Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Disorders | Dr. Erin Bellamy - E400

Jun 16, 2025

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Dr Erin Louise Bellamy founded Integrative Ketogenic Research and Therapies which uses principles of Metabolic Psychiatry to provide remote, highly personalized 1:1 Metabolic Therapy for both psychiatric conditions and overall metabolic health.

Dr. Erin Bellamy has a PhD in Psychology, specializing in Ketogenic Diets & Depression from the University of East London. She also has an MSc in Psychiatric Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. She is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an accredited member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.

In this episode, Drs. Brian and Erin talk about…

(00:00) Intro
(01:36) How Dr. Erin became interested in Metabolic Psychiatry
(05:38) Ketogenic diets and psychiatric conditions
(15:39) Fasting and mental clarity
(18:12) The areas in which clinical psychology is deficient in helping patients
(23:46) Adverse childhood events, PTSD, and metabolic health
(28:24) Binge eating, stress, and support groups
(40:00) Food addiction and ketosis
(43:59) Schizophrenia, autism, and ketosis
(01:00:46) Outro/plugs

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Dr. Erin Bellamy on the Life’s Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-248-dr-erin-bellamy/

Dr. Erin Bellamy:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlouisebellamy/
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Integrative Ketogenic Research & Therapies: https://www.ikrt.org

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

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