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Georgia Ede

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Worcester, Massachusetts, The United States

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https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/change-your-diet-...

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Self Help, Psychology, Science

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Dr. Georgia Ede is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in nutritional and metabolic psychiatry. Her twenty-five years of experience include twelve years at Smith College and Harvard University Health Services, where she was the first to offer nutrition-based therapies as an alternative to psychiatric medication. Dr. Ede speaks internationally about nutrition science and dietary approaches to psychiatric conditions, and developed the first and only medically accredited Ketogenic Diets for Mental Health Clinician Training Program. In 2022, she co-authored the first inpatient study of the ketogenic diet for serious mental illness, and was named a recipient of the Baszucki Brain Research Fund’s Metabolic Mind Award. She writes about foo ...more

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Georgia Ede There's a longer answer in the book's introduction, but the short answer is that I started experimenting with my diet back in 2007 to try to address s…moreThere's a longer answer in the book's introduction, but the short answer is that I started experimenting with my diet back in 2007 to try to address some IBS symptoms that I had started having in my early 40s, and not only did my new diet resolve the IBS (and fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and migraines that had also descended upon me in my early 40s), but it also brought noticeable improvements to my mood, concentration, productivity, and mental energy as well. This experience led me to begin studying nutrition science for the first time (psychiatrists do not receive any nutrition education). The more I learned about food and the brain, the more motivated I became to write a book so that I could share the fascinating (and empowering) truths I was discovering with as many people as possible. (less)

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