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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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

Our 24-hour body clock, or circadian rhythm as it is officially known, is an internal timing system that regulates various biological processes in a roughly 24-hour cycle. It aligns our bodies with the day-night and wake-sleep cycles.

This body clock is primarily controlled by an area of the brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), it influences our sleep and waking, hormone release, metabolism, and body temperature. The main signal controlling it is light and a lack of light, or darkness.

Scientists have shown that if we disrupt our body clock with irregular sleep times, jet lag, late-night social events, late-evening blue lights from screens and a lack of natural light exposure during the day, it can cause circadian misalignment. This can make it more difficult for us to fall asleep, to sleep soundly without waking, to have good quality sleep and as a consequence it can contribute to fatigue.

Chronic disruption of circadian rhythms are strongly associated with all mental health conditions including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Circadian disruption includes inappropriately timed sleep and waking periods alongside misalignment of sleep/wake with feeding rhythms. It often results in poor sleep, and this adversely affects your mitochondria.

To find out more about how you can improve your metabolic mental health click the link in my bio or head straight to my website.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-two

#mentalhealthuk #metabolicmentalhealth #mentalillness #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #nutritionformentalhealth #dietformentalhealth #menshealth #womenshealth #circadianrhythm #bodyclock

Psychosocial Stress & Your Mitochondria

Until recently not much was known about this, but one researcher has been leading some very interesting research in this field. Dr Martin Picard has shown that mitochondria are very sensitive to emotional and social stress, which can accelerate cellular aging and impair mental health. He found that more resilient individuals have more adaptable mitochondrial networks that cope better with stress.

Dr Picard discovered that positive social interactions and emotional support can enhance mitochondrial function, while social isolation and chronic stress can have the opposite effect. One of his most recent papers looks to explore how mitochondrial bioenergetics or the cell’s energy making process is affected. His group found that the proteins making up super complexes, the part of the electron transport chain in mitochondria, which strip off the electrons to generate ATP, are less abundant under psychosocial stress.

In fact psychosocial stressors could explain an 18% change in the abundance of the first protein complex alone. This suggests that psychosocial stressors play an important role in mitochondrial energy production which is a key component of metabolic health.

Want to explore more about this topic? Please come and read 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

#brainenergy #mitochondrial #pyschologicalstress #stress #chronicstress #biopsychosocial #energy #health #menshealth #womenshealth #mentalhealth #nutrition #nutritionaltherapist #mentalillness #nutritionaltherapy

The biopsychosocial model for mental wellbeing hypotheses that mental health is shaped by the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors.

Biological aspects like genetics, brain chemistry, and physical health interact with psychological factors such as coping skills, emotions, and personality, while social influences like relationships, community, and cultural contexts also play crucial roles.

This holistic approach suggests that mental well-being is most effectively supported by addressing all three domains together.

Hop over and read my blog to see what I recommend to do this from a practical point of view. Click the link in my bio or head straight to the link below.
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-two

#metabolicmentalhealth #metabolichealth #mentalhealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #psychosis #anxiety #mitochondria #nutrition #lifestyle #health #menshealth #womenshealth #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

I took a good break off social media during my holidays. My brain appreciates the down time away from the screen and the scrolling. I not only use my holiday time to get a technology break but also to move more, to get out in nature, climb a few hills, spend more time with my family, more time reading, playing games and eating good food.

But today I am glad to be back feeling refreshed and reinvigorated and thinking ahead to what 2025 will bring and what my hopes and aspirations are for the year.

If you have been thinking that you would like to improve your health this year then I would love to help you. You can read my blogs to gain knowledge and you can book a free call with me to find out how I can help you and how we can work together to reach your goals.

One thing is for sure, change is needed and change is best achieved with support, someone who can share their knowledge and help you to make small but sustainable changes that build up over time to a big achievement. As the saying goes, if you keep doing the same thing you will get the same result. A nutritional therapist and health coach like myself can help you work out the best lifestyle plan for you and your lifestyle.

This might be mostly about food but looking form a holistic health perspective it might also be about movement, nature, technology use, toxins, stress management.

From a biological perspective we might look at things like digestion and gut health, neurotransmitters, energy production, blood sugar and insulin regulation, inflammation and hormones.

