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Thank you Lauren & Dr. Ede. I have started a ketogenic carnivore diet like it is constructed in Dr. Ede‘s book due to chronic fatigue, chronic pain & chronic sleep issues. I am from Germany & working together with a great doctor on that, his name is Prof. Amon. He found as one potential root cause for my symptomes a severe damage in my mitochondria & recommended me a high fat carnivore diet. After two weeks being consistently in Ketosis my body feels completely different in my workouts. I have crazy energy again. I hope that my both other issues will improve as well during the next weeks. Thank you very much Dr. Ede for all the effort which you put in your book. I would love to have the possibility of a personal consultation with you in the future. Best regards from Germany, Walter
Dear Lauren, I watch this channel when I need a ray of hope-a light like the vibrancy you & your partner embody. As Dr Ede said, we are social creatures & your content is a tool in my kit when the going gets rough. P.S. I exclusively watch French content, (if there are francophones in your audience there are some excellent channels I would be happy to recommend such as EatFat2BeFit, Metabomed & Dr Dufournet,) yet your channel is my rare exception. Merci mille fois; on behalf of all 🇨🇦's & fellow Mental Health Warriors.
This makes a lot of sense to me. I stayed in keto/carnivore for around 3 months but I couldn't keep it.I don't have a dietician who can help me with medical keto here in Canada. So I started to make some exceptions and I have aleatory symptoms of psychosis. In my case, they are just auditory. Nowadays, I almost don't have voices and I open some exceptions but ... I avoid pizza, bread, beans... Exactly like the doctor says and it does help a lot. I do count carbs so I eat just 50 g of any carbs. I do a lot of 20h - 24h fasting also. Almost no voices. I have days that I just don't have any voice. That happy silence in the mind that just who has psychosis knows! :)
@@jeanpaultongeren125 yes I do have a low dose of Invega/injection, 2 anti-depressants. Rybelsysus. I have major depression with psychosis. I am also reading about the placebo effect(Dr. Dispenza, Dr Bruce lipton) with the hope one day I can be without psychosis... besides the help of the diet and meds.
@@charmainedevine Yes, I can tell you. Most days, I eat meat, sashimi, cooked eggs, and a few fruits like blueberries and strawberries (hardly ever apples and oranges). I also eat a lot of cheese as a snack and hardly ever have protein shakes or dark chocolate. I drink more than I eat, with beverages like green juice (kale, spinach, curcumin powder, ginger powder, lemon, and mint), green tea, coffee with MCT oil, Coke Zero (sometimes, when I need something sweet), and kombucha. Raw beet salad, lettuce and carrot/balsamic vinegar olive oil. I do 20-24 hours fasting almost all week/weekends. The problem arises when I go out to eat. I usually order a bun-less hamburger, scrambled eggs, or Caesar salad. I hardly ever eat pizza or drink beer, sugary drinks, or donuts, but when I do, I feel worse (stomach upset, constipation), and the voices are there, but low-that's why I avoid eating that. It's been a long time since I’ve eaten beans, bread, rice, sugar, or bananas. I also take niacin and other vitamins. Keep in mind that you need to eat something you enjoy, you know? Otherwise, it makes things difficult.
Keto I went keto because with menopause I was slowly gaining weight…7 pounds which would not come off with my standard low fat diet…I was always able to maintain my weight on low fat style diet in til I couldn’t. I went on keto 7 months ago and easily lost the weight. An added and most unexpected side effect was I ridding myself of a rather severe case of IBS I had suffered from for years. Weekly bouts of pain, bloating and discomfort and not knowing which food caused it. I ate a purposely healthy diet…not real high carbs but around 150 a day. Watched calories and all that, but the attacks seemed out of the blue I started keto and haven’t had a bout in 7 months…since I started. So thankful, and I find the keto diet so much easier to follow. Took a bit of a cooking learning curve, but I got this and never going back. I don’t know the mechanism of what fixed my intestines…but now, it isn’t broke and I am not going to change back. Also, I in general feel calmer. My slight anxiety has decreased noticeably.
Wonderful!!! There are so many options with dietary changes that can be helpful which is nice to know. I SO agree that we're social creatures and not to do this alone. Nicole, Lauren's channel, metabolic mind, have been vital for my keto journey! Couldn't do it on my own and get to where I am now or it would take sooooooo much longer and probably take too much trial and error.
I’m gonna call this out.. this doesn’t not agree with what modern science has taught us. Like legumes are just factually good for us. Whole grains are good for us. I love the journey that you’re on and how well this is working for you. I do want to warn against going too far into pseudoscience though.
I want to point out that while her focus is very important for brian health, some of the other factors she says are not important (whole grains, diverse vegetable consumption, etc) may be important for brain health they may Not be good information for all health conditions that different ppl live with due to diverse genetics, co occuring health conditions, etc. While I am of course extremely happy that this has helped Lauren manage what may have been a life sentence of schizoafferctive disorder, and that is profound and miraculous, more studies on more ppl need to be done. Also, I wonder how much nutritional science this pyschiatrist has studied. Yes, as she trained as a Dr (part of the training to become a psychiatrist is becoming a GP) she probably got a small average of nutritional training. And yes, she has spent time reveiwing nutritional studies, but that doesn't give her as much indepth understanding of impact of food on hjman bodies as a dietician who in Canada spend 4 years solidly studying just that. More needs to be considered.
I've been studying nutrition science since 2007. You are correct that dietitians have in-depth formal education about nutrition, but unfortunately, the majority of it is sourced from epidemiological studies so it is largely misguided.
Probably what's needed, is a group of doctors with DIFFERENT specialities, talking to EACH OTHER, and treating the whole person. Eg patient might have perimenopause, affecting hormone balance, where dropping estrogen means excess progesterone, causing emotional regulation struggles, which exhaust underlying ME/CFS, while excess bleeding leads to anaemia, and to 'white coat stress' worries about cancer, which takes further energy to articulate, resulting in ME flares bringing opportunist infection, countered by boosting vitamin D by sitting outside, triggering sinusitis from sitting in a draft, triggering a migraine, while the level of anaemia, low estrogen hot flushes and disrupted sleep, lead to borderline psychosis. So the patient shows up with psychosis, anaemia, migraine, sinusitis, and the ME of course. We're one system, not departments.
I am really concerned about this choice of guest. While you (and some others) have obviously been very helped by keto and it absolutely warrants further studies, she makes some dangerous, unscientific and untrue claims. I understand your enthusiasm for potentially solving the life-sentence of schizoafferctive disorder, but this guest uses her loosely related education to push her point of view. I think it would be very balanced for you to get a dietician to speak on these issues as well. I have been a patreon supporter for some time and donated when you did a larger call to raise money, I am considering removing my patreon donation based on allowing the lack of grounded scientific perspective over her approach of being dismissive of large bodies of research.
@@michaelmurphy5170 There is exactly zero bullying to address concerns in an articulate manner as she did. Bullying is abuse. There was zero in her statements. You're being very dismissive to someone who has indicated regular monthly financial support for what you are seeing.
Oh this is so cool! I don't really want to do keto, but I am going to a dietitian so I want more information about healthy diet for mental health (especially schizophrenia). This is very helpful! Thank you!
I’m on Carnivore. Diagnosed schizophrenic fall 2020, nobody told me of my diagnosis… working to reduce stressors noticed significant improvements Spring 2022, learned of the diagnosis July 2022, spring 2023 I could buy cloths that fit me,,, I could then subtract 3-8, September 2023 I started weening off by cutting carbs n all winter I started noticing monthly improvement to my cognition… Summer 2024 I’m mostly on a carnivore diet n my cognition is about 100% better than I was this time last year…
Thank you so much for this video. I am a long way from switching to keto but these tips are helpful. I wanna see a dietician and start on the journey of eating healthier.
What if you don't have a gallbladder and have difficulty digesting fats? Is there a way to still do Keto and not have the digestive issues that high fats cause?
As a biochemist, a lot of this makes absolutely no sense to me... I am a molecular medicine researcher, I have studied human metabolism extensively, and there are many things in her whole discourse for which I would like to see the evidence backing her statements, because it contradicts everything in the field...
