Why Did Keto Succeed Where Treatment Failed? – TFP #026 | Matt Baszucki

About this episode

Matt Baszucki discusses the success of ketogenic therapy in treating mental health issues compared to traditional psychiatric treatments.

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a diet change succeeds where years of psychiatric treatment fall short? Matt Baszucki, metabolic mental health advocate and YouTube creator, makes the case from lived experience, discussing bipolar disorder, psychosis, ketogenic therapy, medication tapering, carnivore, and why metabolic approaches still struggle to break into mainstream psychiatry. 🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/26 Private blood testing services 🩸Over 300 blood tests 💰 Extremely affordable ❤️ We love our customers (Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏) 🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN: Main Channel: https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman X/Twitter: https://x.com/realDaveFeldman Instagram: https://instagram.com/realDaveFeldman Website: https://thefeldmanprotocol.com ⏱ Chapters 3:06 – Charlie Foundation origin 9:46 – Memory during psychosis 16:49 – Berkeley relapse spiral 23:23 – The first real insight 30:50 – Dave’s mood crash story 37:57 – When keto clicked 44:55…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Feldman

Guest: Matt Baszucki

Topics covered

• ketogenic therapy
• bipolar disorder
• metabolic mental health
• psychiatric treatment
• medication tapering
• carnivore diet
• mainstream psychiatry

Keywords

• keto
• bipolar disorder
• psychosis
• metabolic health
• carnivore diet
• medication tapering
• psychiatry
• mental health

Sponsors

Own Your Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Charlie Foundation, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, The Feldman Protocol

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