We can work out where you want to get to and the best place to start for you. Maybe you are ready for change? Perhaps you have some health goals in mind? This first step is just to get in touch with me. Just send me a DM and I will drop you a link so you can book a 30 minute free call with me so we can get to know each other and work out what support you need. You got this!

Wishing all of you a very Happy Christmas!

Treat your loved to my recipe book for Christmas. It is for anyone who simply wants to have more energy.

I share my passion for nutrient dense low carbohydrate and ketogenic foods as the optimum fuel for your brain and body to help beat fatigue and double your energy.

It will make a great present for anyone with a chronic fatigue condition, a brain energy or mental health condition as well as anyone with fatigue related to ametabolic health conditions like diabete.

It explains:
⭐️How You Make Your Energy
⭐️What Can Go Wrong With Energy Production
⭐️How Low Carb/Keto Can Help
⭐️Foods To Eat & Foods To Avoid

The book contains:
🥑Over 30 low carb/keto recipes
🥑Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
🥑Desserts & Treats
🥑Crackers, bread rolls and garlic bread

Buy it now for only £14.95.

Click the link in my bio or head straight over to: https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/fix-your-fatigue-ebook

Blog Hits of 2024

For the past few years the blog that has been most popular was all about insulin resistance but this year we have a new winner with the blog about Autoimmune Disease & The Carnivore Diet.

The carnivore diet can actually be used for several different chronic illnesses, not just autoimmune disease. I have recently worked with a client who used it to put his schizophrenia into remission and it worked very well indeed.

Here is the top five list of blog hits for 2024 and you can click on them and have a read if you would like to.

🩵Autoimmune Disease & The Carnivore Diet
🩵Unpacking Insulin Resistance
🩵Brain Fog, What Causes It & How To Clear It Quickly
🩵Metabolic Mental Health: The Link Between Brain Energy & Ketogenic Diets
🩵Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part One

Interesting to see this last one hit the list as I only published a couple of weeks ago! It shows that people are interested in this subject.

View my bio or go direct to the link below to find them all.

https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/top-blog-reads-of-2024

I hope you have a lovely festive season and a good end to 2024!

#christmas #insulinresistance #carnivorediet #autoimmunedisease #autoimmunediet #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #keto #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #brainfog #mitochondria #mentalillness #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia

Our neurons regulate our mitochondria and vice versa. The neurons depend on oxidative metabolism (making energy with oxygen) in the mitochondria to meet their high-energy needs. Every time a neuron fires in your brain it requires a large amount of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) your energy fuel which is made by your mitochondria.

The mitochondria also help regulate calcium, which is essential for neurotransmitter release and signalling at the synapse, the place where neurons connect and communicate with each other. When a neuron fires, calcium ions flood into the neuron and are partially taken up by nearby mitochondria, helping to regulate calcium levels and protect against excitotoxicity.

Firing the neuron increases the need for mitochondria to be positioned at the synapses, and the mitochondria are transported there to ensure adequate ATP and calcium buffering right where neurotransmission is occurring.

If mitochondria become dysfunctional there is less ATP available to fuel the energy-intensive processes like maintaining calcium balance, sending signals at the synapses and transporting mitochondria to the right place in the cell.

This can lead to a lack of communication between neurons, damage to the cells, and ultimately contribute to neuronal death. An increased production of free radicals by dysfunctional mitochondria contributes to further cell damage and inflammation.

Elevated calcium levels in the cell fluid can trigger excitotoxicity, which in turn leads to the activation of harmful enzymes, ultimately causing cell death.

As these processes continue over time, we start to see the results with neurological or mental health symptoms becoming noticeable.

If you want to understand this further please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach #neurons

The process of making energy in the form of ATP generates highly reactive molecules as a by-product, also known as free radicals or reactive oxygen species.

Oxidative stress is a state in which there is an imbalance between the free radicals and the body’s ability to neutralise them with antioxidants. Free radicals are highly reactive which basically means that they can damage cells including the proteins, lipids, and the DNA in them.

We do need a certain amount of free radicals because they play important roles in the body and at low levels can actually help us adapt to stress, fight off infections and repair damage.

Your body has a good defence system against free radicals, antioxidants, both from your diet like vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin A, but also and most importantly very powerful antioxidants that we make ourselves such as glutathione, superoxide dismutase, catalase, melatonin and alpha-lipoic acid. These act to neutralize the free radicals, preventing them from causing cellular damage.

