Food is Powerful Medicine

Name: The Energy Reboot Expert
Address: GB

I help you to use ketogenic diets to reverse mental health conditions and other chronic diseases using food as the primary prescription.

Sound familiar?

You sometimes wonder what happened, how did I end up like this? Why no matter what I try I can't seem to get back my energy and vitality?

You feel like your brain has been drugged or that it simply isn't working properly, maybe like you are stuck in a thick fog that won't clear?

Your mind is constantly on the go with unhelpful thoughts exhausting you mentally?

You have mood swings that are hard to control it seems difficult to find a solution to keep them stable and allow you to operate normally?

You have put on weight and are finding it really hard to shift, no matter what you try it isn't working?

You are having trouble sleeping and often experience low moods or anxiousness?

You find yourself using other substances including food or alcohol to help you cope and make you feel better?

Your symptoms are disrupting your family life and/or work or education?

Your relationships come under strain because of your illness?

You have at times experienced despair and are desperate to try something different that might provide some hope of recovery?

How did I end up feeling like this?

Ketogenic diets are a metabolic therapy that can potentially reverse fatigue and mental health conditions.

I want to give you hope that it might be possible to once again feel full of vitality, with a clear and calm mind, with more energy than you thought was possible, to regain your confidence, to take back control of your health and simply feel good again!

I can help you try to reboot your energy, regain mental clarity, feel calm and get back your vitality to transform your life!

Find the solution

There is no better time than now to invest in your health and wellbeing and find the solution that works for you. If you are ready this it is likely that you are ready to try new things and make changes in your lifestyle including with nuntrition.

I use ketogenic diets as well as other lifestyle medicine approaches that are scientifically validated and which have been shown to make a significant difference to fatigue and mental health conditions, as well as coaching techniques to help you start your journey back to health today.

I am Moira Newiss, a Registered Nutritional Therapist, Health Coach & Ketogenic Metabolic Expert.

I specialise in using ketogenic metabolic therapies to help people with fatigue conditions like like ME/CFS or long covid and mental health problems like depression, anxiety, bipolar and schizophrenia. I also support people to lose weight and to address other metabolic health issues like Type2Diabetes too. Often these metabolic health conditions come together as having one puts you more at risk of having another.

I can help you begin a new chapter of life with improved health and well-being by helping you to find the magic formula that works for you.

My aim is for you to feel confident, empowered and learn how to become an expert in managing and optimising your own health.

You need to understand how diet affects your health, which foods will make the biggest impact, a specific but simple plan to get you started and coaching to help you ensure success.

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About Me

I am Moira Newiss, a Registered Nutritional Therapist and Wellbeing Coach and I have resolved my own health issues including chronic fatigue, anxiety, depression, depersonalisation, derealisation and an autoimmune condition Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.

I have done this by understanding the science of nutrition and stress. I use lower carbohydrate and very low carbohydrate ketogenic or carnivore diets to help reverse the root causes which include stabilising blood sugar and insulin, balancing hormones and neurotransmitters, healing the gut and eliminating food sensitivities.

I'm a big believer that we feel our best when we eat real whole food, when we reconnect with nature, we sleep well and get the right amount of exposure to natural light. That does not mean we have to live in caves or be hunters and gatherers, we can do this and still maintain a modern lifestyle. I can show you how this is possible.

The most important message is that a chronic condition does not mean you have to accept it for life. There are simple strategies that can make a huge difference in a short timescale.

I Specialise In Metabolic Mental Health

Metabolic Mental Health

Many mental health problems have issues with brain inflammation and glucose control at their core. The right nutrition can be a powerful metabolic prescription to help reverse symptoms. People often come to me because they have tried many other options including drugs and talking therapies but not have not managed to resolve their symptoms.

I have worked with people with depression, anxiety, depersonalisation and derealisation, bipolar and schizophrenia. I have seen that the combination of a ketogenic diet used as a metabolic therapy alongside other more traditional therapies can make a huge difference to many people. The new field of metabolic health is giving new hope.

