Ketosis and Ketamine for Anorexia

A newly published pilot study indicates a keto diet combined with ketamine infusions can dramatically improve anorexia nervosa eating disorder. But it may not be right for everyone. Hear from the study’s authors about why they conducted the study and who they think this approach could help. Experts featured in this video: Barbara Scolnick, MD Internist and Eating Disorder Specialist Guido Frank, MD Professor of Psychiatry at UCSD Eating Disorder Expert https://profiles.ucsd.edu/guido.frank Twitter @GuidoFrank Lori Calabrese, MD Founder and Medical Director of Innovative Psychiatry https://www.loricalabresemd.com/meet-lori-calabrese/ Twitter @loricalabresemd Papers referenced in this video: Ketogenic diet and ketamine infusion treatment to target chronic persistent eating disorder psychopathology in anorexia nervosa: a pilot study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803738/ Follow our channel for more information and education from Bret Scher, MD, FACC, including interviews with leading experts in Metabolic Psychiatry. Learn more about metabolic psychiatry and find helpful resources at https://metabolicmind.org/ About us: Metabolic Mind™ is a nonprofit initiative incubated by Baszucki Group. Our mission is to provide education and resources in the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry, including ketogenic interventions for mental disorders. Our channel is for informational purposes only. We are not providing individual or group medical or healthcare advice nor establishing a provider-patient relationship. Many of the interventions we discuss can have dramatic or potentially dangerous effects if done without proper supervision. Consult your healthcare provider before changing your lifestyle or medications. #MetabolicMind #KetoForMentalHealth #MetabolicPsychiatry #MetabolicNeuroscience #KetogenicMetabolicTherapy #NutritionalKetosis#MentalIllnessTreatment#MentalHealthIsMetabolicHealth#BipolarDiet#ketaminetherapy #anorexia #eatingdisorder