Before you get too smug, L. Amber O'Hearn has kept her bipolar in remission since 2009 with a carnivore diet. She's blogged about it on Mostly Fat, and is also on the FaceBook group Keto AF. But good luck to your friend, and you also. For the people who do it long-term (7 years so far for me) it is phenomenal. I would never change.
In fact I had Amber's example in mind when I recommended ketosis to my friend.
The reason that I am feeling so smug is that when I first saw Amber's lipovore talk I thought: "Hmm, crushing mental problems fixed by carnivore, wonder why that is?", and made a mental note that if I ever went mad that would be a thing to try. I don't know, maybe peas cause schizophrenia?
Whereas when I read 'PUFAs block glycolysis', I thought about what that might mean for a couple of hours and then I thought: 'I bet PUFAs are at the root of most mental problems and I bet ketosis will temporarily fix them all'.
And so I googled for 'ketosis fixes mental problems', and there are so many supportive anecdotes even *psychiatry* has managed to notice that there is something going on.
And I collared my bipolar friend and said "Dude, you got to try this and this is why" and took him to the supermarket and bought him a weeks beef and cream and tomatoes and gave him instructions.
Anecdotes are one thing, mechanism is gold.
Another thought is that maybe you don't need nutritional ketosis at all. Maybe exogenous ketones (chemical frankenfilth!!) will provide the necessary brain-fuel while all you have to do nutritionally is avoid the polyunsaturated curse.
I have tried to attract Amber's attention. I would value her take. If you know her, can you point her to this idea?
I don't know her personally, but if I wanted to get in touch with her I would ask her your question on the FaceBook group KetoAF, I think she is a moderator there and I know she founded that group. Tucker Goodrich (Yelling Stop) and Brad Marshall (Fire in a Bottle) are both doing research on PUFA.
Before you get too smug, L. Amber O'Hearn has kept her bipolar in remission since 2009 with a carnivore diet. She's blogged about it on Mostly Fat, and is also on the FaceBook group Keto AF. But good luck to your friend, and you also. For the people who do it long-term (7 years so far for me) it is phenomenal. I would never change.
In fact I had Amber's example in mind when I recommended ketosis to my friend.
The reason that I am feeling so smug is that when I first saw Amber's lipovore talk I thought: "Hmm, crushing mental problems fixed by carnivore, wonder why that is?", and made a mental note that if I ever went mad that would be a thing to try. I don't know, maybe peas cause schizophrenia?
Whereas when I read 'PUFAs block glycolysis', I thought about what that might mean for a couple of hours and then I thought: 'I bet PUFAs are at the root of most mental problems and I bet ketosis will temporarily fix them all'.
And so I googled for 'ketosis fixes mental problems', and there are so many supportive anecdotes even *psychiatry* has managed to notice that there is something going on.
And I collared my bipolar friend and said "Dude, you got to try this and this is why" and took him to the supermarket and bought him a weeks beef and cream and tomatoes and gave him instructions.
Anecdotes are one thing, mechanism is gold.
Another thought is that maybe you don't need nutritional ketosis at all. Maybe exogenous ketones (chemical frankenfilth!!) will provide the necessary brain-fuel while all you have to do nutritionally is avoid the polyunsaturated curse.
I have tried to attract Amber's attention. I would value her take. If you know her, can you point her to this idea?
I don't know her personally, but if I wanted to get in touch with her I would ask her your question on the FaceBook group KetoAF, I think she is a moderator there and I know she founded that group. Tucker Goodrich (Yelling Stop) and Brad Marshall (Fire in a Bottle) are both doing research on PUFA.
> And the indications so far are that I've just fixed a case of severe treatment-resistant bipolar disorder.
Imagine how I felt when I put an idiopathic, incurable condition (nay, disorder!) into remission after 3 days of mild keto :)
Congrats. Feels good don't it.