
Georgia Ede MD
@GeorgiaEdeMD
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Psychiatrist focused on the connection between nutrition, metabolism, and #mentalhealth. Author of Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind.
Joined August 2012
Our new study finding that a ketogenic diet is safe, feasible, and associated with unprecedented psychiatric & metabolic benefits has just been published as an open-access paper in @FrontPsychiatry. #KetoForMentalHealth .
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If your doctor wants you to take a statin medication because your LDL went up on a low-carb diet, print this paper, hand it to her, and ask her to read it. Thank you @LDLSkeptic @DrPaulMason @BenBikmanPhD for making the case crystal clear.
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Your brain is rich in cholesterol because it needs cholesterol to develop and function properly. So what do you think might happen to your mental health if you take a cholesterol-lowering statin medication?. Watch the full video on @5MinuteBody to learn more about how what we eat
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Ketogenic diets aren't defined by how much meat or fat you eat—they're not even about how little carbohydrate you eat (in fact many who follow a "LCHF" plan are not in ketosis). A #ketogenicdiet is a diet that allows you to burn fat for energy. And who doesn't want to do that?
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Trailblazing new study finds NO relationship between sky-high LDL cholesterol levels and coronary artery plaque buildup in people who had been following a ketogenic diet for 5 years —*and* who were otherwise metabolically healthy. Rigorous science in service of the public good.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨🚨.#LMHRstudy / KETO-CTA published!. 100 lean, metabolically healthy #keto:.🔥 No association of #ApoB with #plaque ↗️.🔥 No association of #LDL #cholesterol with #plaque ↗️.🫀What is association? Existing plaque. Read and share 👇👇👇.
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Is a #PlantBasedDiet the way forward for our species? My critique of the #EATLancet report is now up on @PsychToday. While I had some fun with the writing, this anti-scientific document is to be taken seriously. Yes 2 biology. No 2 mythology. #Yes2Meat
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It brings me joy to announce that my new book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind is now available for pre-order. If you're suffering with a #mentalhealth condition and it feels like you've tried everything already, hope is on the menu.
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When I advise patients to include some meat in their diets to nourish the brain, their most common concern is that it will be bad for the heart. Rest assured that what is good for the #brain is good for the heart, and vice versa. It wouldn't make sense for each of your organs
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NEW review by @ShebaniMD & colleagues at the Stanford Metabolic Psychiatry clinic explains why the ketogenic diet holds such promise for #bipolar disorder. Includes a sneak peek at data from her new clinical trial. #KetoForMentalHealth.
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I can't think of a more knowledgeable, passionate, and capable leader for this critical mission than Dr. Nina Teicholz. I cast my vote for her and encourage you to support her nomination. She is supremely qualified, completely trustworthy, hardworking, dedicated, and will serve.
Someone nominated me to reform the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I have dedicated the last 10y of my life to this issue, and it would be an enormous honor to serve. To vote, go here:.(I am trying to get info filled on in this page and also moved to
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The Physicians Committee for IR-Responsible Medicine @PCRM just published a new (mis)leading study about a #plantbased burger being metabolically healthier than a pork/cheese burger. Whoever designed it has some explaining to do. HT @AnnChildersMD
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My new post summarizes the potential mental health benefits of #lowcarb and #keto diets in 8 easy-to-swallow, bite-sized, evidence-based morsels. Phrases in bold within article are links to references or fully-referenced info. Already #1 on @PsychToday! .
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New 2018 study: All of the vegetables highlighted in yellow contain higher levels of nitrate than processed meats do. For example, spinach contains ~10X more nitrate than bacon. HT @fenderfred
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Mind your marbles, everyone! More evidence that Alzheimer's disease is largely driven by sluggish brain glucose processing. Keep those glucose and insulin levels in a healthy range to protect your brain's energy supply. Thank you @MetabolicSummit #AlzheimersDay.
In a recent study, investigators found that glucose metabolism was impaired in Alzheimer's Disease patients, and was more impaired as severity increased. Read the full study: .
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If you believe that meat/seafood/poultry are nutritious whole foods that support optimal human health, when tweeting about your views and discoveries, consider using the new hashtag #yes2meat.
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We're often told that #Alzheimers is about our genes or how old we are--things we can't do anything about--but there is SO much you can do if you have the right information! Proud to be part of this innovative new dementia prevention project, launching in advance of the first.
