Ask the Expert: Exploring Metabolic Psychiatry

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Thursday, April 9, 2026 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET

Want to learn more about the cutting-edge science of metabolic psychiatry?
This webinar will explore metabolic therapies for psychiatric conditions from both a clinical and lived experience perspective.
Dr. Calogero (Carlo) Longhitano, psychiatrist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University (JCU), will share his insights on the potential of ketogenic therapy as both a clinician and researcher. He is co-investigator of JCU’s randomized controlled trial comparing a ketogenic diet with a standard diet in adults with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Hannah Warren will share her experience of putting symptoms of bipolar I disorder into remission using metabolic therapies, including a ketogenic diet. She will also discuss testimonials from additional individuals with a wide variety of diagnoses.

You’ll hear more about:
• The potential for meaningful improvements in both mental and physical health through ketogenic therapy
• How to mitigate risks and access the growing number of resources available to help individuals explore this promising intervention safely
• How a grassroots movement is emerging to expand awareness of an access to metabolic therapies for psychiatric conditions
Whether you’re seeking answers for yourself, a loved one, or your patients, this session will provide cutting-edge information grounded in the latest research and lived experience.

Reserve your spot today and submit your questions for our presenters through the registration form! https://nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jGyO45I4TI2jN3-bOvRp6g#/registration

Guest Prsenters:
Dr. Carlo Longhitano, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
James Cook University, Australia

Carlo Longhitano is the Associate Professor of Psychiatry at James Cook University medical school and a psychiatrist at North Queensland Forensic MH Services. He obtained his MD in 1999 (Italy) before completing his psychiatric residency in Oxford and London (UK) where he held senior positions before moving to Townsville, Australia, in 2018. Carlo is completing a PhD project on the effects of nutritional interventions in psychosis. He is the co-investigator with Prof Zoltan Sarnyai at JCU’s randomized clinical trial of ketogenic metabolic therapy vs standard diet in adults with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The project is supported and funded by the US-based Baszucki Brain Research Foundation. Additionally, Carlo is a member of the forensic faculty of the RANZCP, a board member at Margaret Roderick Centre for MH Research and a scientific advisor to the Australasian Metabolic Health Society. He is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and two textbook chapters.

Hannah Warren

Lived Experience Advocate, Communications & Advocacy Manager
Metabolic Mind

Hannah serves as Communications and Advocacy Manager at Baszucki Group and Metabolic Mind, where she works to advance awareness of metabolic psychiatry. Following her remission from bipolar I disorder through ketogenic therapy in 2021, she dedicated herself to sharing the growing scientific foundation of metabolic therapies and promoting their potential as first-line interventions.
She is cofounder of Metabolic Collective, a nonprofit organization building grassroots communities to expand awareness of and access to metabolic therapies for psychiatric and neurological conditions.
Hannah has spent much of her career in the nonprofit sector, most recently serving as Marketing and Development Director at Serenity Hospice and Home.
She holds an M.A. in Fashion Entrepreneurship from the London College of Fashion and a B.A. in South Asian Studies and Linguistics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She is currently writing a book titled Radiant Beast: The Mitochondrial Pathway.

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