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Lauren Kennedy, founder of the popular KZfaq channel Living Well With Schizophrenia, will be implementing a comprehensive metabolic therapy regime as an adjunctive treatment for her schizoaffective disorder bipolar type. Her plan of metabolic interventions for serious mental illness will include following a keto diet, managing sleep routines, exercising, cutting out alcohol, journaling, and tapping into the power of social connection and community. She will work with her care team, including her current psychiatrist, therapist, and general practitioner, adding in the additional support of a keto lifestyle coach and nutritionist.
Lauren embraces the power of vulnerability and believes it is critical to share in a raw, honest way, documenting her successes and challenges. Her KZfaq channel will chronicle her progress with metabolic therapies in real-time, offering invaluable practical resources and insights to the growing number of people looking to implement these treatments. We highly recommend you follow her journey on Living Well with Schizophrenia: / @livingwellwithschizop...
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About us:
Metabolic Mind™ is a nonprofit initiative incubated by Baszucki Group. Our mission is to provide education and resources in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, including ketogenic interventions for mental disorders.
Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:53 Lauren's background and diagnosis
06:12 Figuring out how to navigate a chronic mental illness
07:27 Having access to a healthcare team
07:56 Dealing with stigma
08:59 Why Lauren decided to share her experiences with schizoaffective disorder
11:20 The power of vulnerability
12:30 Treatment isn't a straight line
14:10 How Lauren became interested in ketogenic therapy
15:23 Lauren is sharing her journey with metabolic therapies to help others
16:09 How Lauren's views of metabolic therapies evolved over time
17:19 Documenting the challenges of implementing metabolic therapies
19:02 How Lauren will work with her current care team and keto diet experts
19:40 Lauren is sharing her journey to provide resources to others
20:39 Lauren will be implementing a number of metabolic therapies including: sleep management, nutrition, exercise, cutting out alcohol, having social connection and journaling
22:30 Stress can be a trigger
24:16 Exercise can relieve stress
26:02 Lauren's husband, Rob, will follow a keto diet with her
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