I heard American carbs are bad. I don't know what it is. Some say it's glyphosate. Many illnesses disappear if you avoid glyphosate one person said. I have no idea how she did it. Seed oils are generally bad for humans. Americans are deeply in keto for this reason. Also schizophrenia maybe have some connection with allergy. There was this idea long time ago. So if you eliminate a lot of food maybe you get cured by eliminating allergen. Also schizophrenia has some connection with vitamin D deficiency which exacerbate immunological response
I don't even talk about alcohol. Alcohol destroys sleep and lead to alcoholic psychosis. Because it's hard to decide whether it's alcoholic psychosis or schizophrenia if person have schizophrenia. My relatives say that I have episodes when I don't sleep. I don't think it's true because at my first episode I felt asleep like in fairy tale. All I did was sleep and eat and sleep and eat and then I wake up ill. So there is theory that psychosis is escaped dream. So person don't have dreams in sleep so they escape. Other evidences that it maybe true is schizophrenics more prone to drink a lot of caffeine (caffeine intoxication may lead to hallucinations but it's a drug made from tea it's very large dose), they smoke more if they smoke (nicotine is bad for sleep).
But to be honest there is something about refined carbs. Studies shows that schizophrenics prone to unhealthy diet with a lot of refined carbs and less fiber. Maybe it's something to do with stomach (sorry for English). So if person has problem with stool (don't do √2 for a long time) he may develop Parkinson because his sleep get destroyed. It's what I heard. So maybe there is some stomach issues also. I heard from one psych nurse that one guy get surgery on his stomach because his stool get stuck so severe problem can become
Generally speaken schizophrenics are physically ill. When you see schizophrenic you think he is ill, he can't sit still and so on. There are many illnesses that they additionally have. I remember they have endocrine problems. It's normal for schizophrenic to be physically very ill. Maybe it's emotional stress. There are talks in the community about traumas.
One step at the time. Back in the day, when I was a little overweight. ( I never was Very overweight) I started with running and I kept going a bit further and further. When I found out running I started also watching what I ate. Ofcourse I wasnt near what I know now when it comes to knowledge but I did what I could. Sooner or later you will integrate discipline and thats when the fun happens, once you got discipline you can work out, you can say no to the "wrong foods". In 2017 I got schizophrenia. I had the same road as most of us go. I got on the medication and I gained alot of weight in short time. I had to figure it out again... Do I still have days that I dont feel like definitly today I had salmon from a can I dont like it but ile eat it. I know the benefits of omega 3 overall eating healthy will give you more energy and brain health. I hope to do Keto in the future. The thing is I wouldnt mind being on a little medication..
A person who has ASD + schizoaffective BP 1 with severe OCD and anxiety did strict keto close to carnivore, lots tons of weight but the mania only increased thereafter. Got so scary ending in severe psychosis and several back to back hospitalizations, docs added more meds and increased dosages just to calm the high brain activity called mania/psychosis. And once on more meds, the viscous cycle of back to eating voraciously due to meds side effects starts all over again. thus resulting in rapid weight gain yet no positive changes in mental symptoms. Its a horrendous viscous cycle. So the keto diet is not just the fix as thyroid gets affected, there seems to be so much more.
Ketone bodies, especially BHB, have antioxidant properties. They reduce oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme expression, directly scavenging ROS, and improving mitochondrial function. BHB (a ketone body) also crosses the blood-brain barrier more easily than glucose, providing an alternative energy source for the brain in times of scarcity. This makes ketones a potential treatment option for various neurological conditions. Some gut bacteria can metabolize ketones, using them as an energy source or to regulate their redox balance. This suggests that ketones could influence the metabolism and function of the gut microbiome, impacting overall health.
I have had schizoaffective disorder for nearly 40 years. I just came off of carbemazapine. I take thiothixene and paraxatine. My condition is in remission. I enjoy your videos.
The science on food keeps changing every decade. Different humans all have difderent metabolism and biochemistry and different foods are more nourishing than others for different people. This lady has alot of opinions and rarely sourced the "science" she does mention.
The biology of food and the brain hasn't changed; unfortunately, it is nutrition epidemiology studies that are largely responsible for the flip-flopping headlines about nutrition. I cannot source science in a TH-cam interview, but I have very carefully and thoroughly referenced all of the information in the book, as well as in numerous presentations and articles. Metabolic health, digestive health, medications, activity level, age, and other factors do vary from one person to another, so I have described in detail in the book how to personalize diet for individual needs and goals. However, all humans do have the same basic nutritional requirements...we all need the same list of essential nutrients (amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, etc).
@@GeorgiaEdeMD I'll give you some credit for that but not totally- as sources for the science could have been given to Lauren to put in the video footnotes. And the total kibosh on legumes- why? Becuase of the "anti-nutrients"- this is still a highly researched area, and not everyone is prone to their effects. And what are Plant based eaters supposed to eat then? Not very inclusive. I eat Ketogenic, and completely plant based, except for some salmon, sardines, and oysters, and Im the healthiest Ive ever been in my life- where am I supposed to get my fat from? I need vegitable oils.. and as I am someone sensitive to many vegitables unforunately it makes it near impossible for me to be completely Vegan(something else completely oversighted by nutritionists, is the ethics and morals and the terrible consequences for animals with our diet choices). But I know plenty of people who are actually physically healthier than I am(less inflammation, less body fat, better blood work, more active, etc) who are plant-based and their entire source of protein and fats comes from legumes and vegitable oils. Im not just a completel laymen when it comes to organic chemistry, and food science/nutrition(this is one of my main interests). I understand that food and our bodies havnt changed much over the last million years. Except mostly in the last 100 because we are eating so many things the body is not used to, and making foods that never existed before, but like I said- even things like Blood Type is still under study on how it effects our ability to metabolize and be sesnsitive to different foods. As well as race, where you ancestry is from, your microbiome contents, and genetics and even epigenetics. Not everyone fits neatly into a single basket, for example- Chris Palmer was mentioend above, and he recognizes this point completely. Its bad science and bad protical to say "Everyone should do one or all of these 4/5 things" Ultimately the science is still out on alot of this. The brain itself still remains the most mysterious part of humans, as well as the brain/body connection. And of course you wouldnt site sources if its all in your book, buy your book to learn the facts right? Have a little bit of humility.
I struggle just to not eat too many UPF's & simple carbs let alone restricting anything else lol. At least I don't drink. I'm not sure who told y'all veg oils are healthy, in Australia they say that is the least healthy, it has no real nutritive benefit, and that's why it's so cheap. It's good for crisping food up nicely, but otherwise we try to stick to olive oil mostly. What other oil would you use for the crisp factor? 🤔 I could probably easily give up seed oil.
Great video. What is a low cost way to do this? Did you have goverment or insurance financial help? Tax deductible expense? How many coaching sessions have you needed so far?
I'm not sure if I'd rather be on Joe Rogan's territory or pharmaceutical corporations. Pharmaceutical corporations will always prefer to introduce a new drug that you need to buy for the rest of your life than a drug that will heal you.
Cut refined sugar and caffeine out of your diet and eat more greens and your off to a really good start. I cheat quite a bit where I shouldn’t. I use raw honey 🐝 as a sweetener in place of sugar, maple syrup might work too. I use butter to fry if possible, and if it's not I use avacodo oil, but I try not to if I can.
That said, depending on the type of greens you may want to heat or cook them first to remove oxalic acids, which can leach minerals from being absorbed
Very good! I find this very interesting and I just have measured my weight. I have lost 15 kg from highest weight after last time I was in psychiatric care. But now I need to eat more and stay healthy, so my mind would work better. :)
Hang in there. Don’t give up nothing is left. The first 2 weeks were horrible for me I had no energy to the point I brush my teeth but almost in the third week boom a miracle happened I gained energy step by step. I don’t say I’m 100 % completely cured but at least 50 percentage of everything is gone.
Interesting to see this, as anaemia tipped me onto the edge of psychosis a couple of weeks ago. Although, eating more legumes/beans was recommended online to boost some hormone related issues I also have. Eg affecting the blood loss in the first place. Sometimes it's a case of being careful WHAT you eat together. Eg iron pills + orange juice half an hour BEFORE a meal; vitamin D supplement + milk + cereal that's fortified, all at the same meal; meat + green veg + fruits all at another meal. Not necessarily true of extracting seed oils, since 17th century Scotland was growing Rapeseed for its oil, and certainly didn't have 'oil refineries'. I'd agree with minimising caffeine and refined carbs and alcohol. But otherwise, it's best to have variety in a diet. 'All things in moderation'. Your body will extract what it needs, especially if the known opposing/assisting combinations are considered. Obviously work around individual ingredients you know you personally are sensitive to. Eg monosodium glutamate or nitrite/nitrate preservatives. But check what nutrients you need to therefore get via another route. Eg what was bacon giving you, that you're now missing while avoiding the preservatives? Seasonal diet is also helpful. It's cheaper, and it gives your body/brain a break from some inputs that maybe stress it without you being aware of them. That's the origin of keto after all, semi-starvation during the 'hungry gap' in the spring. Resulting in a break from carbs. Or conversely, annually killing livestock in the autumn, leading to a glut of meat to be eaten promptly, while grain can be stored for later in the winter. Basically it's very hard to get a whole load of people to stick rigidly to precise diets, for life, so they can be measured and recorded. Essentially you would need many autistic folk, happy to have 'boring' diets and record every detail. And that would only tell you about autistic people...
