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Metabolic Psychiatry

Season 9 Episode 1 | 26m 46s

A ketogenic diet focused on increased protein and decreased carbohydrates has shown positive results for patients with bipolar disorder, epilepsy and schizophrenia. Guests: Jan Ellison Baszucki, mother of bipolar patient, now funding research as President, Baszucki Group; Judith M. Ford, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.

Aired: 04/30/24 | Expires: 04/30/27
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