Low Carb, Less Medication, More Life | Lisa Blackstone

📣 At her highest weight of 574 pounds, Lisa Blackstone was mostly homebound, relying on others for basic daily tasks and feeling trapped not only in her body but under a stack of psychiatric labels and medications. She started a very low-carb diet simply to lose weight and stand on her own two feet again — and what happened next, she never saw coming.📋 What she didn't expect was how therapeutic ketogenic eating would transform her mental health, stabilize her mood, and call long-standing diagnoses into question as her brain and body began to heal. Lisa shares how Metabolic Mind, a pilot study at the Children's Mental Health Resource Center, and Dr. Georgia Ede's work helped her connect food, metabolism, and mind in a way she'd never been offered in traditional care.🔑 What You'll LearnHow Lisa went from being mostly recliner-bound at 574 pounds to rebuilding mobility and independence with a very low-carb and then therapeutic ketogenic way of eating.The unexpected psychiatric changes that forced her doctor to rapidly taper medications as her mood, agitation, and overall functioning improved.Why she now questions a past borderline personality disorder diagnosis after understanding akathisia and stabilizing her metabolism.How Metabolic Mind, Dr. Georgia Ede's Change Your Diet Change Your Mind, and CMHRC's ketogenic therapy work shaped her understanding of food and mental health.Practical ways Lisa has brought ketogenic eating into her family's life, including benefits she's seen in her children's weight, focus, and emotional regulation.💡 Key Insight "When I changed what I ate, people thought I'd just change my weight. Instead, my brain changed so much my diagnoses stopped making sense." — Lisa Blackstone🌐 Connect with LisaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoriesAndSnapshots💚 Metabolic CollectiveWebsite: https://www.metaboliccollective.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metcollective X: https://x.com/metcollective YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@metaboliccollective📚 ResourcesAkathisia Alliance for Education and Research: https://akathisiaalliance.org Children's Mental Health Resource Center: https://cmhrc.org🎥 The Cholesterol Code: https://cholesterolcodemovie.com⚕️ This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not medical advice; always consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own health decisions.⏳ Chapters0:47 Introduction and Lisa's story setup2:39 Life at 574 pounds and starting very low carb3:51 Discovering CMHRC, Metabolic Mind, and early medication tapering5:08 Dr. Georgia Ede's book, transitioning to therapeutic keto, and rapid health changes6:48 Coming off antidepressants, antipsychotics, sleep and pain meds, and benzo — mental health relief9:55 Learning about akathisia and reinterpreting 20 years of diagnoses and hospitalizations33:54 From "eat less, move more" to understanding meds, weight gain, and why keto finally worked38:24 Bringing keto into the family: kids, autism, mood, and changing the home environment44:04 Volunteering with CMHRC, bipolar-focused book club, and ketogenic studies for kids and teens51:49 Looking ahead: sharing ketogenic therapy, metabolic psychiatry, and celebrating non-scale victories🎧 New episodes drop every Thursday on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.🌱 Know someone with a keto success story? Nominate them to be featured: [email protected]🔗 Subscribe, follow, and leave a review — it helps more people find the show.👥 Connect with Robyn: https://www.robyndobbins.com https://linktr.ee/robyn.r.dobbins🎬 Robyn is featured in The Cholesterol Code – Watch it on Amazon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.