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I Also Support People With These Conditions

ME/CFS & Long Covid

Understanding the key energy pathways in the body and how nutrition can optimise them is the key to getting rid of fatigue and brain fog.

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Heart Disease & Diabetes

If you haven’t heard of insulin resistance then you need to know more about it and how reversing it can put these conditions into remission.

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Happy & Healthy Clients

I had been struggling with Fibromyalgia and all its symptoms, I was very tired, in physical pain all over my body, I had brain fog and was at the end of my tether. Moira is very knowledgeable on many elements of physical well-being, diet and a lot more. She guided me onto a lower carb diet as well as several other changes, checked thyroid function and other blood results. I was given meal ideas and a comprehensive breakdown of what to do next. Finally, my overall health and wellbeing has improved dramatically. It was not an easy journey, but one that has taken me to a place in my life that was not imaginable. I know that Moira is there should I need her again in the future.

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Low-carb and ketogenic diets, have become popular for helping control weight and improve metabolic health, reversing insulin resistance, and potentially putting chronic diseases like Type2 Diabetes into remission. On a ketogenic diet, the body undergoes changes that affect electrolyte balance (that’s the balance of salts like sodium and potassium). This is because ketogenic diets are very low in carbohydrates especially glucose.

This means that the body requires to make glucose through a process called glycogenolysis where glycogen stored in the muscles and liver is broken own. For every gram of stored glycogen, the body also stores 3 grams of water which means that when glycogen is broken down water is released too. Studies of people on ketogenic diets have shown that when ketones are detected in the urine so too are higher levels of sodium. Basically, especially in the early stages of a ketogenic diet you break down glycogen which releases water, you pee out the water and where water goes sodium goes too, due to the osmotic effect.

To read my blog ‘Understanding Salt on a Ketogenic Diet’ please click the link in my bio or head to the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle

A few shots from my wild adventure on the Isle of Mull last weekend. Checking out a route for an Explorer Scout expedition. Lots of wildlife including the deer and highland cows as well as sea eagle, hen harriers, peregrine and short eared owls. All in one day!

#scotland #isleofmull #oban #scottishmountains #scotlandwestcoast

A few tasty meals I’ve enjoyed recently for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast doesn’t have to be a different kind of food it can be a savoury meal just like the others!

If you need help making a start to change your health trajectory then send me a message, I’d love to help you.

#nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoach #breakfast #lunch #dinner #healthyoptions #healthyfoodideas #womenshealth #keto #ketodiet #ketogenic #ketoforhealth #ketoforlife #ketofoodie

It’s still wintery in the Scottish mountains. This was yesterday, almost at the top of Beinn Cabhair a Munro at the north end of Loch Lomond.

Sheltering from the cold wind and snow enjoying a delicious ketogenic lunch.

#keto #ketogenic #ketodiet #ketolunchideas #ketolunchbox #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #scottishmountains

Here is a direct quote from the World Action on Salt, Sugar & Health which I think quite nicely explains the link between carbohydrate (or sugary substance) intake and salt.

So perhaps it is not salt but sugar or refined carbohydrates which are driving our chronic disease epidemic.

To read my blog ‘Understanding Salt on a Ketogenic Diet’ please click the link in my bio or head to the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle

A new Munro in Argyll on a beautiful day. Beinn Bhuide tucked away down Glen Fyne. A 12km cycle and 12km walk.

A pretty steep ascent up a lovely gorge filled with birch saplings and primroses followed by craggy wild terrain and a high level path winding round the side of the rocky top. A great day out!

Our current dietary guidelines recommend reducing salt intake to manage blood pressure and metabolic health. Excessive sodium consumption is linked to hypertension (high blood pressure) which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

In the modern western diet, high salt intake often correlates with a high consumption of processed foods, which contributes to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is one of the key root causes of chronic diseases. If we eat a diet high in processed foods, which is a diet also high in fat, carbohydrates and salt, then we put ourselves at risk of metabolic health problems.

