Together, we’re making metabolic therapies accessible to all!
Turn your passion into action with Metabolic Collective, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization that builds grassroots communities that advance awareness of and access to metabolic therapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders
Our Mission
Metabolic treatments aim to improve cellular function and optimize the body’s energy systems through interventions like ketogenic therapy, fasting, and exercise. The evidence supporting metabolic therapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders is growing rapidly, and personal stories of transformation are multiplying.
Patients and families whose lives have been changed by these treatments are often eager to join a supportive community, share their experiences, and help others benefit.
Metabolic Collective was founded in the summer of 2024 by passionate volunteers who had collaborated with Dr. Christopher Palmer, a Harvard psychiatrist, to raise awareness of metabolic psychiatry and his brain energy theory, which links psychiatric conditions to metabolic dysfunction. It has continued to evolve with the help of Metabolic Mind, a nonprofit exploring the connection between metabolism and brain health.
Both Dr. Palmer and Metabolic Mind receive a constant influx of messages from individuals eager to contribute their time and talents. This groundswell of interest reveals the extraordinary potential within the community: with strategic coordination and sustained support, these passionate advocates can be mobilized to catalyze lasting, systemic change.
Metabolic Collective is leading the charge in mobilizing a passionate network of volunteers, empowering regional advocates, and building a coordinated global grassroots movement dedicated to advancing metabolic approaches in psychiatry and neurology.
We mobilize volunteers into advocacy communities
- Support and seed local and virtual peer support networks for individuals and families affected by psychiatric and neurological disorders to connect, share experiences, and explore metabolic therapies.
- Connect volunteers with opportunities to support the movement—whether they’re seeking meaningful work experience or simply hoping to join a supportive, like-minded community grounded in belonging and shared purpose.
- Provide resources that empower peer and family leaders to serve as advocates, educators, and support group facilitators within their communities.
- Increase recognition of metabolic therapies as viable treatments for psychiatric and neurological disorders within healthcare systems by amplifying current evidence and testimonials.
- Coordinate volunteers to engage in public awareness campaigns through social media, newsletters, partnerships, and regional events.
- Host webinars, panel discussions, and regional workshops featuring experts in metabolic psychiatry and neurology.
- Partner with mental & neurological health organizations to promote a broader understanding of the connection between metabolism and brain health.
- Advocate for insurance coverage and policy changes that support the inclusion of metabolic therapies in mental & neurological treatment plans.
- Champion efforts that help make metabolic therapies accessible to underserved communities.
- Promote research and clinical trials by driving the demand for science, engaging new researchers & connecting community members with opportunities to participate in studies on metabolic therapies.
- Promote continuing education courses for clinicians to gain knowledge of metabolic treatments.
Pilot Projects
Learn more about our active pilot initiatives that will be opening to the public soon.
Advance Metabolic Neurology
Community Platform
Advocates for Access
Become an Advocate
1. Tell Us About You
Submit a form to share your interests and areas of expertise.
2. Get Matched with an Advocacy Community
We’ll review your form and connect you with potential opportunities to join an advocacy community. You’ll then complete a volunteer application.
3. Become an Advocate
Join peers virtually or in person to collaborate on projects that support our mission.
Testimonials
“The Metabolic Collective community is a place that allows for healing and growth for everyone; we share knowledge and space for emotional healing because for many of us, this is the first time we have been seen, believed, and empowered. “
—Lexa Martinez de la Cueva
“I never expected to find such meaningful connections with people who share my son’s diagnosis and are in full remission from their psychiatric illness. I’ve witnessed transformational recoveries and I know what is possible for my son’s future.”
—Janet Ebos
Peer and Family Support and Advocacy
Keto Lifestyle for Mental Health | Meetup
Explore how the ketogenic diet can support mental health in this community created by Donika Hristova. Join the group to share experiences, learn strategies, and connect with others using keto as a powerful tool for cognitive and emotional well-being.
Explore THINK+SMART Strategies
Discover Metabolic Mind’s THINK+SMART, a community-driven framework using metabolic therapies like therapeutic keto, circadian rhythm support, and more to improve mental health. Visit to explore personalized strategies that have helped members find relief—and even remission—from conditions like bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety.
Brain Fog Recovery Source 501(c)(3) | Mental Health Keto
Brain Fog Recovery Source provides free and low-cost ketogenic metabolic therapy education and support to individuals with psychiatric disorders facing financial barriers, empowering recovery and expanding equitable access beyond traditional psychiatric care.
TaperClinic | Psychiatry Services | St George Utah
TaperClinic offers a personalized, virtual program specializing in safe psychiatric medication tapering, combining expert care with lived experience to support lasting recovery. Their patient-led approach provides flexible, empathetic guidance and advocates for those harmed by psychiatric drugs.
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Science and Clinical Resources
A nonprofit organization transforming the study and treatment of mental disorders by exploring the connection between metabolism and brain health.
Dr. Chris Palmer, a Harvard psychiatrist, unites decades of research into a bold new theory: mental disorders are metabolic brain disorders.
Dr. Matthew Phillips aims to establish the field of Metabolic Neurology, applying metabolic strategies to treat complex neurological disorders and improve human health and well-being.
Mitochondrial Psychobiology is a new interdisciplinary science pioneered by Dr. Martin Picard that explores the energetic connections between the mind, brain, and body.
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