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First Do No Harm to people and planet!
Read top scientists on ketogenic/metabolic therapies: ISBN 9780190497996
SO important – #proforestation is powerful, rapid, overlooked solution to protect climate and biodiversity. frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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We live in a neighborhood in Reno without a gate. But we're surrounded by gated communities.
People come from across the city to dump their kids off in our community, and for the most part, all the kids were well-behaved.
But we did leave the candy bowl outside alone toward the end, and someone stole all the candy in it. Kinda put a damper on the evening. For me, at least.
FWIW, we live off Mayberry Street.
Highly recommended!
Hope to see you there!
What if mitochondria are stress-sensitive signaling systems? Martin Picard, PhD, brings mitochondrial psychobiology to The Mental Health and Metabolic Health Conference: cellular health, stress, resilience, and brain-body communication.
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Dr. Susan A. Masino retweeted
1/ Today, @alicegcallahan from the New York Times @nytimes published an article on ketogenic diets and serious mental illness. It feels fitting. (link below)
It was exactly ten years ago today that our son @matthewbaszucki, at age 19, was involuntarily admitted to Stanford's psychiatric hospital for manic psychosis. After a diagnosis of Bipolar I and a five year battle with debilitating symptoms, he found @ChrisPalmerMD and started ketogenic and metabolic therapies. His symptoms have been in remission since early 2021, and today, he is still in ketosis and is thriving.
I just had the pleasure of watching Matthew present his story on stage at @realCSF's #CoSci26 conference in Las Vegas. His health, vitality, confidence and insight brought me to tears. He also participated on a panel about his experience with other inspiring individuals @DrEricRodgers @robynrdobbins who appear in our upcoming film from @wideeyetv @jenisenhart @realDaveFeldman, The Cholesterol Code, which premiered last Saturday and received a well-deserved standing ovation. (link below)
The Times article highlighted three of our family foundation @BaszuckiGroup's funded published studies (Stanford, The Ohio State University, and U. Edinburgh) and the stories of two individuals who, like our son, found hope in ketogenic therapy and who have generously shared their stories and strategies with @Metabolic_Mind's THINK+SMART program (links below).
My fifth decade started as the hardest of my life and ended as the most rewarding. I am deeply grateful to the work of metabolic psychiatry pioneers @ChrisPalmerMD @GeorgiaEdeMD @SethiSheba74345 and others who made my son's healing possible, to the researchers around the world studying the connection between metabolic and mental health, and to our entire team at Baszucki Group and Metabolic Mind for their dedication to this cause.
We're on the brink of a new era in the treatment of mental illness. Godspeed to the ongoing research, clinical adoption, and sharing of personal stories that could help tens of millions of people around the world.
Dr. Susan A. Masino retweeted
Yes. Absolutely this. For gods sake remember this. And remind everyone who feels broken or have been told they were broken, this.
We as a culture have decided that the painful stuff has somehow shaped us in ways that the good stuff cant compete with. It's not working for us. And it's not how dynamic systems like a human brain and body work. This viewpoint comes from the medicalization of the human experience. Dont be small to fit in existing containers presented to you about who you are, what you are capable of or what level of function or healing you can expect because of a painful past, experience, or label.
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Can adenosine and a ketogenic diet help treat addiction? New research explores the powerful role of adenosine, dopamine, and metabolic health in addiction, and how dietary strategies could support recovery.
In this interview, Dr. Bret Scher (@bschermd) speaks with Dr. Susan Masino (@MasinoSusan), a neuroscience and psychology professor at Trinity College, about her groundbreaking work on adenosine and its potential to regulate addiction through metabolic pathways. They dive into:
- The dopamine-addiction connection
- The role of adenosine in addiction and how it balances dopamine activity
- The role of ketogenic diets in boosting adenosine
- Other mechanisms supporting keto for treating addiction
- Why food, sugar, and even phone addiction may share common roots
- How metabolic therapies could support recovery from addiction, depression, and more
Dr. Masino also shares insights on how habits, stress, inflammation, and neuroplasticity all intersect with metabolic health—and what that means for mental health and addiction treatment going forward.
Expert Featured:
Dr. Susan Masino
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Resources Mentioned:
Ketogenic diet, adenosine, and dopamine in addiction and psychiatry
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Can diet help treat addiction?
1:13 - Meet Dr. Susan Masino
2:00 - What is dopamine?
3:41 - What is adenosine?
7:10 - The relationship between dopamine and adenosine
8:52 - Adenosine and addiction
10:13 - The connection between ketosis and adenosine
13:36 - Where does research stand on adenosine and addiction?
16:53 - What about alternative addictions (food, social media, etc.)?
18:37 - Treating addiction AND mental illness together
20:58 - Inflammation’s role
22:52 - Adenosine, ketosis, and (good?) stress
26:16 - How can we advance these adenosine studies?
28:50 - Learn more about Dr. Masino
This Wednesday!
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Wallace Stegner is known for saying, “National parks are the best idea we ever had.”
Get inspired by our invaluable public lands with this guide to 10 kid-friendly hikes in U.S. National Parks: ow.ly/K8Vk50VEbkx
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This Saturday, in honor of National Park Week, all entrance fees are waived at national parks across the country!
Whether you’re chasing waterfalls, hiking trails or walking through history, this is your chance to explore America’s best idea for free.
Photo by Phillip Abrams
ALT A scenic view of Yosemite Falls cascading down a towering granite cliff, surrounded by tall Ponderosa pine trees on both sides of a path.
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Parks for all people was one of Olmsted’s guiding principles, but today, parks are often viewed as building sites. Join us on March 18 for a free webinar about this distressing trend and what can be done to save these landscapes. Register now: ow.ly/GYgX50USGuw