If we want to keep eating this way, then we should lower our salt intake as there is some evidence it can slightly lower blood pressure. But salt is not the cause of metabolic diseases and lowering salt will not solve the root problem or reverse metabolic health problems.

To read my blog ‘Understanding Salt on a Ketogenic Diet’ please click the link in my bio or head to the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle

Animals which travel miles to visit salt licks are herbivores, meaning they eat plants. Carnivores only visit the same places to eat the herbivorous animals, not to eat the salt!

As humans in the palaeolithic era we evolved to become predominantly carnivores and likely got all our salt needs from simply eating meat and other animal products. As our societies became agricultural based our diets became much more plant dominated and we lived in larger groups in towns and cities. With this growth in population we needed to preserve our food, initially this was done by fermentation and then with salt.

So we evolved as hunters and gatherers mainly eating meat and fat and we are still genetically adapted to this environment meaning that we likely have little physiological need for salt, however, this assumes that we are eating a mainly carnivore diet, which of course most of us are not!

To read my blog ‘Understanding Salt on a Ketogenic Diet’ please click the link in my bio or head to the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle

Ketones at the sweet spot for me, back on carnivore for a few weeks to make sure I keep my Hashimoto’s in remission.

Carnivore ketogenic diets are very helpful for autoimmune conditions as well as metabolic and mental health problems.

Favourite fatty meat includes short rib and pork belly but I do eat 30%beef mince patties for lunch each day which is simple and cheap. Fatty mince is cheaper than lean mince and better for you too!

If you don’t yet know that fatty meat is the most nutrient dense food and also the most healing then you might be surprised.

Food is powerful medicine if you get it right but it can poison you if you get it wrong. Animal based eating is what I practice and preach.

#nutrition #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoach #carnivore #carnivorediet #nutritionaltherapist #foodismedicine #autoimmune #metabolichealth #mentalhealth

Pre-agricultural humans have been estimated to have a low salt intake, in Palaeolithic times it is estimated to be less than 1g per day and it came from eating meat, blood, and especially organs like the kidneys and liver which naturally contain sodium and other essential electrolytes. As a comparison most people today in a modern westernised society are consuming 10 to 30 times more salt than our ancestors or modern traditional tribal communities.

Isolated tribal communities around the world continue to eat a low salt diet ranging from around 0.05g to 2g of salt per day. They remain fit and healthy with less cardiovascular disease than the Western population. In addition, there are certain groups of people eating traditional diets who have never eaten salt with food, this includes Numidian nomads, certain Bedouins, inland Mauri populations and traditional Eskimo communities.

To read my blog ‘Understanding Salt on a Ketogenic Diet’ please click the link in my bio or head to the link below.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle

I’m Moira Newiss and I’d like to introduce myself to those of you who have just started following me. Here are a few things about me and my lifestyle. Food is a big part of it which might not surprise you if you know I am a Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach.

I love to eat...
🥩Red meat, of all kinds, my favourite being rib roast, cooked slow
🍳 Egg yolks, deep orange in colour, from my own hens,
🧈 Animal fats of all kinds
🍖 Bone broth and bone marrow fat
🫐 Berries, especially native Scottish blaeberries

As you might have guessed I eat an animal based ketogenic diet which provides the most nutrient dense healthy food. I’m also lucky enough to live on the west coast of Scotland with its beautiful sea lochs and mountains and its amazing wildlife.

I love to spend time...
🌳 In the wonderful Atlantic coast oak temperate rainforests
⛰️ Climbing the Scottish hills and watching the sunset over the west coast
🚲 Riding my bike going on bikepacking adventures
🏋🏼‍♂️ Lifting weights at my local gym
🦦 Sitting quietly watching for otters on the shore and red squirrels in the trees
🔥 Cooking outdoors on a fire and star gazing while the embers die down

I like to keep up to date with the latest science, I spend a lot of my free time reading interesting articles and books. I love to take a deep dive and discover cutting edge research that challenges my understanding of health. The science of nutrition is still very much evolving. I want to help create a society where everyone has the opportunity for good metabolic health.

