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She recommends returning to foods our grandparents would recognize to help stabilize blood sugar, including prioritizing animal protein, cooking with butter or coconut oil, a variety of vegetables, especially leafy greens, and choosing fattier cuts of meat.
A common question Bernstein grapples with in clinical practice is whether people can see mental health benefits from lowering inflammation through diet—cutting processed foods or eating low-carb—without committing to full therapeutic ketosis. He suggested easing in by reducing ultra-processed foods, added sugar, refined flour, and industrial refined oils, while emphasizing whole foods and vegetables. Then, consider a lower-carb or low-glycemic diet next. Habits such as regular exercise, quality sleep, circadian rhythm alignment, and mind-body practices can further support many of the same metabolic processes targeted by a ketogenic diet.
Bernstein suggested a mindset shift around eating fat: “Initially it’s about not fearing fat … That’s a whole psychological shift people need to make. There really is no good evidence that saturated fat is bad for us.”
Small interventions, such as time-restricted eating or adding MCT oil in the morning, can also help, he said.
Even a simple low-carb diet—around 100 grams of fibrous carbs from vegetables and fruits while avoiding processed grains—can deliver many of keto’s benefits, D’Agostino said.
Michael’s elimination diet was one example—he cut carbs drastically but didn’t enter ketosis, removed inflammatory foods, and increased healthy fats like coconut oil, duck fat, and tallow.
“You, as an individual, have the ability to choose how you eat and the nutrition you have day to day… all of that is within your grasp right now, and you don’t have to wait,” Bellamy said.