Dr. Georgia Ede

So he started those medications. And his depression got a lot better, but he then had a brand new problem on his hands, which was he was becoming manic. And he had never had mania before. So he was being uncharacteristically energetic and irritable and unpleasant. And...

So he started those medications. And his depression got a lot better, but he then had a brand new problem on his hands, which was he was becoming manic. And he had never had mania before. So he was being uncharacteristically energetic and irritable and unpleasant. And...

So it was changing his character, his personality, his behavior in a certain way that was becoming very unpleasant at work and at home. So he then turned to marijuana to try to take the edge off, developed a marijuana addiction. Now he's got another problem. And so he thought to himself, you know, this isn't what I signed up for.

So it was changing his character, his personality, his behavior in a certain way that was becoming very unpleasant at work and at home. So he then turned to marijuana to try to take the edge off, developed a marijuana addiction. Now he's got another problem. And so he thought to himself, you know, this isn't what I signed up for.

I was trying to solve a problem, and now I've got two new problems on my hands. So he took himself off the medications and said, you know, I can't use medication. Medication's not for me. I'm going to try to manage my mood issues, my depression, anxiety with rigorous exercise. I'm going to let exercise be my medicine. And he started cycling bikes over 100 miles a week.

I was trying to solve a problem, and now I've got two new problems on my hands. So he took himself off the medications and said, you know, I can't use medication. Medication's not for me. I'm going to try to manage my mood issues, my depression, anxiety with rigorous exercise. I'm going to let exercise be my medicine. And he started cycling bikes over 100 miles a week.

And it actually helped a lot. It didn't completely resolve all of his symptoms, but it brought them down to a very manageable level for years. So exercise was his medicine. Exercise improves metabolic health. And so he was still eating a standard American diet. He'd never tried any dietary changes before.

And it actually helped a lot. It didn't completely resolve all of his symptoms, but it brought them down to a very manageable level for years. So exercise was his medicine. Exercise improves metabolic health. And so he was still eating a standard American diet. He'd never tried any dietary changes before.

And then what happened is as he entered his 60s, the depression and anxiety started to rise in the background. The exercise wasn't working quite as well as it had. And then just before he met with me, something stressful had happened at work. And it was essentially a shift in his job description, which was making him anxious.

And then what happened is as he entered his 60s, the depression and anxiety started to rise in the background. The exercise wasn't working quite as well as it had. And then just before he met with me, something stressful had happened at work. And it was essentially a shift in his job description, which was making him anxious.

And he started experiencing very suddenly these bouts of agitation and anxiety and restlessness. And exercise being his medicine, he would cycle on the weekends. And at night, if it was happening on a weeknight, a work night, he would be walking because he couldn't bike at night when it was dark. He would walk sometimes eight, even 25 miles to try to get rid of this excess energy.

And he started experiencing very suddenly these bouts of agitation and anxiety and restlessness. And exercise being his medicine, he would cycle on the weekends. And at night, if it was happening on a weeknight, a work night, he would be walking because he couldn't bike at night when it was dark. He would walk sometimes eight, even 25 miles to try to get rid of this excess energy.

And he said, I don't have time for this. I can't exercise enough to keep my symptoms under control. He didn't know what else to do. He starts searching online for solutions, came across information about carnivore diets and mental health, contacted me for a consult and said, I want to try the carnivore diet for my anxiety.

And he said, I don't have time for this. I can't exercise enough to keep my symptoms under control. He didn't know what else to do. He starts searching online for solutions, came across information about carnivore diets and mental health, contacted me for a consult and said, I want to try the carnivore diet for my anxiety.

And, I mean, there were lots of other things we could have done to improve the quality of his diet. But this is what he wanted to do because he was hoping that would bring him the fastest relief. So switched to a carnivore diet, three to four pounds of fatty meat per day, mostly pork and beef. This was dairy-free, no plants.

And, I mean, there were lots of other things we could have done to improve the quality of his diet. But this is what he wanted to do because he was hoping that would bring him the fastest relief. So switched to a carnivore diet, three to four pounds of fatty meat per day, mostly pork and beef. This was dairy-free, no plants.

And he checked his ketones using urine testing, which is less expensive than blood testing. He's in mild ketosis every day using urine strips. And he started to improve by week three. By week six, his score was zero on all his depression and anxiety scales. He had no symptoms whatsoever.

And he checked his ketones using urine testing, which is less expensive than blood testing. He's in mild ketosis every day using urine strips. And he started to improve by week three. By week six, his score was zero on all his depression and anxiety scales. He had no symptoms whatsoever.

At all of depression, anxiety, not just of those recent extreme symptoms that he was experiencing, but the symptoms that went back his entire life that had never completely resolved before. So he said, you know, I've never felt this well in my entire life. And so this is the power of these strategies is they don't just reduce symptoms a little bit.

At all of depression, anxiety, not just of those recent extreme symptoms that he was experiencing, but the symptoms that went back his entire life that had never completely resolved before. So he said, you know, I've never felt this well in my entire life. And so this is the power of these strategies is they don't just reduce symptoms a little bit.