It is quite untrue to say that rapeseed oil was being produced in the 17th century for food use. It was not. The first use of rapeseed oil as a foodstuff was in 1973. That was after genetic engineers had modified the rapeseed plant to produce strains with low levels of the toxic compounds erucic acid and glucosinolate, which are bitter and deeply unpalatable. The process of producing oil from rapeseed also involves washing the crushed seeds with hexane solvent, a product of crude oil. Hexane was not available in the 17th century. Up until 1973, the only use for rapeseed oil was as an industrial lubricant and as a substitute for heavy fuel oil for diesel engines.
@@michaelmurphy5170 incorrect on at least 3 counts: 1. Hexane washing is unlikely to be required for cold pressed oil, which is a thing, albeit not the method used for cheap rapeseed oil. 2. Rapeseed wasn't produced COMMERCIALLY, until the dates you mention. It was produced domestically, on a small scale, which is why the 17th century reconstructed garden at Culross includes rape plants. 3. While it was used primarily for non-food uses, including candle-making and soap, that doesn't necessarily prove there was zero food use of it, despite the likely harmful nature of erucic acid. Also, whereas hexane is one non-polar solvent, it isn't the only one, just as the current commercial extraction method isn't the only possible method. Indeed, prior to crude oil, coal was used to produce various chemicals, and Culross, for example, had coal mining in the 17th century. It's also on the coast, whale oil and fish oils also historically sources of chemicals. It may well be that cold pressed rapeseed is a better alternative? Just as bacon only became a healthy hazard when traditional sodium chloride curing was replaced with toxic nitrites and nitrates. A cheaper, quicker, longer preservation method. As indeed many of those sensitive to highly refined wheat, are fine with spelt or other less extreme varieties. Humans cut corners for financial gain, or adapt their products to compete commercially without considering unforeseen consequences. So the consumer has to be continually alert about what precisely they are buying, and aware that cheapness always comes at a cost - possibly to them.
What can one do if they also have chronic kidney disease, stage 3a, due to a large cyst in one and a benign tumor in the other. Would a ketogenic diet be a diet that is considered too hard on the kidneys?
Can you make videos on what exactly you eat? I want to be more healthy and decrease carbs and sugar but I dont really know what to eat. The woman in the video said nuts and seeds and most oils are bad but that confuses me a lot. If you do keto but dont want to loose weight, you need to consume more fats than usual but without all those things, what even is still left to get enough fats?
its animal fats, like eggs, salmon, ribeye steak or steak(fatty meats). full fat yoghurt, cheese is allowed too. No sugars like rice, potatoe (starches) no softdrinks sweets or other things. Its a restrictive diet, if you're a bad cook. else there is plenty of keto meals you can make because it does include vegetables and some fruit. Forgot fasting, on keto its normal to do periods of fasting
I’m on Carnivore… Diagnosed schizophrenic fall 2020, nobody told me of my diagnosis… working to reduce stressors noticed significant improvements Spring 2022, learned of the diagnosis July 2022, spring 2023 I could buy cloths that fit me,,, I could then subtract 3-8, September 2023 I started weening off by cutting carbs n all winter I started noticing monthly improvement to my cognition… Summer 2024 I’m mostly on a carnivore diet n my cognition is about 100% better than I was this time last year…
I have trouble swallowing food and that means I have a very limited diet. I know it will sound odd but I feel exercise is more important than diet. And I only take walks because my body is broken by manic episodes. My diet is poor. I eat unhealthy food. I'm a little worried about it. I have my blood tested twice a year and it's about time to do it. I drink a lot of sugary drinks too because tap water here tastes bad.
Keto seems to work for some reason and I think people are finally going to know based on people's willingness to research this fully. This took at least 5 years after people on TH-cam and other media outlets started to explain their own conditions and how they solved them through trial and error (carnivore or keto seems to reduce symptoms like mental issues and autoimmune responses). For me, keto seems to cause a reduction in skin problems, brain fog, and various other maladies that make life miserable from time to time. Yes, it takes months but it works.
Good information on the iron factor...except if a person has the genetic abnormality causing Hemochromatosis. Often called "the Irish disease," the genetic abnormality comes through Northern European lineage. If you have abnormal Iron levels, have your Ferritin checked. You might have Hemochromatosis.
Antioxidant are made from FAT SOLUBLE vitamins such E, D,K2. Fat soluble vitamins also binds to minerals such zinc, iron, manganese, selenium, iodine. Fat soluble vitamins also creates steroid hormones which are responsible to produce white and grey matter.
@@FromTheHealingWellSomaticsVitamin A and E are fat soluble. Vitamin c helps the iron absortion and it helps our kidneys to produce adrenaline norepinephrine. Fat soluble vitamins helps our villi to absorb medium chain fatty acid.
My psychiatry doesn't believe in medical keto for schizo and still believe in med as best solution. He believe in keto as supplementary stuff. I wanted to try this could but couldn't without the support of a psychiatry.
Her spiel about seed oils is a HUGE red flag to me. Why is she saying that seed oil refineries "look like an oil refinery" as if that makes them unhealthy? I could say that a slaughterhouse "looks like a war zone", but that doesn't mean meat is unhealthy for you. This is not the way a good scientist talks. Using "natural" as a good thing is also a red flag that is not used by real scientists. I looked at the literature and there's a paper in Nature from 2020 saying that excessive seed oils may make the brain more vulnerable to inflammation, and that more study is needed. This woman is extrapolating this early evidence to make big, unfounded claims. This is not what scientists sound like!
In the case of Canola oil, it is exactly an oil refinery. Canola oil is a Canadian-produced by- product of diesel refining, and was introduced into the North American food supply to make a profit on waste oil. Canola oil is toxic to human and animal health.
According to her, while her findings may not come from proper trials either, she is looking at literal biology facts to draw conclusions. Eg. Fact 1: We (All biologists) know our brain uses a lot of iron to function well. Fact 2: We know legumes decrease the body’s ability to use iron. Conclusion: Hence, decrease legumes + increase iron = better brain. I don’t know if she is right. I think that every food offers advantages and drawbacks. It might be proven biologically that blueberries (antioxidants) help immune system and heart, but might not do much for brain. Red meat and fat might do a lot of the brain but might clog arteries. The evidence is conflicting because nothing is 100% good or 100% bad. (Except avocados lol) people on earth have survived on a carnivore diet, omnivore diet and a vegan diet. There isn’t one way to live “well” but definitely can choose your own adventure based on what you care about for your livelihood.
This is what turns me off from other Metabolic Mind connected scientists - they make sweeping generalizations based on the smallest of evidence. As if they are already convinced they are correct and are just looking for evidence to prove they are right. A big red flag.
Extra virgin olive oil, unrefined coconut oil, and non-dairy animal fats are the healthiest fat choices. Rapeseed oil (like @shaynaformity1384 correctly says) is canola oil--the type you describe is of higher quality than industrially refined canola oil, and canola oil is lower in linoleic acid than many other seed oils, but the other oils I listed are still better choices.
Not a very democratic or peer reviewed channel. I made a comment and backed it up with a video link and it has been deleted. I wish Lauren and Rob all the best but I think the channel is getting into dangerous territory. After collecting all that patreon and gofundme money what is Lauren going to do when she becomes ill again or if something proves her wrong?
I just think this diet is way too specific for the every day person to do. Especially for those with schizophrenia who may have cognitive impairment or when they’re in psychosis. As someone who doesn’t have schizophrenia watching ur journey has been overwhelming. My busy lifestyle wouldn’t allow me to be so stringent and counting… and tracking ketones etc.. and I have no cognitive impairment.
