Ketones Are Changing Your Brain - Epilepsy! - Dr. Manny Bagary

Medical Ketogenic Therapy can reduce seizures in some people - but how does it actually work?! Dr. Manny Bagary explains the nitty gritty of ketones, interactions, how they might affect brain excitability, what’s going on with neurotransmitters, mitochondria, inflammation, and even the gut microbiome! He also shares how ketogenic therapy might improve cognition, when a person should be offered it, and how it can help with status epilepticus! This is episode 1 of 2 with Manny.This episode is sponsored by Kanso, a brand by Dr. Schär, who had no influence over the editorial content or discussion. Learn more about Kanso here: kanso.com/enChapters 📖00:00 Trailer & intro01:29 Meet Manny02:03 What are ketogenesis, ketosis, ketone bodies, etc.?04:17 What makes ketosis stop seizures (in some people)?08:00 Impacts on anxiety, depression, cognition and more09:42 Different types of ketogenic diet13:17 Ketogenic therapy for status epilepticus16:31 Ketogenic diet in adults19:10 Forms of treatment - when does the ketogenic diet come in? 22:28 Closing thoughts & thanks 🔗 Episode page and transcript epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights/ketones-anxiety-depression-status-epilepticus🌐 More about Manny epilepsysparks.com/guests/manny-bagary🌐 More Epilepsy Sparks Insights epilepsysparks.com/epilepsy-sparks-insights🎥 Watch on YouTube youtube.com/@EpilepsySparksInsights🔤 Don’t understand terms used? Check out the Epilepsy Sparks Glossary epilepsysparks.com/glossary📲 Join us on social media!〰️ LinkedIn epilepsy-sparks〰️ Instagram epilepsysparks〰️ Facebook epilepsysparks〰️ TikTok epilepsysparks〰️ Bluesky epilepsysparks