Dr. Chris Palmer

So at this point, we now have... Over 50 published pilot trials, case series, case reports, other lines of evidence of the ketogenic diet for psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety. anorexia nervosa, surprisingly. These 50 reports represent over 1,900 people.

And on balance, the ketogenic diet appears to be an effective treatment, sometimes an extraordinarily effective treatment, like able to induce remission of schizophrenia or bipolar. in people who otherwise had treatment-resistant disorders. And they're going off medication simultaneously? Some of them are.

And on balance, the ketogenic diet appears to be an effective treatment, sometimes an extraordinarily effective treatment, like able to induce remission of schizophrenia or bipolar. in people who otherwise had treatment-resistant disorders. And they're going off medication simultaneously? Some of them are.

And on balance, the ketogenic diet appears to be an effective treatment, sometimes an extraordinarily effective treatment, like able to induce remission of schizophrenia or bipolar. in people who otherwise had treatment-resistant disorders. And they're going off medication simultaneously? Some of them are.

So there are, you know, I have heard probably from thousands of people around the world since my work has become more public. And actually, our first podcast together, hands down, the most cited reason people know who I am As they should. Well, I know about you, but it's Huberman, that Huberman Lab podcast.

So there are, you know, I have heard probably from thousands of people around the world since my work has become more public. And actually, our first podcast together, hands down, the most cited reason people know who I am As they should. Well, I know about you, but it's Huberman, that Huberman Lab podcast.

So there are, you know, I have heard probably from thousands of people around the world since my work has become more public. And actually, our first podcast together, hands down, the most cited reason people know who I am As they should. Well, I know about you, but it's Huberman, that Huberman Lab podcast.

And because at the end of the day, I'm hearing from thousands of people who simply listened to that podcast, made changes, started a ketogenic diet for their schizophrenia or other treatment resistant mental disorder. Reach out to me. You saved my life. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten handwritten notes, emails, messages from people who use those words. You saved my life.

And because at the end of the day, I'm hearing from thousands of people who simply listened to that podcast, made changes, started a ketogenic diet for their schizophrenia or other treatment resistant mental disorder. Reach out to me. You saved my life. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten handwritten notes, emails, messages from people who use those words. You saved my life.

And because at the end of the day, I'm hearing from thousands of people who simply listened to that podcast, made changes, started a ketogenic diet for their schizophrenia or other treatment resistant mental disorder. Reach out to me. You saved my life. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten handwritten notes, emails, messages from people who use those words. You saved my life.

I never met this person. All I did was share this knowledge. And then they saved their own lives with knowledge. Coming back to your question now in a roundabout way, does ketogenic diet impact mitochondrial health? We have strong evidence that it does. So the ketogenic diet is mimicking the fasting state. And I just want to say that again. The ketogenic diet mimics the fasting state.

I never met this person. All I did was share this knowledge. And then they saved their own lives with knowledge. Coming back to your question now in a roundabout way, does ketogenic diet impact mitochondrial health? We have strong evidence that it does. So the ketogenic diet is mimicking the fasting state. And I just want to say that again. The ketogenic diet mimics the fasting state.

I never met this person. All I did was share this knowledge. And then they saved their own lives with knowledge. Coming back to your question now in a roundabout way, does ketogenic diet impact mitochondrial health? We have strong evidence that it does. So the ketogenic diet is mimicking the fasting state. And I just want to say that again. The ketogenic diet mimics the fasting state.

What does that mean? It means the ketogenic diet is mimicking no food consumption. So is the ketogenic diet the healthiest diet that everybody should follow? No, that's not the way I think about it. The ketogenic diet is an intervention. It is shifting metabolism. It is shifting countless kind of systems, signaling pathways, other things, gene expression.

What does that mean? It means the ketogenic diet is mimicking no food consumption. So is the ketogenic diet the healthiest diet that everybody should follow? No, that's not the way I think about it. The ketogenic diet is an intervention. It is shifting metabolism. It is shifting countless kind of systems, signaling pathways, other things, gene expression.

What does that mean? It means the ketogenic diet is mimicking no food consumption. So is the ketogenic diet the healthiest diet that everybody should follow? No, that's not the way I think about it. The ketogenic diet is an intervention. It is shifting metabolism. It is shifting countless kind of systems, signaling pathways, other things, gene expression.

in the human body and brain, and that results in effects. And the good news is these effects appear to be life-changing and life-saving sometimes. So they're highly beneficial effects. Again, dose and the way you do it matter because fasting, the extreme version of fasting is starvation, and that results in death. So that is not at all a good thing. Not feasible.

in the human body and brain, and that results in effects. And the good news is these effects appear to be life-changing and life-saving sometimes. So they're highly beneficial effects. Again, dose and the way you do it matter because fasting, the extreme version of fasting is starvation, and that results in death. So that is not at all a good thing. Not feasible.

in the human body and brain, and that results in effects. And the good news is these effects appear to be life-changing and life-saving sometimes. So they're highly beneficial effects. Again, dose and the way you do it matter because fasting, the extreme version of fasting is starvation, and that results in death. So that is not at all a good thing. Not feasible.

So let's make sure that if you're going to do a ketogenic diet or a fasting regimen that you're not— depriving yourself of essential nutrition, that you're getting enough calories, you're getting enough nutrients, that you're doing it in a medically sound way so that you're optimizing your health and not hurting your health.