Lots of people we know are depressed, you might be depressed. Keto is a power tool in metabolic psychiatry and should be the first leaver people try to address persistent depression.
A 5m video introducing the idea: https://youtu.be/Stx1SkEHhmU
A 90m lecture on metabolic psychiatry mechanisms from Dr Ede - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkB6VheKmCg
And a book on metabolic psychiatry Change your Diet Change your Mind - https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Diet-Mind-Powerful/dp/1538739070
Metabolic Mind has a page dedicated to the research: metabolicmind.org/resources/topics/keto-for-depression/
You haven’t got any citations, either. The website you linked has a research database. Click on a few on the studies and read the abstracts. It all seems very speculative and preliminary…
Yes, we do. Jet’s provided that. But maybe you think we are all about spreading misinformation and you’d really prefer a statement from an authority. How do you feel about Stanford?
https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/04/keto-diet-ketogenic-therapy-mental-illness-bipolar.html
… does that not count as citations?
How about - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-025-03544-8 - A pilot study examining a ketogenic diet as an adjunct therapy in college students with major depressive disorder
Which i’ve posted before https://discuss.online/post/27361403
I think speculative and preliminary is accurate. It’s certainly something people could try.
Yup! Early days in metabolic psychiatry. But since keto is free (you got to eat anyway), doesn’t require a doctor’s visit, and is tolerated very well by people - why not try it first?