Fitness Confidential With Vinnie Tortorich

Episode 2534 - On this Friday's show Vinnie Tortorich welcomes Dr. Johnathan Edwards and they discuss uses for ketamine, ketogenic diets, innovation in treating pain, and more. https://vinnietortorich.com/2024/08/innovation-treating-pain-dr-johnathan-edwards-episode-2534 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS YOU CAN WATCH ALL THE PODCAST EPISODES ON YOUTUBE - Clinical Ketamine ***Please be aware that a portion of this episode discusses topics that may be sensitive to some people, such as suicide ideation, depression, and treatments.**** Johnathan Edwards, MD is an anesthesiologist and pain specialist. (2:00) Vinnie describes what he heard in the 1980s about ketamine. (2:45) Ketamine has a lot of medical uses. (6:00) originally an anesthetic used for the military has been in use since the 1960s also used in a very controlled manner and alongside therapy for depression cases and eating disorders It creates a dissociative effect for some people. But beware: the ketamine found on the street is a very different s