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Why aren’t we talking about food first? 🧠. For the first decade of my career, I practiced #psychiatry the usual way: medications + psychotherapy. And while this approach did help some people to some extent, most of my patients simply weren’t getting better. That all changed in
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Disheartening doesn't begin to describe how it feels to read this new @WSJ article about #Alzheimers prevention and not see a single word about controlling blood sugar and insulin levels. @TuitNutrition @DavidPerlmutter
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The long, slow road to Alzheimer's is paved with processed foods that promote insulin resistance and damage brain metabolism, destroying precious brain cells. The good news is that it's never too late to change your diet! #EndAlzheimers
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Which diet is healthiest for the brain--Mediterranean? Plant-based? Meat-based/ whole foods? How does the SAD Western diet cause mental health problems? My #LowCarbBreck 2018 presentation "Modern Diets and the Global Mental Health Crisis" just posted on YT
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My new post on @PsychToday: .If #Alzheimers is Type 3 Diabetes, is #Parkinsons Type 4 Diabetes? .The striking metabolic similarities between these neurodegenerative disorders help light the way for lifestyle-oriented prevention and treatment options:
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"It boggles my mind why low-carb or ketogenic diets are not standard of care for women with PCOS. It is a slam dunk, and I can only speculate that the reason it’s not the first, immediate go-to strategy is simply that most doctors just don’t know."--@TuitNutrition.
Following through on my promise to blog more. My long overdue post on PCOS is up today:. Hormonal abnormalities, insulin, diabetes drugs, dietary interventions. this one has it all.
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Got 12 minutes? Superb explanation of why grazing animals are so important to soil and environmental health. "If you choose to eat meat or not, that's your decision; but if you care about the planet, you should care about this cycle." HT @DefendingBeef
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The Power of Subtraction! There's no such thing as a brain superfood. 🍫🥑🍓. Protecting your #brain from damaging inflammation and oxidative stress isn't about adding special foods to your diet—it's about subtracting foods that cause inflammation and oxidative stress in the
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Thanks to journalist Nina Teicholz (@bigfatsurprise) we have a copy of the Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire upon which the "low-carb diets kill you" study was based (the actual modified version is unpublished). Note that meat is lumped in with sweets.
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My new friend Kerry Mann is making a powerful @netflix documentary called #HealingHumanity all about #carnivore diets for mental health. Listen to these inspiring stories and if they speak to you, please consider supporting his work at @drtonyhampton.
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What happens to your "bad" (LDL) cholesterol if you DOUBLE your saturated fat intake (and nearly double your calories!) on a low-carbohydrate diet? In most cases, it DROPS by ~25 points. @realDaveFeldman explains why in this excellent open-access paper.
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When insulin resistance takes hold—whether due to diet, lifestyle, or metabolic dysfunction—it can accelerate brain aging, impair memory, and even contribute to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. So, what can we do to protect our brains?. This @mindbodygreen article
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1/ @globeandmail As a (former) college psychiatrist specializing in nutrition, I'm convinced rising mental health problems on university campuses may be driven in large part by modern dietary trends: processed foods and plant-based diets. HT @hbelfry
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Congratulations @DietDoctor1 for giving #weightwatchers a run for their money. They're watching the weight of their stock plunge due to competition from #keto --a dietary strategy grounded in metabolic reality. HT @drandyphung
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My new post on @PsychToday asks how a #carnivore diet might work to help correct chemical imbalances in the brain and improve #mentalhealth. Included is the newly-released video of my Boulder Carnivore Conference presentation "The Brain Needs Meat."
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New @thetimes article by @petabeeuk focuses on the powerful relationship between nutrition and mental health. YES, your brain does need sugar (glucose), but NO, this does not mean you need to eat sugar (or starch) 🧁🍭. Through a process called gluconeogenesis, your body can
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#WorldDiabetesDay Do you have insulin resistance (IR)? IR isn't just "pre-diabetes"--it's also pre-heart disease, pre-Alzheimer's disease, and pre-{insert name of just about any scary disease here}. Learn how to grab the wheel and turn your health around!
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University of Limerick soil scientist Prof Michael HB Hayes argues today in the @irishexaminer that replacing red meat with grains and beans, as recommended by the #EatLancet commission, may endanger soil health.
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2020 review of #keto for #Alzheimers "The next task must be to test the ketogenic diet in clinical trials. However, the biggest challenge will be finding sponsors for clinical trials as this promising diet cannot be exploited economically."
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Hallmarks of intelligence and integrity: the willingness to examine our beliefs, incorporate new ideas, publicly acknowledge when we are wrong, and do our best to make things right.
