Dr. Georgia Ede

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Oh, it's so useful because if you're following a ketogenic diet, the thing that makes it ketogenic is the ketones. Yeah. And so you were telling me before we started recording that you're always looking up which foods are keto, which foods aren't keto. And it's really not so much about that.

Oh, it's so useful because if you're following a ketogenic diet, the thing that makes it ketogenic is the ketones. Yeah. And so you were telling me before we started recording that you're always looking up which foods are keto, which foods aren't keto. And it's really not so much about that.

You could eat almost anything on a ketogenic diet if you understand, you know, how much to have and when. But in any case, the ketone meter will tell you if you're in ketosis. And if you're not in ketosis, you can tweak your plan. So all of this is in the book. But you can – really the most important thing about a ketogenic diet is getting into

You could eat almost anything on a ketogenic diet if you understand, you know, how much to have and when. But in any case, the ketone meter will tell you if you're in ketosis. And if you're not in ketosis, you can tweak your plan. So all of this is in the book. But you can – really the most important thing about a ketogenic diet is getting into

good, consistent daily ketosis for at least six weeks straight. That sends the daily signal to your cells. We're burning fat now. We're burning fat now. We need to learn how to burn fat. There are enzyme systems and pathways in cells that need to ramp up. And it takes time. So it takes a while for the body and brain to kind of learn how to burn fat again. And it doesn't happen overnight.

good, consistent daily ketosis for at least six weeks straight. That sends the daily signal to your cells. We're burning fat now. We're burning fat now. We need to learn how to burn fat. There are enzyme systems and pathways in cells that need to ramp up. And it takes time. So it takes a while for the body and brain to kind of learn how to burn fat again. And it doesn't happen overnight.

Oh, you know, I got some – my training at Cambridge Hospital in psychiatry residency is very psychotherapy focused. I got really excellent training in psychotherapy, and I still use it every day in my work. We're not throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. In fact, the psychology of people's relationship with food is really important to address because

Oh, you know, I got some – my training at Cambridge Hospital in psychiatry residency is very psychotherapy focused. I got really excellent training in psychotherapy, and I still use it every day in my work. We're not throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. In fact, the psychology of people's relationship with food is really important to address because

I mean, most of what I do, I mean, I could teach you in an hour everything you needed to know about why you should switch to a ketogenic diet for mental health. And I could give you a little sheet and you could go off and do it, right? I would be rapidly obsolete, which would be a good problem to have, right?

I mean, most of what I do, I mean, I could teach you in an hour everything you needed to know about why you should switch to a ketogenic diet for mental health. And I could give you a little sheet and you could go off and do it, right? I would be rapidly obsolete, which would be a good problem to have, right?

But what actually is happening, most of the work I'm doing is not about, here's the science, here's why you need to do it, here's what's happening in your brain, here's the food list. It would be so easy if that's what it were. We are human beings, and we have really complicated relationships with food. We have history with food.

But what actually is happening, most of the work I'm doing is not about, here's the science, here's why you need to do it, here's what's happening in your brain, here's the food list. It would be so easy if that's what it were. We are human beings, and we have really complicated relationships with food. We have history with food.

We have spiritual attachments to food, cultural attachments to food, political beliefs about food. And a lot of us have addictions and attachments to food that go back a long way. So most of it is about helping people understand and sort of hold their hand through that process of making that behavior change. And whatever's going on in their life is also important.

We have spiritual attachments to food, cultural attachments to food, political beliefs about food. And a lot of us have addictions and attachments to food that go back a long way. So most of it is about helping people understand and sort of hold their hand through that process of making that behavior change. And whatever's going on in their life is also important.

So in the first interview with somebody, I usually take 90 minutes to two hours when I'm first working with a patient. And I might do that two or three times before we actually begin discussing what to do with diet. Because I really want to understand all of the different pieces of the puzzle, not just, oh, what are you eating? Here's what you should eat.

So in the first interview with somebody, I usually take 90 minutes to two hours when I'm first working with a patient. And I might do that two or three times before we actually begin discussing what to do with diet. Because I really want to understand all of the different pieces of the puzzle, not just, oh, what are you eating? Here's what you should eat.