The ketogenic diet is a lowcarbohydrate, highfat 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 onesizefits 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 lowcarbohydrate 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 lowcarbohydrate diet will generally reduce insulin levels and triglycerides
46:16 — Some psychiatric symptoms have links to higher Creactive 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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