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Feeding the Brain: Nutrition and Mental Health | Dr. Georgia Ede - E405

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Release Date: 07/28/2025

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Dr. Georgia Ede is an internationally recognized expert in nutritional and metabolic psychiatry. Her twenty-five years of clinical experience include twelve years as a college mental health specialist at Smith College and Harvard University, where she was the first psychiatrist to offer students nutrition-based approaches to mental health conditions.

Dr. Ede co-authored the first inpatient study of the ketogenic diet for serious mental illness, developed the first medically accredited course in ketogenic diets for mental health, and is a recipient of the Baszucki Brain Research Fund’s Metabolic Mind Award. Her bestselling new book Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind was recommended by the New York Times Book Review and is being translated into more than a dozen languages.

In this episode, Drs. Tro, Brian, and Georgia talk about…

  • (00:00) Intro

  • (04:31) Why food addiction acceptance is growing

  • (11:58) Why diet and proper nutrition are simple

  • (14:25) The harms and benefits of medications like statins

  • (22:11) The lack of critical thinking going in the medical profession

  • (28:49) Supplementing

  • (31:23) Plant-based diets and metabolic health

  • (34:57) Plant-based diet and brain health

  • (39:53) How quickly mental health symptoms improve for people on ketogenic and whole food diets

  • (44:37) Gut health and metabolic health

  • (47:40) The upcoming International Food Addiction and Comorbidities Conference

  • (54:02) Hyper-palatable foods and binge eating

  • (55:57) Dr. Georgia’s book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind

  • (01:01:50) Outro

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