I usually experience anxiety on most days over what others see as trivial. I have been keto for 16 months and without goin into too much detail I have recently quit my job after 30 years over some questionable antics from management who is also a lifelong best friend. Long story short I feel, as do those closest to me, that I made rational decisions and that those decisions were not clouded by anxiety. Typically with me this would have been panic causing but even though it is on my mind most days and somewhat constant, I haven’t felt panic or anxiety AT ALL and have instead felt as though I’ve made rational decisions. My son, who has been keto for about 2 years, has also made some typically panic inducing life decisions recently and also notices that he doesn’t have the panic and anxiety that is usually there. There have been other experiences that we’ve noticed that others refer to as mental clarity but not quite to the degree that we hear discussed but this lack of anxiety is extremely noticeable to us. Keto brain is awesome!
Keto Brain
I have noticed and experience this very profound (extreme mental clarity and extraordinarily enhanced physical agility; big fat “0” on anxiety, depression [psychological-inter-core] etc…it is miraculous) phenomenon too! Further evidence is in my blood work too; COMPLETELY NORMAL (never had normal results in my entire life).
I’m also a very advanced practitioner of Transcendental Meditation™ & Kundalini Yoga from a Christian perspective and never realized until recently that the excessive glucose in my blood stream was inhibiting what I was seeking to achieve…
Now people know what we mean by: “SUGAR ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE”
Like in the movie “The Matrix?”
“THE BLUE PILL or THE RED PILL?”
Choose well my friends…
My son has terrible anxiety and depression. I have tried to get him to try keto and told him how it could help him. He is 20yo and can’t get him to work or go back to college. He is now on meds and says he feels better but still stays home and mostly in his room. We have “the job/School talk” every couple of weeks. I have threatened to take all his technology out of his room and door off the hinges (Taken door before). Anyone have a similar situation and/or advice?
Also, trying to get my husband to get on keto for weight loss and keto brain. I also suggested keto for his brother (my brother in law) who has brain injury due to unknown lack of oxygen following massive heart attack.
Take care now, ya hear?
Missy
I’ve read several articles that refer to the anxiety reducing effects of keto which is one of the reasons I get frustrated with my boyfriend refusing to try it, he suffers with bad anxiety and self medicates with alcohol. I have chronic PTSD and it’s been well under control recently, but I don’t know how much of that is Keto and how much is the hard work I’ve been putting into self care and therapy.
I wish I knew how to reach people. I have 1 friend w/T2D and 1 w/T1D and neither will deviate from their interpretation of what their DR. says nor will they ask their DR. questions. I say interpretation bcuz the friend w/T1D thinks he can eat shit tons of carbs and that he “needs them” for his brain and the friend w/T2D is having memory issues and I suggested that he ask his DR. about supplementing w/B-12 bcuz he is on metformin and it can possibly cause a deficiency but he doesn’t ask and just continues to complain about his memory problems. I think sugar keeps the mind in a cloud of confusion not unlike other drugs.
I hope it doesn’t take something bad happening before they listen and try keto. I haven’t told my dr yet but I took myself off metformin. Only been taking it since around first of Aug this year. It was making me feel worse than ever. Dr put me on it because a 1, 2, and 3 hour glucose test results indicates that I am insulin resistant.
I am trying to get my hubby and my son on board as both need to lose some weight. Hubby noticed how I am getting slimmer and that I don’t want to eat all the time. He asks questions more often and is seriously thinking about it. Getting them both on board would be great for their health but at the least make it easier on me.
He noticed today that I was cleaning circles around him and asked me where all my energy was coming from. Explained keto for 5th time at least. He was very impressed when I said that I had only had my bulletproof coffee today so far and my energy was from stored fat. Also told him that I no longer had joint pain or felt brain fog. That really got his attention!
Maybe your friends could just see your results and energy. Tell them to watch Dr Berg on YouTube. I learned so much from him.
Take care now, ya hear?
The Ketogenic Bible, a book written by Drs. Wilson and Lowery, has an entire section on applications for a ketogenic diet, including the usual suspects (T2D, heart disease, epilepsy) plus depression/anxiety, PTSD, tramatic brain injury, and a host of other diseases associated with faulty energy production (ie. cancers, Alzheimer, Huntington’s, ALS). The book is a unique mix: quoting scientific studies and antidotal reports, in addition to offering practical advice.
It may be a good resource for the skeptical but open minded. Some people are just not intellectually curious, and there’s no helping them learn beyond conventional wisdom. It’s frustrating but ultimately, its their body, their life, and their decision.
I have PTSD, anxiety issues, and major depressive disorder from an incident during my time in the Canadian military. I can say without a doubt that Keto has helped me tremendously. I used to wake up to every single noise, I would have pretty consistent night terrors and was continually exhausted. I can say now I sleep ridiculously better, my husband can get up in the middle of the night and I don’t wake up at all whereas before if he even moved I would wake up. The night terrors have dropped substantially, instead of most nights its now maybe once or twice in a couple weeks and the intensity has dropped dramatically to the point that I just sort of wake up startled instead of in full blown panic mode. I have energy, I am not constantly feeling depressed and when I feel myself slipping into a depressive state I can yank myself out of it way more easily than before.
I used to take Cymbalta which was absolutely horrible for me, it just made me numb and if you missed a dose you would get this weird electrical sparking in your head and face (its sounds nuts but google it, tons of people have the same thing) so I got off it and refused to take other anti depressants because we had already tried a bunch and I never felt happy or sad or anything really. I was just numb. So being off those when my depression hit it could be really bad but now it’s like I can see it starting I can tell when it’s starting to hit me and I can stop it which is beyond empowering to me. I can CHOOSE to be happy and for just that reason alone I’ll never go back, everything else like the weight loss, the energy and mental clarity, etc is all just extra gravy.
Yes those little electric shocks are called zapping in the antidepressant community. I used to take Effexor and felt nothing just numb which I didn’t like at all. If I would miss too many doses I would get those zaps and feel suicidal. I asked my doctor to help me get off the Effexor and she weaned me off by bridging with Prozac. I now take Wellbutrin. I hope to even get off that someday but not into keto far enough to attempt it.
My son and daughter are both on Prozac and say it helps them a lot! My son is now working and seems a little more fulfilled. If nothing else it gets him out of the house for 6 hrs/day. He only eats some keto meals because that is mostly what I cook-so no choice really.
Keto has helped me with the mental clarity a lot and I am beginning to become sensitive to some foods/flours if I have any standard American diet foods. The mental fog returns.
Many blessings on your keto journey!
In general my Keto diet has helped with my balance. I’m currently on day 18 of an extended fast and i’ve Never had a clearer and focused mind as I do today. Something has changed for the better.