Metabolic aspects of mental health & Dietitians

Val's Take/Conjecture

• I think as the "METABOLIC" aspects of Mental Health come more into focus there's going to be a need for Dieticians to provide specialized care.

• One of the challenges of being "NEURO-DIVERSE" is sometimes what works for everyone else doesn't work for you.
• This is also why BIOMARKERS are so important --- as opposed to subjective symptom clusters.  Of course, most mental health professionals are not relying on subjective symptom clusters because they want to.

• A Ketogenic Diet is being promoted by Metabolic Mind and the Researchers at Harvard and other places for Bipolar Disorder, etc.
  • There are plenty of CAVEATS to that, even as people are experiencing a range of outcomes with current treatments.

Getting PERSONALIZED, INDIVIDUAL Dietary Advice and Monitoring is likely to be very important.

Mission

Provide resources and support which empower Behavioral Health Nutrition (BHN) Members to excel in the areas of addictions, eating disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health.

Vision

Optimize the physical and cognitive health of those we serve through nutrition education and behavioral health counseling.

Ketosis and the ketogenic diet