Mental Health - Dr. Christopher Palmer - Neuroscience
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The Effects of Exogenous Ketones on Epilepsy
There is research going on to see what role exogenous ketones might play. Unfortunately, the data that I have seen so far and the clinical work that I have done suggest that exogenous ketone esters do not give you the same effects or benefits of the full-on ketogenic diet. Now, that's not to say they don't give you some benefits. I think they do give some benefits. Some people notice some improvement in some symptoms. But I've had patients with bipolar disorder schizophrenia who are doing extraordinarily well on aketogenic diet. They tried to transition off the diet and just drink ketones every day, and that did not do much at all for their serious mental
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