That's why I wrote the book--to help take the confusion out of nutrition. Nutrition isn't rocket science--if we understand what our cells need and which foods are best at delivering those ingredients to cells, it all makes perfect sense.
I hope you will find the book helpful! The good news is that these brain food principles apply to almost every psychiatric condition, including ADHD and autism, because they improve total brain health, so they are well worth exploring to see what is possible for you:)
I'm a former vegan, then Mediterranean diet person. Then keto, now carnivore. I stopped being vegan after watching an indigenous man point out that vegans merely shop from a different isle and are not cruelty free but just cannot accept that death is part of life. It was hard for me to accept at first as I was a hardcore vegan activist. But he was actually right..I just wanted to manipulate the world so i could feel better. I've never felt as strong and healthy as I have now on carnivore. And if it reverses diseases. I would say that is the least cruel diet out there and it has been how humans.. our ancestors had been eating. We were not vegans or plant based. I see patients all the time. Suffering from all of the so called healthy food. Wasting away. Not able to do basic daily activities and they are only in their 20's 30's to 50's. Their children also very metabolically unhealthy and will be worse off than them. I think that is cruel.
@@tippieyanez8289 Conventional animal stables in factory farming are torture chambers for our fellow creatures, with whom we inhabit this earth together. To compare supporting this industry to shopping foods from a different isle seems rather ignorant to me. Ok… maybe you really do have these greater insights, that are making absolutely no sense to me, because you have been watching this indigenous man. But you know… I really think that this man would be ashamed to be human, if he knew what the western „civilisation“ is doing to these animals BEFORE they die.
@objetivista686 I think the cruelty that over developed countries exert on poor countries isn't usually seen. It's a huge investor owning a 3rd world manufacturing company that pays nothing, has no labor standards while they make millions in profits. It's putting economic pressure and embargoes on countries that have different politic systems so their internal economies destabilize, it's foreign buyers buying up land and resources and making them no longer affordable to the locals. That sort if thing and much more
@@FromTheHealingWellSomatics i know all of it but saying only developed countries are to blame despise how bad people tend to behave here. Nothing justify lack of basic education, respect and criminal behaviors. Lots of poor people Worldwide dont use their poverty as an excuse to be mean or cruel.
A Natural Schizophrenic? generally drug induced is a lil more all over the place n incapable of recognizing psychosis in themselves. Reality is..living with Schizophrenia is simple n very easy to function near normal in life. The conditions we put ourselves in make a huge difference in our mental states for sure. Eating is a noticeable one as well, Inuit myself n wondering if my keto eating habits for the past 30 years are why i am doing so well. Mind you i've been in hospitals since 6 or 7 years old with symptoms to where its just..natural n easy to deal with. Unmedicated since 2007, hard to believe others have such a hard time compartmentalizing their mental health issues n just function normally
IMO, Schizophrenia is not a disease but a condition. There are people who have managed to recover without medical treatment. Why don't you find these people and host them on your channel. Maybe you can hear something useful.
If your partner's kidney disease is in the mild to moderate range, the ketogenic diet could actually be very helpful. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10768757/ This is not medical advice for your partner of course; but if your partner wished they could use metabolic therapies, this article offers a different perspective that may be useful in consultation with health professionals.
She just made a video on her family day/vlog go watch that....also im 100% sure Lauren is gonna make videos on topics besides keto, ibut this channel was made to spread awareness about mental health
Plant-based whole foods. I've been vegan, not just plant-based) for ten years, and I'm glad I only tried a low-carb diet for a short time. Thank you for this, now I know this channel supports harmful fad diets and nutrition disinformation so I can unsubscribe. Please delete your channel.
As much i love non human Animals and care for their well being, life IS such a messy thing and just avoiding a huge source of protein which have been strongly related with human health it's kinda difficult to just stop eating probably for must people right now. Just avoiding eating any non human Animal may helps to alleviate their suffering. I tried vegetarian diet and for me It doesnt seems work well. But i hope i can comeback reducing my comsuption of meat even thought most of vegan products are very expensive including vitamins and pills used to cover the inevitable umbalance when in vegetarian or vegan diet, specially vegan.
Grow up. Just because something worked for you doesn't mean it will work for someone else. The woman who owns this channel has transformed her life with the diet she is on. She's gotten her life back. You have no fucking clue what she's been through or how hard she is trying to do right by herself, her family, her community. That's great for you that vegan has worked FOR YOU. For a lot of us, it's just not an option, even if we would like it to be. I'm sick of people like you guilting people who are just trying to survive. Grow the fuck up and get a different hobby than harassing strangers on the internet.
Claims made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Veganism is associated with adverse health outcomes. Some affected populations are children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the fetus. Also, vegans have a greater prevalence of mental health problems. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.35148 "The Impact of a Vegan Diet on many aspects of health: The overlooked side of veganism"
@@objetivista686 there is no inevitable imbalance if you maintain a full diet, which is easily achievable by "expensive vegan products" such as beans. The notoriously expensive and exclusively vegan beans.
@@Colddiggs most vegans use pills of vitamins to avoid umbalance of them in their bodies and yes, there are beans and other non products natural non animal based foods. I'm talking about vegan products.
from google: Good Mitochondria Foods We recommend: low-mercury wild-caught fish, grass-fed meat, nuts (especially walnuts), seeds and egg yolks. We recommend: oily fish, avocado, coconut, olive or flaxseed oil. We recommend: any type of bone broth.
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Thank you Lauren & Dr. Ede. I have started a ketogenic carnivore diet like it is constructed in Dr. Ede‘s book due to chronic fatigue, chronic pain & chronic sleep issues. I am from Germany & working together with a great doctor on that, his name is Prof. Amon. He found as one potential root cause for my symptomes a severe damage in my mitochondria & recommended me a high fat carnivore diet. After two weeks being consistently in Ketosis my body feels completely different in my workouts. I have crazy energy again. I hope that my both other issues will improve as well during the next weeks. Thank you very much Dr. Ede for all the effort which you put in your book. I would love to have the possibility of a personal consultation with you in the future. Best regards from Germany, Walter
Stunning how much you have changed and how great and articulate you are after the past half a year of keto.
I agree; i really notice a difference. :)
Dear Lauren, I watch this channel when I need a ray of hope-a light like the vibrancy you & your partner embody. As Dr Ede said, we are social creatures & your content is a tool in my kit when the going gets rough.
P.S. I exclusively watch French content, (if there are francophones in your audience there are some excellent channels I would be happy to recommend such as EatFat2BeFit, Metabomed & Dr Dufournet,) yet your channel is my rare exception. Merci mille fois; on behalf of all 🇨🇦's & fellow Mental Health Warriors.
Thanks!
This makes a lot of sense to me. I stayed in keto/carnivore for around 3 months but I couldn't keep it.I don't have a dietician who can help me with medical keto here in Canada. So I started to make some exceptions and I have aleatory symptoms of psychosis. In my case, they are just auditory. Nowadays, I almost don't have voices and I open some exceptions but ... I avoid pizza, bread, beans... Exactly like the doctor says and it does help a lot. I do count carbs so I eat just 50 g of any carbs. I do a lot of 20h - 24h fasting also. Almost no voices. I have days that I just don't have any voice. That happy silence in the mind that just who has psychosis knows! :)
so no psychosis, Because you are low carb.curious Do you use any meds
Lauren is in Canada too...
Would love to know more about your diet if you don't mind please?
@@jeanpaultongeren125 yes I do have a low dose of Invega/injection, 2 anti-depressants. Rybelsysus. I have major depression with psychosis. I am also reading about the placebo effect(Dr. Dispenza, Dr Bruce lipton) with the hope one day I can be without psychosis... besides the help of the diet and meds.
@@charmainedevine Yes, I can tell you. Most days, I eat meat, sashimi, cooked eggs, and a few fruits like blueberries and strawberries (hardly ever apples and oranges). I also eat a lot of cheese as a snack and hardly ever have protein shakes or dark chocolate. I drink more than I eat, with beverages like green juice (kale, spinach, curcumin powder, ginger powder, lemon, and mint), green tea, coffee with MCT oil, Coke Zero (sometimes, when I need something sweet), and kombucha. Raw beet salad, lettuce and carrot/balsamic vinegar olive oil. I do 20-24 hours fasting almost all week/weekends. The problem arises when I go out to eat. I usually order a bun-less hamburger, scrambled eggs, or Caesar salad. I hardly ever eat pizza or drink beer, sugary drinks, or donuts, but when I do, I feel worse (stomach upset, constipation), and the voices are there, but low-that's why I avoid eating that. It's been a long time since I’ve eaten beans, bread, rice, sugar, or bananas. I also take niacin and other vitamins. Keep in mind that you need to eat something you enjoy, you know? Otherwise, it makes things difficult.
