Dr Mathew Phillip, New Zealand- Ketogenic Diet In Neurological Disorders

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Guest Speaker Dr Mathew Phillip at MHC - II Guest Speaker Dr Mathew Phillip at MHC - II

After a brief introduction by Ms. Host Shilpi, Host Mr. Shasikant initiated the discussion with Dr Mathew, to share about his experience of paradigm shift--with first line of therapy by adopting Metabolic Therapies and Nutrition, despite being a qualified neurologist. In response Dr. Mathew responded that after completion of his training in Melbourne, Australia, he was not to focused about therapies to adopt. He decided to travel globally as an volunteer for 3 years. While working as a volunteer, he started focusing on his career path and started considering varieties of possibilities for medical treatments. After exploring various therapies, he finally concluded that fasting and ketogenic diet are most appealing line of medicine thus shifted back to New Zealand and started practicing Metabolic Therapies as first line of Medicine treatment for various neurological disorders. Furthermore, as asked by the host Dr Mathew went on to talk about various type of diseases that come under the span of mental disorder Alzheimer's' topping his chart of mental disorder and followed by Parkinson's, Neuron Disease and various other mental disorder disease. he also discussed about grouping of these mental disorders. An exhaustive discuss and therapizes for mental disorder and mental disordertherapies with ketogenic diets was discussed between the two st and Dr, Mathew, preview the recorded video fo the session. 

▶️Click to preview Interactive Video Session 46 minutes of Day 3, MHC-2 on 28-APR-2024, Host Ms Shilpi & Shashikant

About Dr. Mathew Phillip

Dr. Mathew, Neurologist workinga Waikato Hospital New Zealand. Completed his training in Australia as neurologist. He has a aeal to specialize in a therapy, but no such fellowship existed. Thus, he departed from the medical system, travelling and worked in different places for 3 years, WHile working in different countries he got accomplished with self-taught fellowship and learned about a variety of therapeutic possibilities that I had never considered.


Upon completing my 3-year “fellowship” it dawned on me that metabolic strategies, particularly fasting and ketogenic diets, were promising therapeutic options for a range of disorders. He re-entered the medical system by commencing work as a neurologist in New Zealand, where he collaborated with colleagues who assisted him to apply these strategies to a number of humanity most difficult neurological disorders so as to determine whether they are feasible, safe, and can make an impact in terms of helping patients.

Dr Mathew has a Passion to explore the potential therapeutic benefits of metabolic strategies, mainly fasting and ketogenic diets, The therapies for most various chronic neurological disorders. He strives and works to create a new field of Metabolic Neurology that emphasizes applying metabolic strategies in healthcare so as to potentially heal many difficult disorders, with the overarching goal being the improved health and enhanced nobility of humanity.