“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...
Brain Energy in 2025: A Year of Momentum, Evidence, and New Possibilities
As 2025 comes to a close, I want to pause and reflect—not just on how much work has been done, but on what it represents. For decades, we’ve approached mental illness largely as a disorder of neurotransmitters, psychology, or social context. Those perspectives...