I'm proud of you Lauren for sharing this type of content & education!! Sending you & Rob love🤍
Keto
I went keto because with menopause I was slowly gaining weight…7 pounds which would not come off with my standard low fat diet…I was always able to maintain my weight on low fat style diet in til I couldn’t. I went on keto 7 months ago and easily lost the weight. An added and most unexpected side effect was I ridding myself of a rather severe case of IBS I had suffered from for years. Weekly bouts of pain, bloating and discomfort and not knowing which food caused it. I ate a purposely healthy diet…not real high carbs but around 150 a day. Watched calories and all that, but the attacks seemed out of the blue
I started keto and haven’t had a bout in 7 months…since I started. So thankful, and I find the keto diet so much easier to follow. Took a bit of a cooking learning curve, but I got this and never going back. I don’t know the mechanism of what fixed my intestines…but now, it isn’t broke and I am not going to change back. Also, I in general feel calmer. My slight anxiety has decreased noticeably.
That's so awesome you've gotten those benefits! Can u share what an example of a typical day of meals is like for u?
I automatically distrust what seem to be sweeping generalizations that appear to be said simply to sell her book.
Wonderful!!! There are so many options with dietary changes that can be helpful which is nice to know. I SO agree that we're social creatures and not to do this alone. Nicole, Lauren's channel, metabolic mind, have been vital for my keto journey! Couldn't do it on my own and get to where I am now or it would take sooooooo much longer and probably take too much trial and error.
I really need some links to peer reviewed research articles to support some of these things linked in the bio
This is SO informative. Thank you both so so much for all the work you're doing!
I’m gonna call this out.. this doesn’t not agree with what modern science has taught us. Like legumes are just factually good for us. Whole grains are good for us.
I love the journey that you’re on and how well this is working for you. I do want to warn against going too far into pseudoscience though.
I want to point out that while her focus is very important for brian health, some of the other factors she says are not important (whole grains, diverse vegetable consumption, etc) may be important for brain health they may Not be good information for all health conditions that different ppl live with due to diverse genetics, co occuring health conditions, etc.
While I am of course extremely happy that this has helped Lauren manage what may have been a life sentence of schizoafferctive disorder, and that is profound and miraculous, more studies on more ppl need to be done.
Also, I wonder how much nutritional science this pyschiatrist has studied. Yes, as she trained as a Dr (part of the training to become a psychiatrist is becoming a GP) she probably got a small average of nutritional training. And yes, she has spent time reveiwing nutritional studies, but that doesn't give her as much indepth understanding of impact of food on hjman bodies as a dietician who in Canada spend 4 years solidly studying just that. More needs to be considered.
I've been studying nutrition science since 2007. You are correct that dietitians have in-depth formal education about nutrition, but unfortunately, the majority of it is sourced from epidemiological studies so it is largely misguided.
Probably what's needed, is a group of doctors with DIFFERENT specialities, talking to EACH OTHER, and treating the whole person.
Eg patient might have perimenopause, affecting hormone balance, where dropping estrogen means excess progesterone, causing emotional regulation struggles, which exhaust underlying ME/CFS, while excess bleeding leads to anaemia, and to 'white coat stress' worries about cancer, which takes further energy to articulate, resulting in ME flares bringing opportunist infection, countered by boosting vitamin D by sitting outside, triggering sinusitis from sitting in a draft, triggering a migraine, while the level of anaemia, low estrogen hot flushes and disrupted sleep, lead to borderline psychosis.
So the patient shows up with psychosis, anaemia, migraine, sinusitis, and the ME of course.
We're one system, not departments.
@louisehogg8472 so very very complex!!
@@FromTheHealingWellSomatics Tell me about it! 🤣
I am really concerned about this choice of guest. While you (and some others) have obviously been very helped by keto and it absolutely warrants further studies, she makes some dangerous, unscientific and untrue claims.
I understand your enthusiasm for potentially solving the life-sentence of schizoafferctive disorder, but this guest uses her loosely related education to push her point of view.
I think it would be very balanced for you to get a dietician to speak on these issues as well.
I have been a patreon supporter for some time and donated when you did a larger call to raise money, I am considering removing my patreon donation based on allowing the lack of grounded scientific perspective over her approach of being dismissive of large bodies of research.
Don't be such a bully. If you don't like Dr Georgia Ede then simply Jog On.
@@michaelmurphy5170 what does the word bully mean to you?
@@michaelmurphy5170 There is exactly zero bullying to address concerns in an articulate manner as she did. Bullying is abuse. There was zero in her statements. You're being very dismissive to someone who has indicated regular monthly financial support for what you are seeing.
This. You are spot on.
Oh this is so cool! I don't really want to do keto, but I am going to a dietitian so I want more information about healthy diet for mental health (especially schizophrenia). This is very helpful! Thank you!
I’m on Carnivore.
Diagnosed schizophrenic fall 2020, nobody told me of my diagnosis… working to reduce stressors noticed significant improvements Spring 2022, learned of the diagnosis July 2022, spring 2023 I could buy cloths that fit me,,, I could then subtract 3-8, September 2023 I started weening off by cutting carbs n all winter I started noticing monthly improvement to my cognition… Summer 2024 I’m mostly on a carnivore diet n my cognition is about 100% better than I was this time last year…
@@martinbrousseau2560thank you for this message it is encouraging..can we connect online and share experiences
What a great video. It is so interesting & informative. Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for this video. I am a long way from switching to keto but these tips are helpful. I wanna see a dietician and start on the journey of eating healthier.
What if you don't have a gallbladder and have difficulty digesting fats? Is there a way to still do Keto and not have the digestive issues that high fats cause?
Check out Dr Ken Berry . I think he has videos on proper human diet and lack of gallbladder
As a biochemist, a lot of this makes absolutely no sense to me... I am a molecular medicine researcher, I have studied human metabolism extensively, and there are many things in her whole discourse for which I would like to see the evidence backing her statements, because it contradicts everything in the field...
Huh? How
I heard American carbs are bad. I don't know what it is. Some say it's glyphosate. Many illnesses disappear if you avoid glyphosate one person said. I have no idea how she did it. Seed oils are generally bad for humans. Americans are deeply in keto for this reason. Also schizophrenia maybe have some connection with allergy. There was this idea long time ago. So if you eliminate a lot of food maybe you get cured by eliminating allergen. Also schizophrenia has some connection with vitamin D deficiency which exacerbate immunological response
I don't even talk about alcohol. Alcohol destroys sleep and lead to alcoholic psychosis. Because it's hard to decide whether it's alcoholic psychosis or schizophrenia if person have schizophrenia.
My relatives say that I have episodes when I don't sleep. I don't think it's true because at my first episode I felt asleep like in fairy tale. All I did was sleep and eat and sleep and eat and then I wake up ill.
So there is theory that psychosis is escaped dream. So person don't have dreams in sleep so they escape.
Other evidences that it maybe true is schizophrenics more prone to drink a lot of caffeine (caffeine intoxication may lead to hallucinations but it's a drug made from tea it's very large dose), they smoke more if they smoke (nicotine is bad for sleep).
But to be honest there is something about refined carbs. Studies shows that schizophrenics prone to unhealthy diet with a lot of refined carbs and less fiber. Maybe it's something to do with stomach (sorry for English). So if person has problem with stool (don't do √2 for a long time) he may develop Parkinson because his sleep get destroyed. It's what I heard. So maybe there is some stomach issues also. I heard from one psych nurse that one guy get surgery on his stomach because his stool get stuck so severe problem can become
Generally speaken schizophrenics are physically ill. When you see schizophrenic you think he is ill, he can't sit still and so on. There are many illnesses that they additionally have. I remember they have endocrine problems. It's normal for schizophrenic to be physically very ill. Maybe it's emotional stress. There are talks in the community about traumas.