The problem occurs when the free radical production overwhelms the antioxidant defences in part due to factors like stress, poor diet, or high energy demands and then oxidative stress occurs. When cells are damaged by oxidative stress it results in an inflammatory response to clear up the damage.

When your mitochondria, which make your energy, are not working optimally there can be excessive free radical production which might create an imbalance which if left to continue will result in chronic inflammation.

If you want to know more about how this might affect your brain or mental health then click the link in my bio and read my blog, ‚Rewire Your Brain Energy: Are Mitochondria The Keys To Mental Health - Part One‘.

#inflammation #oxidativestress #mitochondria #antioxidants #nutrition

I was at a friends house for dinner last weekend and she served up a delicious Keto meal including cured meat for starters from @peelham_farm, roast lamb for mains and this delicious Keto chocolate torte for dessert.

It is so lovely to go out and be served up such a treat! It just goes to prove that a ketogenic style of eating does not have to include any deprivation, to be honest I think it is the exact opposite. Real nutrient dense food that is not only delicious but also very good for you too.

#keto #ketogenicdiet #ketomeals #ketolifestyle #ketocommunity #ketocooking #lowcarb #nutrition

When your mitochondria get the message that all is not well from physiological and psychological stressors they can turn down energy production mode and instead focus on defence.

If you think about this in relation to catching a virus, you simply feel exhausted and need to lie down and sleep more than usual. The fatigue is caused by the mitochondria sensing your body needs to rest and turning down energy production. In the case of a viral infection this is a good thing as it gives you a chance to recuperate and allow your body to fight the infection.

However, if the situation continues and the mitochondria get stuck in this low energy mode, and become more dormant or defensive, it is a form of mitochondrial dysfunction. Most of the time we can cope with a couple of these stressors without any negative symptoms, but in the modern world we often have to deal with many of them, often all happening at once, particularly including things like stress, a poor diet, or our body clock being out of alignment.

If we don’t take action to improve the situation it can lead to a range of metabolic health problems which all link back to mitochondrial dysfunction. In relation to brain health we have lots of recent research suggesting that this includes mental health conditions.

Please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Feeling gratitude this morning for the beautiful place I live in.

#scotland #westcoastscotland #scottishmountains

Your mitochondria make the energy your brain uses.

A neuron in your brain can have 2 million mitochondria. Each mitochondrion can have thousands of super complexes embedded in its inner membrane each producing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), your energy fuel.

You might be getting an idea that the amount of ATP and therefore energy produced is quite big. Would it surprise you to know that in 24 hours you produce your own body weight in ATP? You aren’t aware of it and you mostly use it up as fast as it is produced.

Even more fantastical is the fact that the flow of electrons across the membrane in the mitochondria, which is only a 5-nanometer gap, generates a powerful force known as the mitochondrial membrane potential which is ∼16,000,000 volts/m. That is an order of magnitude larger than a bolt of lightning. It is like having a huge battery in every cell that could power your phone, flashlight, laptop, car or anything that works with electricity!

To know more about brain energy please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Low carb chicken curry and fluffy keto naan bread. I always enjoy a good curry and tikka masala is a family favourite. What is your favourite low carb dish?

#lchf #lowcarb #keto #ketodiet

Brain Energy....

Mitochondria are tiny little organelles in your cells and they are responsible for producing most of your energy. Cells that require a lot of energy like neurons in the brain, heart muscle or liver cells and neurons have a lot of mitochondria. In fact neurons (nerve cells in the brain) have been found to contain over 2 million mitochondria in just one cell!

Your mitochondria take the nutrients from the food you eat and the oxygen you breathe in and convert them into a chemical form of energy known as ATP or adenosine triphosphate.

Although mitochondria are often depicted as sausage shapes their structural form is very varied and they are also in a constant state of change, dividing and reorganising all the time in response to various signals.

Each mitochondrion has an outer and inner membrane and it produces energy through what is known as the electron transport chain which is a series of proteins (collectively known as a super complex) embedded in the inner membrane.

The mitochondria strip electrons off hydrogen molecules, leaving positively charged particles known as protons. The protons are pumped into the gap between the inner and outer membranes and as more flow into this space it builds up an electrical gradient.

