Study: Keto promising for mild Alzheimer’s disease

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Is there hope that cognitive symptoms can improve in Alzheimer’s disease with dietary intervention?

Psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede comments on a recent study investigating whether a keto diet can have a positive effect on cognitive symptoms. Her conclusion? That the results are quite promising:

Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition that is very difficult to treat, and all of the medications designed to try to help have been remarkably disappointing. This groundbreaking study suggests that, with some instruction and in-home support, people with mild Alzheimer’s disease may be able to improve their brain function by raising their blood ketone levels. This promising pilot project lays the foundation for larger, controlled trials with the potential to teach and inspire us about hopeful new possibilities for families grappling with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
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Eating keto to survive cancer
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Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.
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Low-carb living
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Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
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The latest science behind a keto diet
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What is the current science in support of a low-carb and keto diet?
Challenging The Dogma
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Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.
Treating cancer with a keto diet
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A New Life with a Keto Diet
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Is lower insulin the key to better brain health?
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2 comments

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Noah D Pikes
May 16
As an oldie I have been much impressed, and moved actually, by this recent presentation of nearly 30 years of research into dementia and Alzheimer's. It is contained in a book entitled
"THE END OF ALZHEIMER'S The First Programme to Prevent and Reverse the Cognitive Decline of Dementia."
It is a book By Dr. Dale Bredesen, which presents the results of It concludes that Alzheimer's as a distinct disease doesn't exist. What does exist are 36 metabolic factors that can become unbalanced, of which any group of a minimum of 10 to 15 will affect brain health, awareness and cognition in strong ways.
He and his team have developed a process of identifying which factors need rebalancing, and are having much success with the big majority of their patients. The Keto dietand intermittent fasting are fundamental to the cure.
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Noah D Pikes
May 16
There are a few errors in the version I just uploaded. Here is the corrected version.

As an oldie I have been much impressed, and moved actually, by a recent presentation of nearly
30 years of research into dementia and Alzheimer's. It is contained in a book by Dr. Dale Bredesen
entitled "THE END OF ALZHEIMER'S The First Programme to Prevent and Reverse the Cognitive Decline
of Dementia."
It concludes that Alzheimer's, as a distinct disease, doesn't exist. What does exist in any human being
are 36 metabolic factors that can become unbalanced, and of which any group of a minimum of 10 to 15
can affect brain health, awareness and cognition in strong ways.
He and his team have developed a process of identifying which factors need rebalancing, and are
having much success with the big majority of their patients. The Keto diet and intermittent fasting are
fundamental to the cure - referred to as ReCoding.