Since starting keto my anxiety/ocd and intrusive thoughts have been SIGNIFICANTLY reduced.

What started out as nonstop anxiety attacks followed by intense physical symptoms of anxiety, eventually snowballed into extremely negative thoughts as well as ideations surrounding suicide and hurting other people. Not so much wanting to hurt other people or myself but rather obsessing over the fear of doing those things, and obsessing over the fear of losing control of my body and mind. 

Taking medication just wasn’t an option for me and I was desperate to get down to the root of this beautiful new part of my life that involved panic attacks, evil thoughts, and an overwhelming exposure of my Dark-side. 

And while this journey was extremely transformative on both a mental and spiritual level, I was surprised that I was able to make such a difference in my mental health by changing my diet.

I started first with an 18 hour fast and then slowly transitioned into a semi-strict keto diet. In the beginning I did indulge in nuts and dried fruits but I completely eliminated processed carbs, sweets, and any pasta or rice.

The change in my state of mind was absolutely incredible. Not only was the anxiety reduced by 95%, I felt clearheaded and grateful to be alive. I was so eager to go and explore the world, and even more eager to reach out to others in the same position as me and try to help them.

I should also add that for the past 4 to 6 years I’ve been eating mostly one meal a day about 30 minutes before bed and while I understand this is an incredibly unhealthy eating habit I have a feeling that it contributed to my poor state of mental health. 

And while blood sugar spikes might’ve attributed to my anxiety, I believe that majority of it was caused due to inflammation which was caused by an overload of sugar and carbs in my system. 

The other day I accidentally ate around 2 cups of dried cranberries without realizing that they are sweetened with additional sugar and I paid the price the next day.  A quarter cup of dried cranberries contains around 30 g of sugar and I had about 2 cups worth. 

I’ve also noticed that my body does not react negatively as much to fruit as it does to actual sugar or sugar-based snacks and products.

 I just want to say that even though a keto diet would most likely completely eliminate my anxiety I still allow myself to have some sugar in the form of fruits as well as carbs in the form of nuts.

I do not apologize for any spelling and punctuation errors. I genuinely do not care about those things as I use text to speech 😈  

F**k all grammar nazis!!! :) 

much love to all ❤️