The First Randomized Trial of a Ketogenic Diet for Psychosis
For years, clinicians and researchers have asked an important question: Can a ketogenic diet actually help people with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder? Until now, most of the evidence has come from case reports, pilot studies, and...
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...