Mitochondria: Powering the Electricity of Life
‘To recognize our energetic nature, to truly understand it, could mark the beginning of a profound shift in how we approach health and disease’ ~ Dr. Martin Picard
The Truth About Seed Oils
Want to dramatically improve your life in 40 minutes or less? Watch this film.
The Tipping Point is Now
"We are at a crossroads. We have to decide who are the constituents of the American government. Is it industry or is it the American people?"
Dr. Chris Palmer
How Did We Get Here?
Did you know Americans spend 18% of GDP on healthcare? $12,530 per person. Ninety percent goes to chronic illnesses. Yet life expectancy and birth rates are dropping. How did we get here?
Canadian Friends: Help Make Metabolic Psychiatry a First-Line Treatment
Share opportunities for continuing education in Metabolic Psychiatry with Canadian Psychiatric authorities.
Letter to the Editor of the Baltimore Sun Regarding Cancelled Study of a Ketogenic Diet as a Treatment for Schizophrenia
Given Governor Moore’s goal to “deepen our commitment to affordability and accessibility” to healthcare, and given that a ketogenic diet has the potential to be a safe, inexpensive, effective treatment option, why was a study that had passed thorough ethics and safety reviews stopped?
Urgent Appeal: Research halted without cause on medical keto for Schizophrenia
Urgent Appeal. The Maryland Health Department, led by Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, has made a perplexing decision to shut down groundbreaking research at Spring Grove Hospital Center, a state psychiatric facility. This decision halts the only inpatient trial in the US on ketogenic therapy for schizophrenia, overseen by Dr. Deanna Kelly, an esteemed researcher with 27 years of experience conducting inpatient clinical trials for schizophrenia.
The War Cry for Change: A Revolution to Reclaim Veteran Mental Health
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ~ James Baldwin
This month, I’m inviting you - by spending just a few minutes - to support a veteran-led initiative that will drastically improve mental health outcomes for the military and the general public.
Book Review: Brain Energy by Dr. Chris Palmer
‘Brain Energy’ belongs in the hands of every psychiatrist, medical director, health services administrator, recovery specialist, and pediatrician – ASAP – but is suitable for anyone and everyone.
Grabbing Jello
In December, I emailed people close to me a video of my friend, Hannah Warren, talking with Dhru Purohit on his podcast (Episode #453).
Hannah described using metabolic therapies, including a ketogenic diet, as her sole treatment to achieve complete remission from neurometabolic dysfunction (diagnosis: Bipolar I).
Book Review: The Dietitian’s Dilemma by Michelle Hurn, RD
The Dietitian’s Dilemma might just be my new all-time favorite book. In the span of about 200 pages, Michelle Hurn delivers equal parts memoir, inspiration, history, scientific analysis, and guidebook toward a future of much more robust health – for us as individuals and collectively as a culture.
Letter to the Editor Regarding the April 2 news article: “High-fat keto diet may help people with serious mental illness”
As an advocate for Metabolic Psychiatry, I was thrilled to read coverage of Dr. Shebani Sethi’s Pilot Trial to investigate the effects of the ketogenic diet on bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
From MetabolicMind.org: World Bipolar Day 2024: Celebrating A New Form of Treatment that Offers Hope & Healing
A promising cutting-edge treatment, ketogenic therapy–the one that works for me– is positioned to revolutionize the way that bipolar disorder is treated. Ketogenic therapy is a type of metabolic intervention.
Letter to Maryland’s Governor, The Honorable Westley Moore, urging him to allow Research on medical keto for Schizophrenia to go Forward
Letter to the Honorable Westley Moore, Governor of Maryland, urging him to reinstate a landmark keto-schizophrenia study at Spring Grove Hospital Center in partnership with the University of Maryland.