Dr. Georgia Ede

drivers, the primary drivers of mental health conditions are inflammation of the brain, something called oxidative stress, which is why we're always told to eat more antioxidants, and insulin resistance or prediabetes, which is now affects more than 90% of Americans.

drivers, the primary drivers of mental health conditions are inflammation of the brain, something called oxidative stress, which is why we're always told to eat more antioxidants, and insulin resistance or prediabetes, which is now affects more than 90% of Americans.

The ketogenic diet energizes the brain differently, so it really fundamentally changes the brain's operating system. So when you switch from a high-carbohydrate, high-insulin diet to a low-insulin, which is usually a low-carbohydrate diet, ketogenic diet,

The ketogenic diet energizes the brain differently, so it really fundamentally changes the brain's operating system. So when you switch from a high-carbohydrate, high-insulin diet to a low-insulin, which is usually a low-carbohydrate diet, ketogenic diet,

The way that cells receive energy, their mixture of fuels that they're using changes, and that has profound influences on just about every pathway, just about every chemical pathway inside of that cell. So it is as though you are fundamentally changing the brain's operating system in very healthy ways that allow brain cells not only to work better, but for brain cells to heal.

The way that cells receive energy, their mixture of fuels that they're using changes, and that has profound influences on just about every pathway, just about every chemical pathway inside of that cell. So it is as though you are fundamentally changing the brain's operating system in very healthy ways that allow brain cells not only to work better, but for brain cells to heal.

So the longer you stay on a ketogenic diet, the more healing, the more brain healing can take place.

So the longer you stay on a ketogenic diet, the more healing, the more brain healing can take place.

Yeah, so I got a degree, an undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Minnesota in biology. So I always have loved science and biology, understanding how things work. And then for years I worked as a laboratory research assistant, different types of research labs around the world, Boston, Munich. including in diabetes research, until I figured out what I wanted to do.

Yeah, so I got a degree, an undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Minnesota in biology. So I always have loved science and biology, understanding how things work. And then for years I worked as a laboratory research assistant, different types of research labs around the world, Boston, Munich. including in diabetes research, until I figured out what I wanted to do.

And I decided that I wanted to go to medical school. So then four years of medical school at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, which is a great place to go to medical school. And then four years of psychiatry residency training at a Harvard program called Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

And I decided that I wanted to go to medical school. So then four years of medical school at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, which is a great place to go to medical school. And then four years of psychiatry residency training at a Harvard program called Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

And then, so it was 25 years ago that I finished my psychiatry residency training and I've been practicing psychiatry ever since.

And then, so it was 25 years ago that I finished my psychiatry residency training and I've been practicing psychiatry ever since.

What it usually involves for most psychiatrists is psychotherapy and medications. And for some psychiatrists, only medications. Some psychiatrists prefer to focus exclusively on psychopharmacology or medication management. There are some psychiatrists who choose to focus only on psychotherapy and don't prescribe medications.

What it usually involves for most psychiatrists is psychotherapy and medications. And for some psychiatrists, only medications. Some psychiatrists prefer to focus exclusively on psychopharmacology or medication management. There are some psychiatrists who choose to focus only on psychotherapy and don't prescribe medications.

But the vast majority of psychiatrists offer a combination of both medications and psychotherapy.

But the vast majority of psychiatrists offer a combination of both medications and psychotherapy.

Well, I never thought about the relationship between food and the brain once. During medical school, we had maybe two or three hours worth of nutrition lectures in four years. And in four years of psychiatry residency, we didn't talk about food and the brain once. So I honestly had no idea how important it was to brain health.

Well, I never thought about the relationship between food and the brain once. During medical school, we had maybe two or three hours worth of nutrition lectures in four years. And in four years of psychiatry residency, we didn't talk about food and the brain once. So I honestly had no idea how important it was to brain health.