Episode 239: Hannah Warren

by Brian Lenzkes, MD | Feb 26, 2025 | Podcast | 0 comments

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Hannah Warren is the Mental Health Communications and Advocacy Manager at Metabolic Mind. Hannah writes and advocates for increased awareness of the emerging field of metabolic psychiatry. In July 2021, she implemented ketogenic therapy and ultimately put her bipolar 1 disorder into complete remission. She now devotes her career to disseminating the science of metabolic therapies and working to make them a first-line treatment option.

In this conversation, Dr. Brian and Hannah talk about…

(00:00) Intro
(04:19) Hannah’s career and personal health journey recovering from Bipolar I Disorder using metabolic therapies
(13:56) Hannah’s non-profit, Jhoole–a social enterprise, nonprofit, fair trade cooperative that employs women in Maheshwar, India in the eco fashion industry so that they can gain economic independence, invest in education, and ultimately break the cycle of poverty in their community
(14:58) Whether creative, entrepreneurial people tend to be more likely to suffer from Bipolar I
(17:38) The euphoric nature of mania and the numbness of depression that people with Bipolar I experience
(20:18) How Hannah was first introduced to metabolic psychiatry and the positive changes she began implementing that led her to mental stability
(27:51) Vegetarian and vegan keto
(36:58) The spiritual/emotional aspect of metabolic health
(39:06) Hannah’s experience coming out of mania and sinking into depression
(41:28) How metabolic therapies improve\ mental illness, depression, and anxiety
(51:09) Making helping others and love the guiding principle for your life
(53:07) Systemic changes that need to take place in the health care system
(01:02:40) Outro/Plugs