❓I’d love to hear what motivates you and what you love that helps to keep you healthy.🤩

Archaeological evidence from ancient civilizations shows that salt was a valued resource. Sites like the Hallstatt salt mines reveal early salt extraction and use going back as far as 7000 years ago.

Even further back in the neolithic period there is plenty of evidence of salt springs being used to collect salt laden waters which were heated to evaporate the water and crystalise salt.

Once we discovered that we could preserve food with salt this made a significant impact on human societies, facilitating food storage and trade.

While early humans likely had varied diets including sodium from natural sources, the development of salt extraction and preservation methods likely marked a substantial rise in salt in the diet.

Would you like to learn more about how much salt we need? Take a read of my blog click the link in my bio: https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #ketogenicdiet #keto #lowcarb #nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #metabolichealth #carnivorediet #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarblifestyle

I have a new blog out which asks the question ‘how much salt do we need?’ and ‘does it depend on the kind of food we are eating?’ The blog is all about understanding how changes in your metabolic health may in turn change your body’s requirement for salt. I simplify the science so that you can make an informed decision about your own salt intake.

I look at salt intake from a standard western diet versus a low carbohydrate or ketogenic diet perspective; from an evolutionary point of view; and also consider how the spectrum of vegetarian to carnivore diets may alter our need for salt.

Science is still evolving but it is an interesting rabbit hole to go down!

To read the blog, click the link in my bio.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/understanding-salt-on-a-ketogenic-diet

#salt #keto #ketogenicdiet #carnivore #carnivorediet #metabolichealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #menshealth #womenshealth #lowcarb #lowcarbohyratelifestyle
#ketolife #metabolichealth #hunterandgatherer #carnivore #vegetarian

My view is that the time is right to integrate metabolic and psychosocial Interventions by taking a more holistic approach that addresses the biological, psychological, and social factors influencing mental health. This includes potentially a ketogenic diet, eating during daylight hours and fasting at night, using bright light and red light therapies, implementing strategies for stress reduction and management, creating supportive environments and strong social bonds. It is my hope that a combination of metabolic approaches is the key to rewire our brains, unlock and maintain brain energy and support mental well-being.

Check out my blog (click the link in my bio): Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-two

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #mitochondria #brainenergy #metabolichealth #metabolicmind #psychologicaltherapies #holisticcare #mentalwellbeing #womenshealth #biopsychosocialmodel #metabolicmentalhealth #menshealth

A study has shown that men who took 4–7 sauna sessions per week had a 78% reduced risk of developing psychosis compared to those who had one a week.

Another study found that whole-body heat treatment was a safe, rapid-acting therapy which significantly reduced depressive symptoms and had prolonged benefit.

Check out my blog (click the link in my bio): Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #mitochondria #brainenergy #heattherapy #womenshealth #saunatherapy #menshealth #depression #psychosis

Heat Therapy

Raising body temperature using saunas or even a hot bath may be beneficial for your mitochondria and metabolic health. Even a single sauna session has been found to reduce blood pressure and improve markers of cardiovascular function. Hot water immersion has also been found to improve blood flow and glucose clearance.

Saunas help improve endothelial function (that's the lining of your blood vessels) by increasing nitric oxide release which dilates the muscles and helps them relax. In addition the heat stimulates several enzymes and proteins including heat shock proteins that help guard against oxidative stress and protein breakdown, improper protein folding and premature apoptosis (cell death). Regular sauna bathing has been shown to improve heat stress tolerance which is linked to a reduction in inflammation as well as improved insulin sensitivity.

