Bipolar disorder- a potentially devastating mental health condition affects up to 5% aged 18-29. Lifestyle therapies & a keto diet can be a powerful yet underused treatment modality. Matt Baszucki,
@IainCampbellPhD
&
@ChrisPalmerMD
want to change that.
@bschermd
@IainCampbellPhD
@ChrisPalmerMD
In three separate animal studies in which depression was treated with the keto diet, all three studies showed some evidence of antidepressant-like qualities with the keto diet. In a fourth study, the keto diet was shown to successfully treat animals who had anxiety. (1/2)