One step at the time. Back in the day, when I was a little overweight. ( I never was Very overweight) I started with running and I kept going a bit further and further. When I found out running I started also watching what I ate. Ofcourse I wasnt near what I know now when it comes to knowledge but I did what I could. Sooner or later you will integrate discipline and thats when the fun happens, once you got discipline you can work out, you can say no to the "wrong foods". In 2017 I got schizophrenia. I had the same road as most of us go. I got on the medication and I gained alot of weight in short time. I had to figure it out again... Do I still have days that I dont feel like definitly today I had salmon from a can I dont like it but ile eat it. I know the benefits of omega 3 overall eating healthy will give you more energy and brain health. I hope to do Keto in the future. The thing is I wouldnt mind being on a little medication..
A person who has ASD + schizoaffective BP 1 with severe OCD and anxiety did strict keto close to carnivore, lots tons of weight but the mania only increased thereafter. Got so scary ending in severe psychosis and several back to back hospitalizations, docs added more meds and increased dosages just to calm the high brain activity called mania/psychosis. And once on more meds, the viscous cycle of back to eating voraciously due to meds side effects starts all over again. thus resulting in rapid weight gain yet no positive changes in mental symptoms. Its a horrendous viscous cycle. So the keto diet is not just the fix as thyroid gets affected, there seems to be so much more.
Yes, I was wondering about this. While keto may be the right choice for some, it may not be for everyone.
@@goodhealth3020 don't you decrease meds very slowly over many months?? I would think for some lowering med strength over yrs ...
Yes, @goodhealth2020 completely goofed by rapidly withdrawing psydrugs. She should have listened to experts like Dr Mark Horowitz.
I have ASD and OCD too. We know that our brain functions differently than other brains.. so maybe keto is just not for ASD brains..
Love you, Lauren.
Thank you for doing what you do ♥️
Ketone bodies, especially BHB, have antioxidant properties. They reduce oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme expression, directly scavenging ROS, and improving mitochondrial function.
BHB (a ketone body) also crosses the blood-brain barrier more easily than glucose, providing an alternative energy source for the brain in times of scarcity. This makes ketones a potential treatment option for various neurological conditions.
Some gut bacteria can metabolize ketones, using them as an energy source or to regulate their redox balance. This suggests that ketones could influence the metabolism and function of the gut microbiome, impacting overall health.
I read brain energy by dr. palmer. do you think keto / carnivore is able to put schizophrenia in remission
Thanks for having dr Ede on 👍
Thank you so very much for this informative video! This is so helpful!
I have had schizoaffective disorder for nearly 40 years. I just came off of carbemazapine. I take thiothixene and paraxatine. My condition is in remission. I enjoy your videos.
thats amazing and you did that by chaning your diet !
Hello can we connect to share experiences ..i was diagnosed last year in may,your response will be highly welcomed
Don't give people false hope
The science on food keeps changing every decade. Different humans all have difderent metabolism and biochemistry and different foods are more nourishing than others for different people. This lady has alot of opinions and rarely sourced the "science" she does mention.
Judge by the book.
I’m gonna read it.
COPIOUS footnotes in Chris Palmer’s tome, another excellent read.
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The biology of food and the brain hasn't changed; unfortunately, it is nutrition epidemiology studies that are largely responsible for the flip-flopping headlines about nutrition. I cannot source science in a TH-cam interview, but I have very carefully and thoroughly referenced all of the information in the book, as well as in numerous presentations and articles. Metabolic health, digestive health, medications, activity level, age, and other factors do vary from one person to another, so I have described in detail in the book how to personalize diet for individual needs and goals. However, all humans do have the same basic nutritional requirements...we all need the same list of essential nutrients (amino acids, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, etc).
@@Saturday8pm Chris Palmer sites sources/studies.
@@GeorgiaEdeMD I'll give you some credit for that but not totally- as sources for the science could have been given to Lauren to put in the video footnotes.
And the total kibosh on legumes- why? Becuase of the "anti-nutrients"- this is still a highly researched area, and not everyone is prone to their effects. And what are Plant based eaters supposed to eat then? Not very inclusive.
I eat Ketogenic, and completely plant based, except for some salmon, sardines, and oysters, and Im the healthiest Ive ever been in my life- where am I supposed to get my fat from? I need vegitable oils.. and as I am someone sensitive to many vegitables unforunately it makes it near impossible for me to be completely Vegan(something else completely oversighted by nutritionists, is the ethics and morals and the terrible consequences for animals with our diet choices). But I know plenty of people who are actually physically healthier than I am(less inflammation, less body fat, better blood work, more active, etc) who are plant-based and their entire source of protein and fats comes from legumes and vegitable oils.
Im not just a completel laymen when it comes to organic chemistry, and food science/nutrition(this is one of my main interests). I understand that food and our bodies havnt changed much over the last million years. Except mostly in the last 100 because we are eating so many things the body is not used to, and making foods that never existed before, but like I said- even things like Blood Type is still under study on how it effects our ability to metabolize and be sesnsitive to different foods. As well as race, where you ancestry is from, your microbiome contents, and genetics and even epigenetics. Not everyone fits neatly into a single basket, for example- Chris Palmer was mentioend above, and he recognizes this point completely.
Its bad science and bad protical to say "Everyone should do one or all of these 4/5 things"
Ultimately the science is still out on alot of this. The brain itself still remains the most mysterious part of humans, as well as the brain/body connection.
And of course you wouldnt site sources if its all in your book, buy your book to learn the facts right? Have a little bit of humility.
Such as ?
what device do you use for keton measurements?
Thank you for sharing.
Excellent. I love Dr Ede she explains things really well x
I struggle just to not eat too many UPF's & simple carbs let alone restricting anything else lol. At least I don't drink. I'm not sure who told y'all veg oils are healthy, in Australia they say that is the least healthy, it has no real nutritive benefit, and that's why it's so cheap. It's good for crisping food up nicely, but otherwise we try to stick to olive oil mostly. What other oil would you use for the crisp factor? 🤔 I could probably easily give up seed oil.
Ill be watching this video in a few days ❤ thank you lauren for bringing this inffo to us
Good Interview Thanks
This is very informative. Ty
Great video. What is a low cost way to do this? Did you have goverment or insurance financial help? Tax deductible expense? How many coaching sessions have you needed so far?
Also this woman has spoken at carnivore conventions... we're getting into Joe Rogan territory here
most carnivore diets are ketogenic, if you have food allergies etc a period of carnivore eating might be appropriate
NEVER bring up Joe Rogaine.
He has no hair!!!
I'm not sure if I'd rather be on Joe Rogan's territory or pharmaceutical corporations. Pharmaceutical corporations will always prefer to introduce a new drug that you need to buy for the rest of your life than a drug that will heal you.
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Joe Rogaine™️ should be NOWHERE NEAR this conversation.
Cut refined sugar and caffeine out of your diet and eat more greens and your off to a really good start. I cheat quite a bit where I shouldn’t. I use raw honey 🐝 as a sweetener in place of sugar, maple syrup might work too. I use butter to fry if possible, and if it's not I use avacodo oil, but I try not to if I can.
That said, depending on the type of greens you may want to heat or cook them first to remove oxalic acids, which can leach minerals from being absorbed
The bees' honey and the maple syrup will throw you out of ketosis immediately. Both foodstuffs are almost pure glucose.
Very good! I find this very interesting and I just have measured my weight. I have lost 15 kg from highest weight after last time I was in psychiatric care. But now I need to eat more and stay healthy, so my mind would work better. :)
They use hexane to extract the oil.
Ive been on keto for 9 days now and Im exhausted with little energy
I hope it gets better in time but so far I feel bad
You should consult a keto dietician ideally.....you need some vitamins to do keto...especially B vitamins like thiamine and all
Are you taking electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium)?
@@shaynaformity1384 I am taking one tablet a day with said electrolytes
Hang in there. Don’t give up nothing is left. The first 2 weeks were horrible for me I had no energy to the point I brush my teeth but almost in the third week boom a miracle happened I gained energy step by step. I don’t say I’m 100 % completely cured but at least 50 percentage of everything is gone.
@amirrz5640 ah right well that good to hear, thanks
Interesting to see this, as anaemia tipped me onto the edge of psychosis a couple of weeks ago.
Although, eating more legumes/beans was recommended online to boost some hormone related issues I also have. Eg affecting the blood loss in the first place.
Sometimes it's a case of being careful WHAT you eat together. Eg iron pills + orange juice half an hour BEFORE a meal; vitamin D supplement + milk + cereal that's fortified, all at the same meal; meat + green veg + fruits all at another meal.
Not necessarily true of extracting seed oils, since 17th century Scotland was growing Rapeseed for its oil, and certainly didn't have 'oil refineries'.