Saunas also increase the expression of 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) which is a cellular energy sensor capable of sensing ATP and AMP (a precursor to ATP) production. When ATP levels decrease, AMPK activity increases, which helps regulate energy production. PGC-1α is a transcription factor (meaning it controls the transcription of DNA into RNA) which can help to activate several different antioxidant genes which help to eliminate free radicals and hence reduce oxidative stress. PGC-1α also controls the density or number of mitochondria in a cell and is therefore thought to be one reason why saunas are so beneficial for health.

Check out my blog (click the link in my bio): Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-two

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #mitochondria #brainenergy #heattherapy #sauna #womenshealth #menshealth #insulin #bloodpressure #bloodglucose

Move For Your Mitochondria

Exercise is often claimed to be the most potent therapeutic approach for the improvement of mitochondrial health, not only in muscle, but potentially also in other tissues.

In particular it has been shown that exercise upregulates mitochondrial biogenesis, that is the creation of new mitochondria, therefore boosting mitochondria numbers in a cell with all the benefits that brings with it including improving insulin sensitivity (the opposite of insulin resistance).

Researchers have also found that inactivity reduces mitochondrial functions including fusion and biogenesis as well as mitophagy. But the good news is that getting active again can restore mitochondrial function quite quickly again.

Check out my blog (click the link in my bio): Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #mitochondria #brainenergy #exercise #womenshealth #mitochondria #insulinsensitivity #menshealth

It is hypothesised that we have a lack of exposure to red light which we get from natural sunlight but not from LED lighting. Both red light and infrared light have been shown to enhance mitochondrial function and improve insulin signalling. Red light also increases ATP production and exposure before bed (mimicking sunset) has been shown to increase sleep for insomniacs. Infrared stimulation has been shown to also stabilise mitochondrial energy production and prevent oxidative damage.

Check out my blog (click the link in my bio): Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #mitochondria #brainenergy #redlight #womenshealth #menshealth

As well as nutrition I like to focus on circadian rhythm with my clients.

Bright Light Therapy, using daylight lamps mimicking bright natural day light is being used as a therapeutic tool in a range of mental health conditions including depression, bipolar and schizophrenia.

It can help to resynchronise the biological clock, enhance alertness (energy), increasing sleep pressure (the physiological need for sleep), and act on neurotransmitters to enhance sleep.

#circadianrhythm #lighttherapy #mentalillness #sleep #nutritionaltherapist

Eating a Ketogenic Diet while in Norway Skiing

I found Norway an easy place to stay in ketosis. There was 35% sour cream, strawberries, cheese and salami meats available at the main train station. At the hotel we had a buffet style meal every evening which included a table of seafood, a carvery with different meat options as well as salad and vegetable choices too. There was a variety of cheeses on offer and butter available at every meal.

Breakfast was cooked bacon, eggs along with cheese as well as natural yoghurt and blaeberries ( delicious native blueberries). Picnic lunches while out skiing were made at the breakfast table and I took high fat cheeses along with ham or salami and a few tomatoes.

All pretty easy if you can ignore the delicious cakes and pastries and the flat bread and waffles! Personally I prefer to feel good and I’ve been doing this for long enough that I don’t have to think about it.

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #keto #ketodiet #ketogenic #ketolife #norway #skiing

Photobiomodulation - how can it help mental health?

This sounds a bit of a mouthful, but it is about how light can be used as a tool to support health and of course mental health. We learned already that we have an internal body clock which is regulated by light and darkness as well as by feeding and fasting. It has been understood for some time that light has both positive and negative effects on mental health. We need the right kind of light at the right time of day.

Exposure to bright blue light from LED lamps and screens late in the day can push back your circadian clock and make it harder to get to sleep at night. If you still have to get up for work at 6am the next day this means you will get less than the optimal 7 to 8 hours of sleep, you need for your mitochondria to function well. A lack of exposure to natural light is also a problem, we have become indoor based spending very little time outside and our light exposure is dictated by electrical solutions rather than natural sun’s rays which vary in intensity and wavelength from dawn to dusk.

