Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Disorders | Dr. Erin Bellamy - E400

Dr Erin Louise Bellamy founded Integrative Ketogenic Research and Therapies which uses principles of Metabolic Psychiatry to provide remote, highly personalized 1:1 Metabolic Therapy for both psychiatric conditions and overall metabolic health.

Dr. Erin Bellamy has a PhD in Psychology, specializing in Ketogenic Diets & Depression from the University of East London. She also has an MSc in Psychiatric Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London. She is a Chartered Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and an accredited member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners.

In this episode, Drs. Brian and Erin talk about…

• (00:00) Intro

• (01:36) How Dr. Erin became interested in Metabolic Psychiatry

• (05:38) Ketogenic diets and psychiatric conditions

• (15:39) Fasting and mental clarity

• (18:12) The areas in which clinical psychology is deficient in helping patients

• (23:46) Adverse childhood events, PTSD, and metabolic health

• (28:24) Binge eating, stress, and support groups

• (40:00) Food addiction and ketosis

• (43:59) Schizophrenia, autism, and ketosis

• (01:00:46) Outro/plugs

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Dr. Erin Bellamy on the Life's Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-248-dr-erin-bellamy/

Dr. Erin Bellamy:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlouisebellamy/

• X: https://x.com/erinlbellamy

• Integrative Ketogenic Research & Therapies: https://www.ikrt.org

Dr. Brian Lenzkes: 

• Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

Dr. Tro Kalayjian: 

• Website: https://www.doctortro.com/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/

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