I'd agree with minimising caffeine and refined carbs and alcohol. But otherwise, it's best to have variety in a diet. 'All things in moderation'. Your body will extract what it needs, especially if the known opposing/assisting combinations are considered.
Obviously work around individual ingredients you know you personally are sensitive to. Eg monosodium glutamate or nitrite/nitrate preservatives. But check what nutrients you need to therefore get via another route. Eg what was bacon giving you, that you're now missing while avoiding the preservatives?
Seasonal diet is also helpful. It's cheaper, and it gives your body/brain a break from some inputs that maybe stress it without you being aware of them. That's the origin of keto after all, semi-starvation during the 'hungry gap' in the spring. Resulting in a break from carbs. Or conversely, annually killing livestock in the autumn, leading to a glut of meat to be eaten promptly, while grain can be stored for later in the winter.
Basically it's very hard to get a whole load of people to stick rigidly to precise diets, for life, so they can be measured and recorded. Essentially you would need many autistic folk, happy to have 'boring' diets and record every detail. And that would only tell you about autistic people...
It is quite untrue to say that rapeseed oil was being produced in the 17th century for food use. It was not.
The first use of rapeseed oil as a foodstuff was in 1973. That was after genetic engineers had modified the rapeseed plant to produce strains with low levels of the toxic compounds erucic acid and glucosinolate, which are bitter and deeply unpalatable. The process of producing oil from rapeseed also involves washing the crushed seeds with hexane solvent, a product of crude oil. Hexane was not available in the 17th century.
Up until 1973, the only use for rapeseed oil was as an industrial lubricant and as a substitute for heavy fuel oil for diesel engines.
@@michaelmurphy5170 incorrect on at least 3 counts:
1. Hexane washing is unlikely to be required for cold pressed oil, which is a thing, albeit not the method used for cheap rapeseed oil.
2. Rapeseed wasn't produced COMMERCIALLY, until the dates you mention. It was produced domestically, on a small scale, which is why the 17th century reconstructed garden at Culross includes rape plants.
3. While it was used primarily for non-food uses, including candle-making and soap, that doesn't necessarily prove there was zero food use of it, despite the likely harmful nature of erucic acid.
Also, whereas hexane is one non-polar solvent, it isn't the only one, just as the current commercial extraction method isn't the only possible method. Indeed, prior to crude oil, coal was used to produce various chemicals, and Culross, for example, had coal mining in the 17th century. It's also on the coast, whale oil and fish oils also historically sources of chemicals.
It may well be that cold pressed rapeseed is a better alternative? Just as bacon only became a healthy hazard when traditional sodium chloride curing was replaced with toxic nitrites and nitrates. A cheaper, quicker, longer preservation method. As indeed many of those sensitive to highly refined wheat, are fine with spelt or other less extreme varieties.
Humans cut corners for financial gain, or adapt their products to compete commercially without considering unforeseen consequences. So the consumer has to be continually alert about what precisely they are buying, and aware that cheapness always comes at a cost - possibly to them.
Are you familiar with ayurveda ? It encompasses much of what you're saying. It is quite in depth but has been so helpful for me. 😊
FANTASTIC question.
That’s the problem here.
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so what is a good oil to use?
What can one do if they also have chronic kidney disease, stage 3a, due to a large cyst in one and a benign tumor in the other. Would a ketogenic diet be a diet that is considered too hard on the kidneys?
Can you make videos on what exactly you eat? I want to be more healthy and decrease carbs and sugar but I dont really know what to eat.
The woman in the video said nuts and seeds and most oils are bad but that confuses me a lot. If you do keto but dont want to loose weight, you need to consume more fats than usual but without all those things, what even is still left to get enough fats?
its animal fats, like eggs, salmon, ribeye steak or steak(fatty meats). full fat yoghurt, cheese is allowed too. No sugars like rice, potatoe (starches) no softdrinks sweets or other things. Its a restrictive diet, if you're a bad cook. else there is plenty of keto meals you can make because it does include vegetables and some fruit. Forgot fasting, on keto its normal to do periods of fasting
I’m on Carnivore… Diagnosed schizophrenic fall 2020, nobody told me of my diagnosis… working to reduce stressors noticed significant improvements Spring 2022, learned of the diagnosis July 2022, spring 2023 I could buy cloths that fit me,,, I could then subtract 3-8, September 2023 I started weening off by cutting carbs n all winter I started noticing monthly improvement to my cognition… Summer 2024 I’m mostly on a carnivore diet n my cognition is about 100% better than I was this time last year…
Congratulations on your health improvements, Martin!
I have trouble swallowing food and that means I have a very limited diet. I know it will sound odd but I feel exercise is more important than diet. And I only take walks because my body is broken by manic episodes. My diet is poor. I eat unhealthy food. I'm a little worried about it. I have my blood tested twice a year and it's about time to do it. I drink a lot of sugary drinks too because tap water here tastes bad.
@WWS322 could you switch off sugary drinks to herbal teas without sugar or w very little sugar? Or buy a carbonater for you water?
Keto seems to work for some reason and I think people are finally going to know based on people's willingness to research this fully. This took at least 5 years after people on TH-cam and other media outlets started to explain their own conditions and how they solved them through trial and error (carnivore or keto seems to reduce symptoms like mental issues and autoimmune responses). For me, keto seems to cause a reduction in skin problems, brain fog, and various other maladies that make life miserable from time to time. Yes, it takes months but it works.
Yeah, you don't have to eat mammals for iron. For example, I'm on an all-turtle diet.
Love this 😂
Lol omg. I collect ceramic turtles and winced at this 🐢 😊
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Good information on the iron factor...except if a person has the genetic abnormality causing Hemochromatosis. Often called "the Irish disease," the genetic abnormality comes through Northern European lineage. If you have abnormal Iron levels, have your Ferritin checked. You might have Hemochromatosis.
Agreed--the recommendations I discussed with Lauren were focused on those with iron deficiency:)
With high protein how can TMAO be addressed there is a risk of all animal protein creating TMAO which is very important inflammatory
Antioxidant are made from FAT SOLUBLE vitamins such E, D,K2.
Fat soluble vitamins also binds to minerals such zinc, iron, manganese, selenium, iodine.
Fat soluble vitamins also creates steroid hormones which are responsible to produce white and grey matter.
Anti oxidants are also from vit A and carotenoids, some B vits, C, E, as well as other phyto nutrients. Some are fat soluble and some are not.
@@FromTheHealingWellSomaticsVitamin A and E are fat soluble. Vitamin c helps the iron absortion and it helps our kidneys to produce adrenaline norepinephrine.
Fat soluble vitamins helps our villi to absorb medium chain fatty acid.
My psychiatry doesn't believe in medical keto for schizo and still believe in med as best solution. He believe in keto as supplementary stuff. I wanted to try this could but couldn't without the support of a psychiatry.
Is olive oil bad as seed oils?
nope. Good qaulity olive oil is beneficial for brain health
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No--olive oil doesn't come from the olive seed (pit); it comes from the fleshy "fruit" of the plant. Choose extra virgin olive oil if you can.
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Her spiel about seed oils is a HUGE red flag to me. Why is she saying that seed oil refineries "look like an oil refinery" as if that makes them unhealthy? I could say that a slaughterhouse "looks like a war zone", but that doesn't mean meat is unhealthy for you. This is not the way a good scientist talks. Using "natural" as a good thing is also a red flag that is not used by real scientists. I looked at the literature and there's a paper in Nature from 2020 saying that excessive seed oils may make the brain more vulnerable to inflammation, and that more study is needed. This woman is extrapolating this early evidence to make big, unfounded claims. This is not what scientists sound like!
In the case of Canola oil, it is exactly an oil refinery. Canola oil is a Canadian-produced by- product of diesel refining, and was introduced into the North American food supply to make a profit on waste oil. Canola oil is toxic to human and animal health.
According to her, while her findings may not come from proper trials either, she is looking at literal biology facts to draw conclusions. Eg. Fact 1: We (All biologists) know our brain uses a lot of iron to function well. Fact 2: We know legumes decrease the body’s ability to use iron. Conclusion: Hence, decrease legumes + increase iron = better brain.