Find out more about this in relation to mental health: click the link in my bio: Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#brainenergy #mitochondria #mentalhealth #mentalillness #keto #ketogenicdiet #ketosis #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Just home from a fantastic week cross country skiing in Norway! It was definitely a full body workout and nice to hop in the sauna at the end of the day.

Blue skies and sunshine most of the week. Very cold, down to minus 26C at night. We saw the northern lights although only faintly and we couldn’t stay out any longer without getting frozen fingers and toes.

We were on the edge of the Rondane National Park with views into the wilderness and high mountains to the north. Plenty of frozen lakes with ice hole fishing and lots of cosy looking hytte (huts).

#skiing #norway #winter #winterfun #mountains #mountainview

Here are some of the benefits of being in ketosis:

Efficient Energy Source: Ketones, particularly beta-hydroxybutyrate, provide an efficient and stable energy source for the brain, heart, and muscles. They yield more ATP per molecule of oxygen compared to glucose, making them a more energy-efficient fuel, especially under low-oxygen conditions or metabolic stress.

Reduction of Oxidative Stress & Inflammation: Ketones reduce oxidative stress by lowering the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during energy production. Beta-hydroxybutyrate can act as a signalling molecule to directly dampen inflammation.

Neuroprotective Effects: Ketones support brain health by providing an alternative fuel that can bypass problems with the burning of glucose seen in metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative and mental health conditions like depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Ketones can also help to promote the ability of neurons to grow and reorganise or rewire connections and support the production of neurotrophic factors.

Find out more about this diet in relation to mental health: click the link in my bio or head to my blog: Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#brainenergy #mitochondria #mentalhealth #mentalillness #keto #ketogenicdiet #ketosis #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

There are three ketone bodies that we can produce beta-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate, and acetone.

Even on a typical higher-carb western diet, your liver produces tiny amounts of ketones, especially overnight while you sleep.

You can initiate a state of ketosis by eating a diet that is high enough in fat and low enough in carbohydrates, when our liver will start to produce ketones. if we get the balance right, we can stay in a state of nutritional ketosis and fuel our body and brain on ketones.

When we do this the brain shifts its energy source from glucose to ketones which enhances mitochondrial function and the production of ATP along with some other very beneficial effects.

Once blood ketone (beta-hydroxybutyrate) levels reach 0.5 mmol/L, you are in nutritional ketosis. The range for nutritional ketosis is 0.5 to 5.0 mmol/L.

Find out more about this diet in relation to mental health: click the link in my bio or head to my blog: Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#brainenergy #mitochondria #mentalhealth #mentalillness #keto #ketogenicdiet #ketosis #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #ketosis #fatfuelled

The Ketogenic Diet: A Powerful Metabolic Medicine

Ketosis is an evolutionary conserved process which allowed early humans to use alternative fuels and cope with periods of food scarcity.

Any time we fast for an extended period our body will start to tap into our stored fat reserves, providing us with energy using a process called ketosis, meaning we are making and running our bodies, and brains, on ketones.

This helped us manage as hunters and gatherers when food supplies were limited particularly in winter.

Find out more about this diet in relation to mental health: click the link in my bio and read my blog: Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part Two

#brainenergy #mitochondria #mentalhealth #mentalillness #keto #ketogenicdiet #ketosis #nutrition #humanevolution #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Gorgeous run this morning!

A great start to the day in Oban. Not a breath of wind and the sun felt warm which was lovely. Nice to see @calmacferries coming into the bay as I ran along the esplanade.

#oban

It will probably come as no surprise to you that food can both be beneficial but also problematic depending on the kinds on what we feed ourselves.

Any diet full of foods that cause inflammation or that result in high blood glucose and insulin is going to be detrimental.

But a nutrient dense food that keeps glucose and insulin low and is also anti-inflammatory will be beneficial.

There have been a lot of small trials in recent years that have sought to improve mental health using food as the prescription and this includes various versions of the Mediterranean Diet.

