Metabolic Psychiatry: Rethinking Mental Health Through Nutrition | Iain Campbell, Ph.D. - E414

Iain Campbell, Ph.D. is a leading voice in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, exploring how nutrition can transform mental health. His research focuses on how ketogenic interventions may help treat conditions like depression and bipolar disorder. Dr. Campbell is at the forefront of a movement that’s redefining how we think about the brain, metabolism, and mental well-being.

“We saw in just 8 weeks on a ketogenic diet, 11 to 13% reductions in brain glutamate in patients with bipolar disorder. And as their ketone levels went up, their mental health symptoms went down.”

 

In this episode, Drs. Brian, Tro, and Iain talk about…

• (00:00) Intro
• (07:18) Seasonal variation in mental health conditions
• (10:32) Mental health and energy
• (12:21) Hypomania and self-awareness
• (15:27) Issues with traditional treatment for bipolar disorder
• (19:04) Anti-psychotic medication and metabolic health
• (27:34) The keto diet, gut health, and psychiatric health
• (37:05) Neurotransmitters
• (38:11) Iain’s personal experience with bipolar and therapies that work for him
• (44:27) Searching for the root cause of mental illness
• (47:15) The ketogenic diet for bipolar
• (53:36) Vitamins and supplements for cognitive and psychiatric disorders
• (56:13) Outro

 

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Iain Campbell, Ph.D.:

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ketobipolar
• Metabolic Mind: https://www.metabolicmind.org/thinksmart/explore-strategies/iain-campbell/
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Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 

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

 

Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
• IG: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

 

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