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Personal nutritional experimentation and metabolic health; controlling energy intake

"Not only was I on a ketogenic diet for 3 years, it was probably the best I ever felt... My abandoning the ketogenic diet was independent of my views of the ketogenic diet, and to this day I still view it as an effective diet. What has changed is my belief a..."

Peter Attia

Treating treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions including schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression; also epilepsy

"For psychotic disorders and bipolar disorder, I usually want to see levels greater than 1.5. The real magic is that this diet stimulates two processes that relate to mitochondria — mitophagy, which is getting rid of old and defective mitochondria and replac..."

Chris Palmer

Improving mood, energy, and reducing burnout in average adults not under psychiatric care; reducing chronic anxiety without prescription medication

"For the average person who is burned out and exhausted but not currently under psychiatric care, I'm probably actually going to recommend let's see if we can just carb restrict for a while and see if that produces clinical benefit. I have one person who rea..."

Chris Palmer

Keeping blood glucose low after meals

"My meals are typically low-carb. I usually eat more like a paleo-ish diet, so it's meat and vegetables. My meals don't get me over a hundred for sure."

Rhonda Patrick