One study called the SMILES trial involved 56 people with 31 in the diet arm and 25 in the social support arm. In the trial participants were encouraged to eat a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, some whole grains like brown rice and quinoa, healthy fats, particularly from sources like olive oil, nuts, and fatty fish, lean proteins, particularly from fish, poultry, legumes, and nuts, while limiting red meat consumption, foods rich in probiotics, like yogurt and kefir, were also included to support gut health and they were also advised to reduce their intake of processed and ultra-processed foods, added sugars, and unhealthy fats.

The trial found that participants who adhered to this dietary pattern experienced significant improvements of their depressive symptoms in 12 weeks compared to those receiving usual care. It is likely that this diet reduced inflammation and helped better balance blood glucose and provided more nutrient density than the controls were eating.

Want to know more? Read my latest blog, click the link in my blog: Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health Part 2.

#nutritionist #nutritionaltherapist #nutritionaltherapy #mentalillness #mitochondria #mentalhealth #depression #braininflammation #bloodsugar #insulin

I use ketogenic therapies as a nutritional therapy practitioner to help my clients improve their metabolic and mental health.

As well as completing three years of training @ion_nutrition in London I have completed several specialist ketogenic training programs.

I also have personal experience of using ketogenic therapy to improve my own metabolic and mental health. I have sustained a ketogenic diet for over 5 years. Today I am still in ketosis and feeling good!

#keto #ketogenicdiet #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #ketotherapist #metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalillness #ketogenicdiet

Food and mountains, two of my favourite things! Recent mountain adventures have included brisket beef jerky and chicken soup as lunch options.

The past two weekends I’ve been in Glen Coe, first with snow and then with all the snow gone but still freezing at the top.

Right now I can see snow out of my office looking towards Ben Cruachan but the weather is going to be too wild to venture far this weekend!

Chrono-nutrition is an emerging field in metabolic psychiatry looking at the links between eating patterns, circadian rhythms, and health.

We have different genes that are active during the day with the aim of replenishing our energy stores, while overnight we have genes responsible for growth and repair. If we start eating when we should be fasting it can lead to problems. The same meal consumed at different times during the 24-hour period could have a different impact on our energy metabolism.

We are not designed to eat when it is dark and our move towards 24/7 lifestyles with a longer eating window and shorter fasting time results in a more constant supply of nutrients which interrupts our circadian rhythm and increases the risk of metabolic disorders.

Interested to know more? Take a look at my latest blog, click the link in my bio or head straight over on the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-two

#chrononutrition #psychiatry #foodforthebrain #moodfood #nutrition #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #metabolicmentalhealth #metabolicpsychiatry

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Food is Powerful Medicine

Sound familiar?

How did I end up feeling like this?

Ketogenic diets are a metabolic therapy that can potentially reverse fatigue and mental health conditions.

I want to give you hope that it might be possible to once again feel full of vitality, with a clear and calm mind, with more energy than you thought was possible, to regain your confidence, to take back control of your health and simply feel good again!

I can help you try to reboot your energy, regain mental clarity, feel calm and get back your vitality to transform your life!

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You need to understand how diet affects your health, which foods will make the biggest impact, a specific but simple plan to get you started and coaching to help you ensure success.

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Ketogenic diets are a metabolic therapy that can potentially reverse fatigue and mental health conditions.

I want to give you hope that it might be possible to once again feel full of vitality, with a clear and calm mind, with more energy than you thought was possible, to regain your confidence, to take back control of your health and simply feel good again!

I can help you try to reboot your energy, regain mental clarity, feel calm and get back your vitality to transform your life!

Find the solution

You need to understand how diet affects your health, which foods will make the biggest impact, a specific but simple plan to get you started and coaching to help you ensure success.

About Me

I Specialise In Metabolic Mental Health

I Also Support People With These Conditions

Happy & Healthy Clients

EMMA PEARSON

Follow Me on Instagram

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