Diet and exercise are critical for mental wellness (I do OK on the diet and horrible on the exercise, but I'm better than I was last year on both counts). Ketog

Diet and exercise are critical for mental wellness (I do OK on the diet and horrible on the exercise, but I'm better than I was last year on both counts). Ketogenic diets (e.g. "low carb") have shown to have a significant positive effect on schizophrenics[1] as well as being a long-known treatment for epilepsy[2] for people for whom drugs don't work or are too dangerous and is showing initial signs it might have positive impact on autism[3]. My point is this: Diet has a huge impact on mental health. My personal belief (based on research, not faith :) is that sugar is toxic, but even if you don't believe that, it is clear that sugar has an impact on the brain[4]. 1. http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=121&page=1110&journalID=13 http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?Volume=121... 2. https://zooko.com/file/URI%3ACHK%3Ac23hp4yicl5e5lc4p6k5w2bo6u%3Ai7ul2bymhu672fmmgndvkaptlrhjjptb3zdxbwmeiob2uma7owoa%3A1%3A1%3A117367/@@named=/Neal-2008-The_ketogenic_diet_for_the_treatment_of_childhood_epilepsy%3A_a_randomised_controlled_trial.pdf https://zooko.com/file/URI%3ACHK%3Ac23hp4yicl5e5lc4p6k5w2bo6... 3. http://jcn.sagepub.com/content/18/2/113.short http://jcn.sagepub.com/content/18/2/113.short 4. http://dobrochan.ru/src/pdf/1212/2010_CurrOpinClinNutrMetabCare_Blumenthal-Gold_Neu.pdf http://dobrochan.ru/src/pdf/1212/2010_CurrOpinClinNutrMetabC...