Ken Berry, MD

GM to all my forward-thinking Nostr friends!

Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be profoundly disabling, trapping people in relentless intrusive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that consume hours of every day. A newly published case report describes full remission of severe OCD after adoption of a ketogenic diet. It is early evidence, but given the low risk, nutritional ketosis may be a reasonable option for patients and clinicians to consider alongside standard care.

Frontiers | Remission of obsessive-compulsive disorder using ketogenic metabolic therapy in support of exposure and response prevention: a retrospective case report

GM! If you're reading this, I hope you have an awesome day.

Steak ‘n Shake announces it will give employees of its 400+ locations the option to be paid salary in Bitcoin. Me...

Your body produces 250g of cholesterol daily. You'd have to eat 50 eggs to ingest that much...

It's your choice...

Tomorrow is my birthday!! If my work has helped you or someone you care about move toward better health, here is the only gift I’m asking for. Send a few dollars to the American Diabetes Society. Every dollar expands our mission and reaches people who need real metabolic guidance, not empty promises. Donate here: AmericanDiabetesSociety.org Boost if you want to widen the circle. [I promise by next year the ADS will accept Sats!]

If dieticians studied anthropology then they would know that it is ignorant to say “our ancestors ate lots of vegetables.” Wild plants were seasonal, sparse, fibrous, and low-calorie; meat provided the bulk of nutrition.