I don’t know if she is right. I think that every food offers advantages and drawbacks. It might be proven biologically that blueberries (antioxidants) help immune system and heart, but might not do much for brain. Red meat and fat might do a lot of the brain but might clog arteries. The evidence is conflicting because nothing is 100% good or 100% bad. (Except avocados lol) people on earth have survived on a carnivore diet, omnivore diet and a vegan diet. There isn’t one way to live “well” but definitely can choose your own adventure based on what you care about for your livelihood.
Yeah the whole seed oil thing is largely made up.
Exactly… and conventional animal stables look like torture chambers.
This is what turns me off from other Metabolic Mind connected scientists - they make sweeping generalizations based on the smallest of evidence. As if they are already convinced they are correct and are just looking for evidence to prove they are right. A big red flag.
In Germany we have organic, mechanically and cold pressed rapeseed oils. Is that ok?
Nope. Rapeseed is another name for canola oil.
Extra virgin olive oil, unrefined coconut oil, and non-dairy animal fats are the healthiest fat choices. Rapeseed oil (like @shaynaformity1384 correctly says) is canola oil--the type you describe is of higher quality than industrially refined canola oil, and canola oil is lower in linoleic acid than many other seed oils, but the other oils I listed are still better choices.
@@GeorgiaEdeMD Thank you! ❤️ And avocado oil…? The keto community seems to approve of it, also for cooking.
Not a very democratic or peer reviewed channel. I made a comment and backed it up with a video link and it has been deleted. I wish Lauren and Rob all the best but I think the channel is getting into dangerous territory. After collecting all that patreon and gofundme money what is Lauren going to do when she becomes ill again or if something proves her wrong?
Patient doctoring patients.
I just think this diet is way too specific for the every day person to do. Especially for those with schizophrenia who may have cognitive impairment or when they’re in psychosis.
As someone who doesn’t have schizophrenia watching ur journey has been overwhelming. My busy lifestyle wouldn’t allow me to be so stringent and counting… and tracking ketones etc.. and I have no cognitive impairment.
The science of food is very confusing! It is hard to know what is the best information!
That's why I wrote the book--to help take the confusion out of nutrition. Nutrition isn't rocket science--if we understand what our cells need and which foods are best at delivering those ingredients to cells, it all makes perfect sense.
Ordered her book off Amazon half way through the program. Do you think it would be valuable for someone with ADHD or on the autism spectrum?
I hope you will find the book helpful! The good news is that these brain food principles apply to almost every psychiatric condition, including ADHD and autism, because they improve total brain health, so they are well worth exploring to see what is possible for you:)
@@GeorgiaEdeMD I see comments on youtube, of people with lifelong depression who went on carnivore diet and there depression is gone
Cruelty free please
I'm a former vegan, then Mediterranean diet person. Then keto, now carnivore. I stopped being vegan after watching an indigenous man point out that vegans merely shop from a different isle and are not cruelty free but just cannot accept that death is part of life. It was hard for me to accept at first as I was a hardcore vegan activist. But he was actually right..I just wanted to manipulate the world so i could feel better. I've never felt as strong and healthy as I have now on carnivore. And if it reverses diseases. I would say that is the least cruel diet out there and it has been how humans.. our ancestors had been eating. We were not vegans or plant based. I see patients all the time. Suffering from all of the so called healthy food. Wasting away. Not able to do basic daily activities and they are only in their 20's 30's to 50's. Their children also very metabolically unhealthy and will be worse off than them. I think that is cruel.
@@tippieyanez8289 Conventional animal stables in factory farming are torture chambers for our fellow creatures, with whom we inhabit this earth together. To compare supporting this industry to shopping foods from a different isle seems rather ignorant to me. Ok… maybe you really do have these greater insights, that are making absolutely no sense to me, because you have been watching this indigenous man. But you know… I really think that this man would be ashamed to be human, if he knew what the western „civilisation“ is doing to these animals BEFORE they die.
Perhaps If developed country stopped their cruelty on undeveloped country we could all have better good and mental health 🤷♀️
I live in undeveloped country and most of cruelty here is make by locals and non White... I hope this help 😊❤
@objetivista686 I think the cruelty that over developed countries exert on poor countries isn't usually seen. It's a huge investor owning a 3rd world manufacturing company that pays nothing, has no labor standards while they make millions in profits. It's putting economic pressure and embargoes on countries that have different politic systems so their internal economies destabilize, it's foreign buyers buying up land and resources and making them no longer affordable to the locals. That sort if thing and much more
@@FromTheHealingWellSomatics i know all of it but saying only developed countries are to blame despise how bad people tend to behave here. Nothing justify lack of basic education, respect and criminal behaviors. Lots of poor people Worldwide dont use their poverty as an excuse to be mean or cruel.
A Natural Schizophrenic? generally drug induced is a lil more all over the place n incapable of recognizing psychosis in themselves.
Reality is..living with Schizophrenia is simple n very easy to function near normal in life. The conditions we put ourselves in make a huge difference in our mental states for sure. Eating is a noticeable one as well, Inuit myself n wondering if my keto eating habits for the past 30 years are why i am doing so well.
Mind you i've been in hospitals since 6 or 7 years old with symptoms to where its just..natural n easy to deal with.
Unmedicated since 2007, hard to believe others have such a hard time compartmentalizing their mental health issues n just function normally
Sugar is poison big time.. cut way back if you’ve mental health
Duh ..junk food is bad..whole foods are healthy ...obvious
IMO, Schizophrenia is not a disease but a condition. There are people who have managed to recover without medical treatment. Why don't you find these people and host them on your channel. Maybe you can hear something useful.
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@@isabelfreire5994 ?
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This is useful ! Are you a person who has suffered w schizophrenia?
Duck.
::tucks this away for later:: My partner has bipolar disorder and is in kidney disease. Metabolic therapies are off the table :(
If your partner's kidney disease is in the mild to moderate range, the ketogenic diet could actually be very helpful. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10768757/
This is not medical advice for your partner of course; but if your partner wished they could use metabolic therapies, this article offers a different perspective that may be useful in consultation with health professionals.
Enough 👏about 👏the👏keto!
Noone forces you to watch
@makORmalonek I try to get info on my condition from this channel. Not dietary advice. Alot of her followers echo my sentiments. Have a nice day.
Then watch the vegans instead bro. Go along your merry way
She just made a video on her family day/vlog go watch that....also im 100% sure Lauren is gonna make videos on topics besides keto, ibut this channel was made to spread awareness about mental health
Bruh this is her channel, she can post whatever she wants. If you wanna learn more about Schizophrenia then Google is free, hope this helps
Plant-based whole foods. I've been vegan, not just plant-based) for ten years, and I'm glad I only tried a low-carb diet for a short time. Thank you for this, now I know this channel supports harmful fad diets and nutrition disinformation so I can unsubscribe. Please delete your channel.
As much i love non human Animals and care for their well being, life IS such a messy thing and just avoiding a huge source of protein which have been strongly related with human health it's kinda difficult to just stop eating probably for must people right now. Just avoiding eating any non human Animal may helps to alleviate their suffering. I tried vegetarian diet and for me It doesnt seems work well. But i hope i can comeback reducing my comsuption of meat even thought most of vegan products are very expensive including vitamins and pills used to cover the inevitable umbalance when in vegetarian or vegan diet, specially vegan.
Grow up. Just because something worked for you doesn't mean it will work for someone else. The woman who owns this channel has transformed her life with the diet she is on. She's gotten her life back. You have no fucking clue what she's been through or how hard she is trying to do right by herself, her family, her community. That's great for you that vegan has worked FOR YOU. For a lot of us, it's just not an option, even if we would like it to be. I'm sick of people like you guilting people who are just trying to survive. Grow the fuck up and get a different hobby than harassing strangers on the internet.
Claims made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Veganism is associated with adverse health outcomes. Some affected populations are children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and the fetus. Also, vegans have a greater prevalence of mental health problems. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.35148 "The Impact of a Vegan Diet on many aspects of health: The overlooked side of veganism"
@@objetivista686 there is no inevitable imbalance if you maintain a full diet, which is easily achievable by "expensive vegan products" such as beans. The notoriously expensive and exclusively vegan beans.
@@Colddiggs most vegans use pills of vitamins to avoid umbalance of them in their bodies and yes, there are beans and other non products natural non animal based foods. I'm talking about vegan products.
from google: Good Mitochondria Foods
We recommend: low-mercury wild-caught fish, grass-fed meat, nuts (especially walnuts), seeds and egg yolks.
We recommend: oily fish, avocado, coconut, olive or flaxseed oil.
We recommend: any type of bone broth.
Thanks!