Ten years ago, at age 19, our son Matthew experienced a manic episode that landed him in the involuntary psychiatric unit at Stanford Hospital for 10 days. He was diagnosed with bipolar 1 disorder with psychotic features, prescribed powerful antipsychotics and spent half a decade in and out of treatment while battling daily symptoms.

Then, in late 2020, we discovered the pioneering work of Harvard's Dr. Chris Palmer, who was using therapeutic ketogenic diets to treat serious mental illness. Matthew began a medically supervised ketogenic regimen soon after -- and it sent his bipolar symptoms into lasting remission.

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