Ketogenic Diets and Psychiatric Disorders | Dr. Erin Bellamy - E400
Release Date: 06/16/2025
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info_outlineDr 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…
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(00:00) Intro
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(01:36) How Dr. Erin became interested in Metabolic Psychiatry
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(05:38) Ketogenic diets and psychiatric conditions
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(15:39) Fasting and mental clarity
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(18:12) The areas in which clinical psychology is deficient in helping patients
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(23:46) Adverse childhood events, PTSD, and metabolic health
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(28:24) Binge eating, stress, and support groups
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(40:00) Food addiction and ketosis
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(43:59) Schizophrenia, autism, and ketosis
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(01:00:46) Outro/plugs
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
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Dr. Erin Bellamy on the Life’s Best Medicine Podcast: https://lifesbestmedicine.com/podcast/episode-248-dr-erin-bellamy/
Dr. Erin Bellamy:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinlouisebellamy/
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Integrative Ketogenic Research & Therapies: https://www.ikrt.org
Dr. Brian Lenzkes:
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Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author
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Website: https://www.doctortro.com/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/DoctorTro
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctortro/
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