In this interview, Dr. Deanna Kelly, discusses the groundbreaking inpatient study on ketogenic therapy that was recently shut down by the Maryland Health Department under Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott, MD. Dr. Kelly shares about the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet, especially important for patients labeled “treatment-resistant,” who haven’t responded to standard treatments, and the importance of maintaining rigorous scientific standards regardless of funding sources.

Help us reverse the decision to stop this groundbreaking trial by signing this petition created by Dr. Christopher Palmer, a Harvard psychiatrist and founder of the Mclean Hospital Mental and Metabolic health program
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Key Highlights
▪️Maintaining Scientific Integrity: Dr. Kelly emphasizes the importance of rigorous, well-controlled studies and maintaining scientific integrity, regardless of the funding source.
▪️Innovative Research: An overview of the innovative first-of-its-kind inpatient study of ketogenic therapy in the US for psychiatric disorders.
▪️Study Halted: Discussion on the unexpected halt of the study, the lack of any clear justification behind the decision, and the impact shutting it down will have on patients and scientific advancement
▪️Patient Impact: Discussion on how current medications have failed many patients and the urgent need for alternative treatment options.
▪️Treatment Resistance: Dr. Kelly's insights on the challenges of treatment resistance in psychiatric care and the potential of ketogenic diets as a new innovative avenue for treatment.
▪️Scientific Prevailing: The hope that truth and science will prevail, offering new opportunities and options for patients in need.

Sign Dr Christopher Palmer’s Petition to Reinstate the Study
https://www.change.org/p/help-us-prot...

Expert featured in this interview
Dr. Deanna Kelly
https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/p...

Other Resources
Research on Ketogenic Therapy for Psychiatric Conditions
https://www.metabolicmind.org/research

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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
2:05 Why Dr. Kelly designed a ketogenic therapy for schizophrenia study
5:03 Why an inpatient keto for schizophrenia study is important
6:16 Study design
8:07 How many patients were enrolled in the study and how did they receive a keto diet?
9:49 Why was the study shut down?
12:21 The importance of allowing the private funding of science
18:09 Can the team move forward with the study?
20:34 Conclusion

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