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?
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.
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.
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.
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.