by Lauren Kremer, MS, RD, CDN | May 27, 2023 | Nutrition
The ketogenic diet can profoundly influence our metabolism. It has been used to treat epilepsy for more than 100 years, and is the best studied dietary intervention for its effects on the brain. The Ketogenic Diet and Brain Energy: How Does it Work? The brain energy...
by Jessica Apple | May 18, 2023 | News
This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new guideline on artificial sweeteners, which recommends against the use of these sugar substitutes to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases. Some examples of the sweeteners include...
by Dr. Chris Palmer | May 13, 2023 | Addiction
Researchers from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism published a study demonstrating that the ketogenic diet might play a role in the treatment of alcoholism, also known as alcohol use disorder in the DSM-5. The study, published in Science Advances,...
by Brain Energy Movement | May 13, 2023 | About Us
Mental disorders are metabolic disorders of the brain. We need dramatic changes in mental health education, clinical care, and research. It is possible to put mental disorders into remission and this should be the goal of all treatments. Find out more about the Brain...
by Margaret Hoffman | May 13, 2023 | Treatments
The primary tenet of the Brain Energy theory is that the health of your mitochondria directly impacts your mental health. If your mitochondria are damaged in some way, such as through drug or alcohol use, lack of sleep, nutritional deficiency, viral infection, trauma,...