Food and Mental Health: More Complicated—and More Hopeful—Than You Might Think
When people think about treatments for mental health conditions, they usually think of medications and psychotherapy. Few think about food. That may be changing. Over the past decade, a growing body of research has demonstrated that nutrition can influence how our...
“My Psychiatrist Has Never Heard of This”
For years, people living with mental illness, and their families, have been told some version of the same thing: “Take your medications.” “Go to therapy.” “Learn to cope.” Those interventions can absolutely help, sometimes dramatically. But many people are still...
Can Keto “Cure” Schizophrenia? Here’s What We Actually Know
I’ve never received more press attention than I have over the past two weeks—thanks, in part, to comments from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about the ketogenic diet and serious mental illness. I’ve been interviewed by the...