Dr. Georgia Ede

It's tracking on a day-to-day basis their ketone level and their attention symptoms and seeing if we can see them go up and down together. And we've always got a little bit of data already. from a pilot study by Ali Houston at Oxford University, we're starting to see some signals there. But it's too early, really. We need to actually launch the official study. So in my patients...

It's tracking on a day-to-day basis their ketone level and their attention symptoms and seeing if we can see them go up and down together. And we've always got a little bit of data already. from a pilot study by Ali Houston at Oxford University, we're starting to see some signals there. But it's too early, really. We need to actually launch the official study. So in my patients...

It's a phenomenon I've seen over and over and over again. A great example is I have a patient that I worked with for a couple of years who had a condition called bipolar disorder type 2. So it's a It's a form of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder people used to call manic depression. You've got periods of mania, often followed by periods of deep depression.

It's a phenomenon I've seen over and over and over again. A great example is I have a patient that I worked with for a couple of years who had a condition called bipolar disorder type 2. So it's a It's a form of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder people used to call manic depression. You've got periods of mania, often followed by periods of deep depression.

Bipolar type 2 is a milder form where you don't get quite as manic, but you still can get very depressed. So he had bipolar II. And whenever, so he came to me because he wanted to try a ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder because he had heard it might help.

Bipolar type 2 is a milder form where you don't get quite as manic, but you still can get very depressed. So he had bipolar II. And whenever, so he came to me because he wanted to try a ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder because he had heard it might help.

So the other issue he was dealing with was that he and his wife were having some difficulties, some difficulty in their relationship that had started up a few years before. And, you know, every time they got into an argument, he would want to die. And he would start to think about ways of killing himself.

So the other issue he was dealing with was that he and his wife were having some difficulties, some difficulty in their relationship that had started up a few years before. And, you know, every time they got into an argument, he would want to die. And he would start to think about ways of killing himself.

Every single time he went on the ketogenic diet, the suicidal ideation went away, even though his wife had not. So he used to associate the depression with the marriage, but he learned over time to associate it with his metabolic state. that when he was in ketosis, he could then imagine other ways of coping with the stress in his marriage other than just killing himself.

Every single time he went on the ketogenic diet, the suicidal ideation went away, even though his wife had not. So he used to associate the depression with the marriage, but he learned over time to associate it with his metabolic state. that when he was in ketosis, he could then imagine other ways of coping with the stress in his marriage other than just killing himself.

So a lot of people say to me that the ketogenic diet gives them this space. It allows them to pull back. and see things from a different perspective, it buys them time. Perspective is like a buffer so that people aren't reacting as reflexively to difficult situations. Situation hasn't changed, but people are able to deal with the situation in a more effective way.

So a lot of people say to me that the ketogenic diet gives them this space. It allows them to pull back. and see things from a different perspective, it buys them time. Perspective is like a buffer so that people aren't reacting as reflexively to difficult situations. Situation hasn't changed, but people are able to deal with the situation in a more effective way.

They feel they have more control, not just over their emotions, but also over their behaviors and how they react to situations.

They feel they have more control, not just over their emotions, but also over their behaviors and how they react to situations.

Yes. So the ketogenic diet, by lowering and stabilizing glucose and insulin levels, the thing about insulin is that a lot of people think about insulin as a blood sugar regulator. They think of it as, oh, you know, when your glucose goes up, the insulin brings it down. And that's true. But that's It's just one of many important roles that insulin has. It's the one it's most famous for.

Yes. So the ketogenic diet, by lowering and stabilizing glucose and insulin levels, the thing about insulin is that a lot of people think about insulin as a blood sugar regulator. They think of it as, oh, you know, when your glucose goes up, the insulin brings it down. And that's true. But that's It's just one of many important roles that insulin has. It's the one it's most famous for.

But the thing that is not well known is that insulin is so much more than a blood sugar regulator. It's actually a master metabolic hormone. And it's regulating the activity of every cell in the body. Every cell has an insulin receptor on its surface, multiple insulin receptors, to pay attention to the insulin level in the blood. And so...

But the thing that is not well known is that insulin is so much more than a blood sugar regulator. It's actually a master metabolic hormone. And it's regulating the activity of every cell in the body. Every cell has an insulin receptor on its surface, multiple insulin receptors, to pay attention to the insulin level in the blood. And so...

When you're on a glucose and insulin roller coaster, that's just where the trouble begins. Insulin is talking to and controlling the behavior and levels and activity of many other hormones in the blood, including stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, reproductive hormones like estrogen and testosterone.

When you're on a glucose and insulin roller coaster, that's just where the trouble begins. Insulin is talking to and controlling the behavior and levels and activity of many other hormones in the blood, including stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, reproductive hormones like estrogen and testosterone.