The inner membrane acts like a dam holding back the electron pool and stops it from spilling back through. At the same time the electrons are passed down the protein chain in a series of redox reactions (reduction and oxidation).

There is one final protein complex known as the ATP synthase which allows the protons to flow back into the central space of the mitochondria. It is like a little tap and as the electrons flow through it turns and generates ATP which fuels our bodies and brains.

To learn more about brain energy, please click the link in my bio or head straight to my blog at:
https://www.moiranewiss.co.uk/post/rewire-your-brain-energy-are-mitochondria-the-keys-to-mental-health-part-one

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist

Have you been putting off improving your health? Is your true Christmas wish that you could simply feel better and enjoy the celebrations more? Would you like 2025 to be a better year for your health?

I’m giving you a special offer until 5pm on 6th December. If you book my 3 month package you will get it for £500 instead of £550. I only put out this offer once a year, it is my Christmas gift to you.

Remember, the most important person is you in terms of health. If you don’t have good health then it will impact the people around you too. It is something we take for granted until things go downhill. But don’t put off doing something about it. Nutrition can change health in just a few days, it is the most powerful prescription you can get for your metabolic health.

If you would like to have a chat about this opportunity send me a DM with your favourite food emoji!

#offer #specialdeal #blackfriday #blackfridayoffer #blackdfridaydeal #nutrition #nutritionaltherapy #healthcoaching #keto #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #mentalhealth #mentalillness #brainenergy

How can you tell if you might have insulin resistance aside?

High blood pressure over 130/85
A waist circumference men ≥102 cm and women ≥88 cm
Blood triglyceride levels > 1·7 mmol/L
Blood HDL <1·03 mmol/L in men and <1·29 mmol/L in women

Any one of these are signs of metabolic syndrome and suggests that you may have insulin resistance.

Studies from the US suggest that 70% of people have poor metabolic health and the UK is not far behind this. In fact metabolic syndrome used to be called the Insulin Resistance Syndrome.

If you would like to know more about this can impact your mental health as well as your metabolic health then please read my latest blog. You can click the link in my bio or head directly to my website.

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

#metabolicmentalhealth #brainenergy #mentalhealth #metabolichealth #depression #bipolar #schizophrenia #lifestylemedicine #menshealth #womenshealth #metabolicpsychiatry #mentalwellbeing #nutritionaltherapy #nutritionaltherapist #healthcoach

Great mountain bike ride yesterday.

Windy but with lovely sunshine peeping out from behind the clouds.

Uphill worth it for the final downhill descent!

Why are mental health conditions also metabolic disorders? One reason has to do with insulin resistance which has been linked to mental health problems.

Insulin is a hormone that signals to the cells to take up glucose from the bloodstream. Insulin resistance occurs when the message insulin is conveying is no longer being heard. More and more insulin is needed to get the message through and for the cells to respond.

Your body can produce higher and higher levels of insulin for quite a long time before it starts to struggle to keep up with the demand. It is only when this happens that blood glucose levels start to rise which is the tell-tale sign of pre-diabetes or diabetes.

But insulin can be high, a state known as hyperinsulinemia, for up to 20 years before blood glucose starts to rise. This state of hyperinsulinemia is a state of insulin resistance. Eventually the insulin is just not sufficient to keep blood glucose in check and it rises and you might become diabetic or perhaps suffer with other symptoms including those related to mental health.

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Poor mitochondrial function is implicated in many metabolic diseases, such as Type2 Diabetes and Obesity as mentioned above, but also many others including Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Disease.

We also know from recent research that there is a massive overlap of these conditions with mental health conditions.

We know that people with Bipolar Disorder are 1.6 times more likely to develop T2D and twice as likely to develop obesity than the general population. People with schizophrenia are 50% more likely to develop obesity and 24% more likely to have T2D.

But the reverse is true too that, people with T2D are 50-100% more likely to have depression, are at substantially increased risk of anxiety and are twice as likely to have schizophrenia.

Researchers have found several factors that might explain why we should perhaps consider mental health conditions to be metabolic disorders too. The first and perhaps most important is insulin resistance but there are others including oxidative stress and inflammation.

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What a beautiful night to be out and about up a hill!

Crisp and clear and very still.

A lovely night for a walk.

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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!

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