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#230 - How the ketogenic diet may work as a medical therapy for various conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, mental health issues, and more | Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino

Sep 14, 2023

Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the benefits of the ketogenic diet as a medical therapy for various conditions, customizing keto for dietary preferences, easing into the change with a pre-keto diet, and reducing or eliminating medications under supervision. They explore nutrient intake improvement, customization of the diet, the impact on brain functioning, and the uniqueness of the ketogenic diet. They also share experiences with fermented dairy, personal diets, ketone supplements, and discuss integrating the diet with medications for conditions such as bipolar disorder and epilepsy.

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The ketogenic diet can be used as a medical therapy for various conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, and mental health issues

Eating a ketogenic diet can improve nutrient intake and support overall metabolic health

The ketogenic diet can be customized to fit a person's specific needs and dietary preferences like veganism

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Importance of Individualized Diets for Mental Health

Many successful cases in mental health have shown that people are willing to try restrictive diets when traditional treatments have not worked. While most individuals prefer not to restrict their diet, those with metabolically based conditions are willing to make dietary changes to improve their health. The podcast episode explores the cross-section between mental and metabolic health and how interventions like ketogenic diets can be used to treat epilepsy and other mental health conditions. The episode also discusses the role of gluten and dairy sensitivities in these interventions and emphasizes the importance of personalized diets for optimal health and wellness.

Introduction

3min

Early Experiences and Personal Background

7min

The Use of the Ketogenic Diet as a Medical Therapy for Various Conditions

4min

Uniqueness of the Ketogenic Diet as a Therapeutic Approach

21min

Experiences with Fermented Dairy on a Ketogenic Diet

3min

Personal Diets & Ketone Supplements

18min

Education, Monitoring Technologies, and Metabolic Health

9min

Integrating Ketogenic Diet with Medication for Various Conditions

23min

The ketogenic diet is often used as a tool for weight loss and to improve metabolic health. However, it is increasingly being considered, studied, and used as a medical therapy for chronic physical and mental health conditions, and it can be tailored to patients’ specific needs. Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter, and Dr. Dominic D’Agostino discuss the benefits of the ketogenic diet, how they customize keto for patients with dietary preferences like veganism, how to ease into the change with a pre-keto diet, and how the keto diet may be able to help people reduce or eliminate medications under the supervision of medical professionals.

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🎙 What Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD; Denise Potter, RDN, CDCES; and Dominic D’Agostino, PhD, discuss:

(14:50) — Using the ketogenic diet as therapy for various conditions

(27:49) — Eating a ketogenic diet often helps people improve their nutrient intake

(29:39) — The ketogenic diet can be customized to fit a person’s needs

(33:42) — Medium-chain triglycerides can help increase fat intake

(35:32) — Gluten is inflammatory

(38:18) — Beth encourages patients to do a pre-keto program

(46:12) — Looking at macros on keto

(48:24) — A ketogenic diet can drive metabolic health changes

(57:49) — The benefits of the ketogenic diet that go beyond weight loss

(1:22:00) — Can keto help people reduce their medications?

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LEVELS – A Whole New Level

#230 - How the ketogenic diet may work as a medical therapy for various conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, mental health issues, and more | Beth Zupec-Kania, Denise Potter & Dr. Dominic D’Agostino

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Importance of Individualized Diets for Mental Health

The Impact of Diet on Mental Health

Barriers to Implementing Ketogenic Diets

Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Diet Monitoring

Benefits of Glucose Monitoring

Considerations for Integrating Nutritional Therapies with Medications

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