be a factory both with a leaky BBB, and with many neuronal/psychiatric disorders

b) animal food contains many substances which are essential for a good neuronal health, such as cholesterol, omega 3s in the right form (DHA), B-vitamines, especially B-12, taurine, carnosine, carnitine, choline etc. There is a comprehensive literature on these EACH of these substances showing that these neuroprotective, so why not to use a food which contains all of these?

[M.E.M.O.-]

Good to see you, Bret. Please consider substituting the word "distress" for "illness".

[Jimfrenchde]

I do think that therapy or just talking to a therapist is still quite useful and can be used in. conjunction with diet. And I do think that talking therapy can be useful for someone who is overweight to lose weight, just like diet can help someone with mental illness, reduce their mental illness.

[Amanda_downunder]

I hope u can get this info to hospitals, I remember working on a psych ward in London, UK in ?? 1982. It was so sad, to see so many drugs handed out, and patients in terrible condition, and the food was awful ! carnivore is the way I think. and sunlight, and exercise.

[mtky]

What's your view on ketone IQ and other products to help get into ketosis? To maybe supplement on days of dropping out ??

[bobcocampo]

Please include in your study how keto will improve memory and intelligence of students.