For 20 years I guided people to eat grains, lean protein & lots of plant food. I SO APOLOGIZE. The evidence of the Ketogenic diet is so sound in its neuro-protective capabilities, anti-inflammatory effects, ability to reverse T2DM. It’s the way to eat for metabolic health #keto
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Thank you @WStoneReports & @NPR for calling the nation's attention to ketogenic diets for mental health. "I realized it was actually the ketone level that was making this shift in my symptoms in a way that nothing else ever had." - @IainCampbellPhD
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Important new @Stanford study: Ketogenic diet offers people living with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia numerous benefits for mind, body, and spirit. Thank you & congratulations @ShebaniMD & colleagues. The Science of Hope continues to grow!
I’m proud to share the results of my pilot trial investigating the therapeutic effects of a #ketogenicdiet on bipolar and schizophrenia, published in @PsychiatryResJ. 📈 We found promising improvements in BOTH metabolic and psychiatric outcomes:
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@janvyjidak @ESodicoffMD @sholbk @ProfTimNoakes @CancerRideOct @GrassBased @tednaiman @lowcarb_aus @FructoseNo @lowcarbGP @SBakerMD @DrEades @KetoCarnivore @DietDoctor1 @timhammerich Sadly, the World Health Organization has the power/influence to spread the unfounded, biased message that meat is linked to cancer. I analyzed their report in detail; there is no scientific basis for their claims:
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New #LCD19 video: My critique of #EATLancet uses the authors' own words to support the inclusion of meat in the human diet. They admit their diet is inadequate for infants, children, teenage girls, pregnant women, the aging, the malnourished, and the poor.
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Thank you @TODAYshow for calling the nation's attention to the unique & powerful brain healing properties of the ketogenic diet. May this one family's generous sharing of their remarkable mental health recovery story bring hope to millions of families.
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Your DNA is not your destiny! Your diet & lifestyle turn genes on & off, helping determine which conditions you will develop. Even in the case of serious mental illnesses, changing your #diet can significantly improve symptoms and even lead to complete recovery in some cases.
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Those w/ BMI over 30 produce HALF the antibodies in response to Pfizer vaccine than those w/ lower BMI. Translation: your metabolic health has a profound impact on your immune response (to vaccines, as well as to viruses themselves). Take good care of yourself, no matter what.
The Pfizer Vaccine May Be Less Effective If You Have This Common Condition #Obesity
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We cannot medicate our way out of this. The mental health of our youngest citizens is becoming increasingly brittle, and the future of our society is at stake. We've been fed the wrong information about nutrition for decades, and our brains are paying the price.
This is so sad. Parents, please try changing you child’s diet before resorting to 💊s! Read @GeorgiaEdeMD new book Change Your Diet Change Your Mind and start making changes today!.
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A gentleman I've been counseling for several years w/ a long history of type 2 diabetes, food addiction, overweight, and struggling mightily to stay on a low-carb diet, agreed to try carnivore in November. "I feel full for the first time in 60 years." #WorldCarnivoreMonth.
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The new #EATLancet report was just published. Note that eating 0 grams of meat/seafood/poultry/eggs/dairy is supported, meaning vegan diets are officially sanctioned. Epidemiology choosing ideology over biology once again. No real science here! #Yes2Meat
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More than 7 years ago, a talented Scottish musician with bipolar disorder tried a ketogenic diet to lose weight, and his bipolar symptoms went away. @IainCampbellPhD is now one of the world's leading researchers in the field of metabolic psychiatry, sowing the seeds of the.
🌏It's World Bipolar Day tomorrow!🌏. 🚀There is an atmosphere of hope and motivation here at @EdinburghUni as we launch ground breaking research to accelerate progress towards new treatments for this condition. 👉 Here is a video summarising our work
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This is exactly my experience as well, Dave. Since switching from low-plant keto to #carnivorediet last summer I can eat much more protein, have higher ketones, and my glucose is rock-steady. Oh, and despite being 54 and peri-menopausal, I've lost 22 pounds "without trying.".
My diet and data definitely don’t jive with this assumption on acutely higher GNG while being carnivore. Current protein levels are around 170g and 35%, yet my glucometer shows a nearly flat line. Moreover, my ketones are much higher than usual. More on this at the write up.
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Considering a #plantbased diet for health reasons? Look before you leap. Important new review paper by @fleroy1974 and @nathancofnas questions the safety and science of the #EATLancet low/no-meat diet.
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➡️ Protecting your brain isn't about adding "superfoods" to your diet—it's about subtracting foods that jeopardize brain health. @drchatterjeeuk and I discuss the top 5 foods I recommend avoiding if you are seeking optimal mental health—and 2 of them are.
