Rishi Kumar

Pre-med at University of Maryland ('27) 🐢💛❤️ // Passionate about metabolic health, neuroscience, geography, and student advocacy // IG: rishi.s.kumar

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Fascinating interview with Nelson Dellis, 6x USA Memory Champion on memory strategies, brain health, and his nonprofit @ClimbForMemory raising #Alzheimers awareness. Episode is on Dr. Matt’s Metabolic Kitchen @drmclphillips #dementia #memory @USAMemoryC
https://t.co/YspGTor8Za

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

It was great running and volunteering with you yesterday! Thank you so much for your tireless work for people with ALS in our community!

[Brigance Brigade Foundation @BriganceBrigade]

Yesterday was everything we hoped for, and more 💙 Thank you to every runner, walker, volunteer, sponsor, and supporter who showed up and showed out for The Brigade 5.7K & 1.57M Family Festival! Because of you, we're able to help support those living with ALS.

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

#ALS #ravens

[Brigance Brigade Foundation @BriganceBrigade]

Who will you be running for on May 3rd? The Brigade 5.7K & 1.57M Family Festival is a chance for you to walk or run in honor of the lives and legacies of all those who have been impacted by ALS. Get your tickets TODAY at https://t.co/HYkWGnv9h3

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

@drmclphillips @JINeuroscience Just finished reading this paper - WOW. This is a lot more than what's covered in an undergrad neuroscience course. Learned a lot - thanks Dr. Matt!

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Remarkable story indeed Dr Schofield @grantsnz. Simon @leguvnor, glad to know your mother-in-law was inspired by Dr Matt-Kim Hill “metabolic therapies 101” 2022 interview! @radionz, about time for another update! 😁
https://t.co/FcWdmawXfv
#parkinsons #alzheimers #ALS #huntingtons #cancer

[Dr. Matthew CL Phillips @drmclphillips]

Finding a path through glioblastoma: Simon's story (with @PREKUREOfficial and @leguvnor):
https://t.co/0TyaIZfQ4d

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

"...the remnants of the tumor have nearly gone."

This is truly inspiring and powerful - thank you for putting it into words, Simon @leguvnor! And thank you for sharing, Dr. Matt!

[Dr. Matthew CL Phillips @drmclphillips]

Great article by Simon, one of the participants in our glioblastoma metabolic therapy trial (@btsupportnz):
https://t.co/zc5NNrfcGH

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Looking forward to this presentation by Dr. Matt @drmclphillips from No Silver Bullet @NSB4PD!
https://t.co/32aZh498ER

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

As finals week approaches, energy drinks fly off the shelves, and offerings to "Testudo" pile up, I got to spend an afternoon at home with nice keto food and (re)watch this episode with my mom:
https://t.co/rivlj5LDMx
Thanks @janellison @BaszuckiMatt @IainCampbellPhD 😀

[Iain Campbell, Ph.D. @IainCampbellPhD]

Great times! Looking forward to Keto Live 2025 ⛰️

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Thank you @drmclphillips for your life-changing and pioneering work of metabolic therapies in #Parkinsons, #Alzheimers, and now #glioblastoma. Great to hear about the planned #Huntingtons and #ALS RCTs. Time to go international and multi-center? @DrJBhattacharya @NIH @NIH_NINDS @Metabolic_Mind @janellison @HRCNewZealand @CIHR_INMHA @NIHRresearch @UMmedschool @umarylandneuro @PeterCrino

Like Dr. Westman said, we are glad you hung in there!

[Dr. Eric Westman, MD, MHS @drericwestman]

😱How Ketosis Can Improve Brain Health - Dr. Mathew Phillips Shares the Science🤯
⬇️CLICK THE LINK BELOW⬇️
https://t.co/hXm5mvyg55

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

@ChrisPalmerMD @MitoPsychoBio @lowcarbusa @NutritionNetwrk @lowcarb_aus @KenDBerryMD @SBakerMD @jessapple +
@MichaelJFoxOrg @parkinsonsnz @ParkinsonsEU @alzassociation @alzheimerssoc
@HDSA
@iamalsorg @BriganceBrigade

[Dr. Matthew CL Phillips @drmclphillips]

