A carbohydrate-restricted diet used specifically to push the body into ketosis, often with blood ketones monitored to confirm the effect. In the mental-health use case, the protocol aims for measurable ketone levels rather than just “eating low carb,” because ketosis is thought to provide a stronger therapeutic metabolic shift for mood and related symptoms.
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“So it's mostly you switch to a ketogenic diet, so a fat-rich diet. So your metabolism changes basically from a regular sort of glucose-driven diet to burning fat.”
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