Dr Bellamy meets Dr Bret Scher on the Metabolic Mind Podcast

Metabolic Psychiatry in Practice: Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy for Mental Health Care?

Some individuals with treatment-resistant depression and anxiety are experiencing significant improvements through ketogenic metabolic therapy, now supported by real-world clinical data.

In this interview, Dr Bret Scher talks with Dr Erin Bellamy about her recently published findings published in Frontiers in Nutrition, on her clinical program that integrates ketogenic metabolic therapy into routine mental health care.

Although this was not a randomised controlled trial, the results of this research provide valuable insights into how these interventions might function in everyday clinical settings, with notable improvements observed in both depression and anxiety metrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoH_SwaGoE

Dr Bellamy also provides valuable insights, highlighting how individuals with persistent, treatment-resistant symptoms managed to implement significant lifestyle changes. This challenges the notion that people with mental health conditions are unable to follow dietary interventions.

Dr Bellamy is initiating a new research study through her Baszucki Group Metabolic Psychiatry Scholar Award to further investigate and expand this approach.

What is this podcast about?

• Exploring what the study found and how to interpret the results.

• The difference between real-world evidence and randomised control trials.

• Exploring why some individuals were able to achieve clinically meaningful improvements, including remission.

• The role of structure, education, and ongoing support in implementing ketogenic therapy.

• Common challenges people face and how support can help navigate them.

• How ketogenic therapy can be personalised based on individual needs.

• The real-life improvements participants experienced in mood, anxiety, daily functioning, and quality of life.

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If you'd like to watch the podcast, you can do so here on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoH_SwaGoE

Or listen to the Metabolic Mind Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts.

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If you’d like, you can visit and read for free the full open-access paper here:

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Frontiers | A retrospective evaluation of an online group ketogenic metabolic therapy intervention on mental health outcomes

BackgroundConventional treatments for depression and anxiety, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, often fail to achieve long-term symptom remission ...

At IKRT, we offer a number of programs that aim to educate in Ketogenic Metabolic Health, if you are interested in learning more, please visit:

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At IKRT, Dr Bellamy supports people with mental health conditions to learn how to use ketogenic metabolic therapy safely and effectively, with professional guidance, education, and community support. IKRT offers personalised ketogenic metabolic therapy for mental health conditions. Structured, supported online programs and consultations for depression, anxiety, and brain health, because this work is not meant to be done alone.