How Ketogenic Therapy Helped Donika Hristova Quiet Binge Eating and Reclaim Her Mental Health

Donika Hristova is a certified Keto for Mental Health coach trained by psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede. She is also the co-author of three publications on ketogenic therapy for psychiatric conditions and brings lived experience of achieving remission from bipolar II depression and binge eating disorder.

In this episode, Donika shares how childhood food restriction and weight criticism developed into secret eating, overexercise, and severe binge eating. We explore the mental health crisis that followed, the medication she credits with saving her life, and how ketogenic therapy became part of her recovery.

Here's what we explore:

How early food rules shaped Donika’s relationship with eatingThe connection between chronic stress, binge eating, and depressionHow medication and ketogenic therapy supported different stages of her recoveryKeto’s effects on her mood, hunger, energy, sleep, and cognitionWhy ketosis alone did not resolve every disordered eating patternHow she moved toward a more flexible, whole-food approachThe importance of sleep, movement, stress management, and community

Donika’s story is a personal experience, not medical advice. Changes to psychiatric medication or diet should always be made with appropriate professional support.

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