I have a brain injury as well.. but i think mine was from SSRI medications. This gives me so much hope, please tell me how do you feel today and if you recommend something else as well. Did you fast as well?

@@Eliokd I am well. I still have some neuralgia and other loss of function when I am very tired or pushing myself too hard. Rest will remedy this without the slew of drugs I was prescribed. I still have some vestibular difficulty. I can no longer sight read and I need to sound out written words, so you can imagine how slowly I read. There are other losses and half of my face is lower than the other half. I am 70 to 80% back to where I was before the illness. And it’s ENOUGH. I’m satisfied and enjoying my life. I can care for myself without assistance. I can drive. I take long walks. I can work in my gardens. I started my journey back to health with an ultra strict and clean ketogenic diet, very heavy on the fats. I’m now carnivore. Please eat a lot of eggs and butter and fatty fish. Eliminate seed oils and carbohydrates of every kind. I don’t know where you’re starting, and I don’t know where you’ll end up, but I do know you’ll improve. Don’t give up and all the best to you. Oh, I did OMAD for the first six months of my ketogenic lifestyle, no snacking. Also, make sure your bloodwork shows an optimal level of vitamin d. It’s very important for people who are subject to depression.

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Is ocd better? I went on carnivore

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@@adamandsteve13 the HDL to triglycerides is coming down - 12/15 blood draw shows 1.9 ratio. In my 5th year of keto & IF and brought all my metabolic markers to normal or “near” normal. A1c has been 5.5 since 6/2020 so I’m working on it consciously as I’m in my late 60’s. My “tude” is grateful and joyful. So I know it had a huge impact on staying the course! Again my 2 doctors have no clue but I’ve been under their care just over 10 years so they tell me THEIR opinion and I still do the science regardless if they don’t agree. I’m guessing unless I take their prescriptions I won’t achieve any health but my blood test results have proven otherwise. It difficult to be respectful to their egos but I don’t want to alienate them in case I ever have an emergency.

Find another doctor who isn't old school, the old timers have been indoctrinated to trust the system also having so many years under their belt, they feel like they know better ! At the end of the day, the best doctor is yourself since you know how your body reacts, find a doctor who will work with you.

Hi Jen. Thanks for your reply. I think another great question, however, is to say, what happens when you combine medications with nutritional ketosis? Do you have a higher resolution rate? And can you achieve resolution with lower medication doses and fewer side effects? I like the approach where they aren't mutually exclusive. And I see that same approach being very helpful for psychiatry as well. What do you think?

@@metabolicmind Yes, we definitely need evidence from quality trials that combine medication with nutritional ketosis. If the combination can be shown to raise the success rate to over 90% that would really be something. At the moment patients seem to be presented with an "either or" choice and statistically, medication still trumps nutrition. We need solid evidence that the combination is well worth doing.

Meds really aren’t that effective in psychiatry. Lots of problems with them. I am personally of the opinion keto for mental health is even more promising than epilepsy, especially with psychosis.

I have to try keto...none of my Dr's believe in it and Im surprised but I'm going to give it hope. I've tried FOUR medications with none working and I'm tired of uncontrolled seizures. I'm desperate to try anything

​@@kimberly6200most doctors have been indoctrinated to trust the " healthcare system", but if you haven't noticed yet, healthcare has become a billion/trillion dollar industry, in conjunction with the food industry which is another billion dollar Industry. So of course they don't want to find out how to "cure" patients. Also Doctors seem to have this Ego/pride prespective since they have gone to 8+ yrs of school, so they know better, FALSE, and thats why they get offended when the patient is telling them what to consider. This is my rule of thumb, if a doctor doesn't recommend "fasting" or a specific "diet" as a treatment, and they won't work with you if you ask for a specific test to be done. Then I would say find another doctor who will be openminded and actually read case studies.

Yes! It is so much more than a "diet." It is a therapeutic intervention that changes our body's physiology and metabolism. Thanks for your comment :)

That's a great point. When someone is in ketosis, they use fat for energy, so if they restrict calories, they run the risk of not getting enough energy. Many people experience weight loss even without purposefully restricting calories. It may be worth contacting a dietician or clinician familiar with therapeutic ketosis. You can find a list here for mental health www.diagnosisdiet.com/directory or here for keto in general www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/doctors

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@@metabolicmindbut I’m sure they have plenty of fat on there body why can’t they just tap into that instead of having to up there calories and eat additional fat

Straight forward in keto...Will help reducing seizures...difficult yes but have to...non in the world take in easy.

Good question. Once someone is keto adapted, they can usually exercise just fine using fat for fuel and remaining in ketosis. Some who do higher intensity or brief bursts of activity prefer carb cycling. There isn't one answer as it depends on how much you "need" to stay in ketosis and what kind of exercise and intensity you are doing. Robb Wolf has good content on carb cycling for jiu jitsu type activities.

Hi Phil. Thanks for your comment. A good place to start is diagnosisdiet.com/directory. The list continues to grow every day, so hopefully you can find someone to help you. And if you can't find a neurologist on the list, we have heard of others having success working with a dietician who helps communicate with the physician.

Hi J.C. Thanks for your comment. I would push back here and suggest it depends on what your goals are and what's your desired outcome. If you want to change your body's metabolism and change the fuel supply to your brain, then it is likely that ketosis is required. But if you want to improve your metabolic health and lose weight, then many will see improvements on low carb. What do you think?

@@metabolicmind I agree.. it depends on goals and level of disease

I’ve noticed much better effects with higher ketone levels above 1.0mmol

It's tough to give calorie recommendations without knowing someone's age, if someone is trying to lose weight, and their physical activity level. But one place many people start for ketosis is to set carbs at 20g net per day, protein at 1.2 g/kg, and fill the rest in with fat to get enough energy and not be hungry. That approach takes a little trial and error but frequently works well for many.

Therapeutic ketosis was originally used for kids with epilepsy and a number of studies demonstrate its effectiveness. There are a number of centers, such as Johns Hopkins, that specialize in treating kids with epilepsy with ketosis. And dieticians like Denise Potter and Beth Zupec-Kania have decades of experience in this field.

It may very well be considering our ancient ancestors were generally speaking, in a state of ketosis due to the sometimes scarce source of calories which required going for prolonged periods of time in a fasted state , plenty of moving / running which would burn up stored glycogen , often very little access to high carbohydrate foods aside from the occasional honey comb , underground storage organ , (not including berries and other fruits which haven’t been genetically modified ). Now, with that being said some could argue their high protein intake would trigger gluconeogenesis, thus halting their bodies ability to enter into a state of ketosis . Nutritional ketosis seems to be a fairly recent discovery.