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Dr. Eric Bender

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1592 total appearances

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The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Maybe it will, but it's not going to cure this or that.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

No, keto diet, actually, I have seen help.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Keto diet, there's evidence.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Sure, again, if there's evidence behind these things, I'm absolutely for it.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So there's keto diet suggesting it's beneficial for people on seizures that have had seizures even and is protective against that.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I think that there can be improved mood with vitamin D. It's not gonna cure depression, but it might improve your mood.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Maybe it's a piece of something else.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Although I have had a patient say, yeah, my mood did go, I no longer had depressive symptoms with vitamin D. It doesn't mean that everybody needs to take vitamin D in that.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So I think that's the-

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

thing to think about.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

I haven't seen that.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

No, and usually I'll tell people, the issue I have with supplements is you don't always know what's in them because they're not FDA regulated.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

But there can be supplements that we can use, that they're supplements.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

They add to something.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So if you take a supplement, magnesium might help people feel calmer.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

That's certainly one.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

L-theanine is another one.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

Maybe it helps with sleep.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

So all of these are supplements, but they're not going to necessarily do everything.

The Checkup with Doctor Mike
What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Mental Illness | Dr. Eric Bender

And when I see something like this will cure all depression, like,