Nice synopsis by @ChrisPalmerMD, summarizing "what lies beneath" Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and the other neurodegenerative disorders (@MitoPsychoBio):

https://t.co/Z7tJ6zTvg4

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

"New paper on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Huntington's that conceptualizes these as different facets of the same disease... hope for truly restorative therapies in the future." - Dr. Matt and Dr. Picard @MitoPsychoBio @alzheimerssoc @HDSA @iamalsorg @MichaelJFoxOrg

[Dr. Matthew CL Phillips @drmclphillips]

In future, it is my hope that we will use therapies aimed at restoring mitochondrial biology to help people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, and Huntington's, more than what is currently possible. Pleased to publish this paper with @MitoPsychoBio
https://t.co/ZB7xRZ6Fnt

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

@Metabolic_Mind @drmclphillips @lowcarbusa Thank you so much Hannah and the Metabolic Mind team for sharing this!!

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

@GeorgiaEdeMD Thank you so much for your encouragement, Dr. Ede!

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Great presentation by Dr. Matt @drmclphillips on Neurodegenerative Disorders and Mitohormesis. Can’t wait for his upcoming paper with Dr. Picard @MitoPsychoBio!
@LowCarbUSA San Diego 2024 with @kristendtidwell, @RyanTidwellPHC, and @Radiantbeasting

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

“The line between psychiatry and neurology is imaginary.” - @GeorgiaEdeMD, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind. Jeeva and I are excited to meet @drmclphillips and Dr. Ede @LowCarbUSA San Diego 2024 #metabolicneurology #metabolicpsychiatry #neuropsychiatry

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Watch and share this interview with Dr. Deanna Kelly @ProfDeannaK of @UMMedschool. Sign the petition to advance innovative research. "The real losers in shutting down this study are the patients." @taylorstewarttv
https://t.co/u9uP6WYowA
#metabolicpsychiatry #keto #Schizophrenia

[Metabolic Mind @Metabolic_Mind]

URGENT: Keep government from closing a landmark clinical trial for schizophrenia

As reported by the @baltimoresun yesterday, the Maryland Health Department @MDHealthDept, led by Dr. Laura Herrera Scott, has halted the only U.S. inpatient trial on ketogenic therapy for schizophrenia. After a 16-week review that revealed no health or safety concerns, the decision to shut down the study was based solely on the funding sources.

Given the limited availability of federal funding for mental health research, studies like Dr. Kelly’s, funded by private foundations, are crucial. Among the dozen trials investigating ketogenic diets for serious mental illnesses, Dr. Kelly’s research stands out as the sole trial of ketogenic therapy for schizophrenia available to inpatients, who typically suffer the most severe symptoms.

Roughly a dozen patients who had already volunteered were not allowed to participate after the study's closure. Isn't this a violation of patients' rights?

Three patient advocacy organizations, including one representing 750 Maryland psychiatrists, wrote to the health department to protest the decision. These pleas asking that the keto trial continue were ignored.

Help us get this decision reversed! Please sign and share Dr. @ChrisPalmerMD's petition – it takes less than 30 seconds. Sign here:

https://t.co/ptZDtD9qrE

Read and share the story from the Baltimore Sun:

https://t.co/gNKbtq4y0R

Watch and share our interview with the researcher leading the study, Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP:

https://t.co/2AHawPQOKh

Let's advocate for innovative science and better #mentalhealth treatments. Join us in ensuring patients get the choices they deserve.

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Thanks, Dr. Palmer and @janellison. I shared the message and petition with my UMD SGA team and friends.

[Chris Palmer, MD @ChrisPalmerMD]

PLEASE HELP! Sign this petition.

The Maryland Health Secretary has halted an ongoing, privately-funded, inpatient study of a medical ketogenic diet for treating schizophrenia for no clear reason.

People with schizophrenia deserve better treatments.

https://t.co/GBixi820wh

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

@ChrisPalmerMD Maybe all of them! #brainenergy
Significant book by Dr. Mark Mattson, "Sculptor and Destroyer - Tales of Glutamate."

[Rishi Kumar @rishiskumar_360]

Thanks, Dr. Matt! Phenomenal study by Dr. Tidman, Dr. White, and Dr. White of @ATSU_news @BenerdCollege. Loved @BenBikmanPhD's short summary: https://t.co/xICivtmNO8 #metabolicneurology #metabolicneurologist #parkinsons

[Dr. Matthew CL Phillips @drmclphillips]

New study of a ketogenic diet in Parkinson's:
https://t.co/1BiSlOYLWf