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Nutrition education for medical students needs to change, by which I mean it needs to BEGIN. And it must be grounded in BIOLOGY not IDEOLOGY. Let's not repeat and reinforce the meat-bad, plants-good, LDL-scary, statins-to-the-rescue philosophy that has failed us for decades.
🚨NEW PAPER! CGM for Med Students🚨. We provided @harvardmed students w @dexcom CGM . Students reported. 👉Improved appreciation for metabolic health. 👉Wearing CGM will help them better serve patients. 👉Disappointed in standard dietary advice. Cont ⬇️.
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Thank you pediatricians for speaking out in the @nytimes against fruit juice! Be aware: fruit juice is liquid sugar, just like soda is. The only way to give children a more dangerous blood sugar and insulin spike would be to give them a sugar I.V.
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What are the two most common brain benefits we clinicians see when our patients switch to a ketogenic diet? 🧠. What brain benefits have you personally experienced when you are in ketosis? Share your experiences below to encourage and inspire others! #Keto4MentalHealth
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New presentation "The Mainstreaming of Nutritional Mythology" given at @CrossFit HQ about the #USDA guidelines, the #WorldHealthOrganization report on red meat and cancer, and the #EatLancet report. How many features of propaganda can you spot?
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So kind of @robertlufkinmd to recommend my book. I see he just released a book on June 4 called Lies I Taught in Medical School--it looks phenomenal, and is already an Amazon bestseller! People are clearly hungry for the truth. I just ordered a copy and am excited to dig in.
Ever wonder if junk food makes us crazy?. This new eye opening book from Dr Georgia Ede details the disturbing relationship between metabolic health and mental illness. You don't want to miss it. @GeorgiaEdeMD
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Introducing @AccordMetabolic—the first residential treatment program in the world to offer comprehensive metabolic care to adults with mental health conditions, opening July 8th in Arlington, MA! . Meet psychiatrist/director Dr. Matthew Bernstein and his talented team to hear
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A national tragedy. Government-sanctioned high-sugar diets steep children in insulin, setting them on a course for pre-diabetes, which is also:.pre-obesity.pre-heart disease.pre-cancer.pre-liver disease.pre-ADHD.pre-mood disorders.and.pre-Alzheimer's disease,.just to name a few.
"Healthy" school lunches:.Maple Waffles.French Toast Sticks.Maple Flavored Pancakes.These are main courses. Govt approved, and presumably follow the US Dietary Guidelines, which call for 6 servings grains/day, incl. 3 refined, plus 10% of calories as sugar.A recipe for diabetes.
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People living with bipolar disorder shouldn't have to accidentally stumble into this powerful, life-changing treatment. Everyone with bipolar disorder deserves to know about the unique mood-stabilizing properties of the ketogenic diet, and every mental health professional should.
"Long story short, this last ditch effort saved my life.".-- Mia Mendez, #WorldBipolarDay. Ketogenic Therapy (medical keto) is helping people around the world with even severe bipolar illness reclaim their mental and physical health. On World Bipolar Day 2024, all of us at our
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Empowering study by @virtahealth finds improving metabolic health with low-carbohydrate nutrition dramatically reduces severity of #COVID-19 infections in people with type 2 diabetes. We are not passive Petri dishes--we have so much more control over our fate than we realize.
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#plantbased planet? Brace yourselves: tomorrow=launch day for #EATLancet– a sophisticated, global anti-meat campaign led by Dr. Walter Willett, backed by prestigious institutions and funded by processed food corps like Kellogg's, Pepsi, Barilla. #yes2meat.
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Call from @DrFeinman for @TheLancet to retract recent paper warning low-carb diets shorten life: ". low-carbohydrate diets were not measured, the most fundamental unacceptable error. The journal receives $5,000 from the author which is a prima fascia conflict of interest."
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My new post on @PsychToday explains why the antioxidant power you need must come from within. Forget turmeric and Pom Wonderful. plants will not save you.
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“Dementia, and Alzheimer’s specifically, are the consequence of compromised brain metabolism,” Thank you @DavidPerlmutter for alerting readers that controlling blood glucose and insulin levels isn't just about diabetes!
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Cardiologist Dr. Bret Scher (@bschermd) drives a steak through the heart of the saturated myth in the @HoustonChron
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Why everyone needs to get their hands on a glucometer in 2019. No matter how healthy or fit you think you are, or what kind of diet you eat--#plantbased #paleo #LCHF #Mediterranean--you can't accomplish your New Year health resolution goals without one!
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#Alzheimers is a neurodegenerative condition that gradually starves and shrinks the brain over decades. Be an early adopter of the cutting-edge science of hope: feed your brain properly, improve its metabolism, and start reducing your risk today.
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