The ketogenic diet is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has proven benefits for brain health. Research shows that the keto diet helps ease symptoms of some mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder. But no diet, even keto, is one-size-fits all. Dr. Georgia Ede and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss how diet and brain health are connected, how diet and gut health affect brain health, and how a ketogenic or other low-carbohydrate diets can be tailored to people’s specific needs.

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🎙 What Georgia Ede, MD & Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss:

(00:00) — Intro

(03:56) — Dr. Georgia Ede describes her interest in nutritional science for mental health

(13:50) — Metabolic health is tied to brain health

(21:57) — A ketogenic diet vs medications for mental health

(25:55) — A ketogenic diet can be tailored to prevent side effects

(32:13) — Gut health and mental health are connected

(37:37) — Diet is highly individual

(40:41) — CGM can teach people how foods and diet strategies affect their health

(43:36) — Following a low-carbohydrate diet will generally reduce insulin levels and triglycerides

(46:16) — Some psychiatric symptoms have links to higher C-reactive protein levels

(47:21) — Dr. D’Agostino summarizes one of Dr. Ede’s studies on the ketogenic diet and mental health

(55:30) — A ketogenic diet may also help ease some menopause symptoms

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