Study: Keto promising for mild Alzheimer’s disease

April 5 2018 by in Dementia, Keto, Ketosis

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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.

Psychology Today: Ketogenic diet promising for mild Alzheimer’s disease

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Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
A ketogenic diet and fewer vegetables
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Should you NOT eat your vegetables? An interview with psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede.
Part 2 of eating keto with Kristie: Build a keto plate
11:16
Are you confused about what a plate of keto food should look like? Then this part of the course is for you.
"I'll do this or I'm going to die trying"
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Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.
Part 3 of eating keto with Kristie: Know your portion sizes
15:29
Kristie teaches us how to eyeball the right amounts of fat, protein and carbs in order to ensure that we can easily stay within ketogenic ratios.
Part 1 of eating keto with Kristie: Introduction
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One of the hardest parts of starting a keto diet is figuring out what to eat. Fortunately, Kristie will teach you in this course.
Keto and fast food
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Can you get low-carb food at fast-food restaurants? Ivor Cummins and Bjarte Bakke went to a number of fast-food restaurants to find out.
Diet Doctor Podcast #31 – Dr. Ken Berry
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Dr. Ken Berry wants us all to be aware that much of what our doctors say may be a lie. Maybe not an outright malicious lie, but much of what “we” believe in medicine can be traced back to word-of-mouth teachings without a scientific basis.
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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What is the root cause of the Alzheimer's epidemic – and how should we intervene before the disease is fully developed?
Part 4 of eating keto with Kristie: Stocking your keto kitchen
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Kristie shows us exactly what staples she always keeps at home to make keto super simple.
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What is it like running the very popular YouTube channel Keto Connect?
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Exploiting cancer metabolism with ketosis
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Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
A life without migraines
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Elena Gross' life was completely transformed with the ketogenic diet.
A new life with a keto diet
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Challenging the dogma
16:47
Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.
My success story with Jim Caldwell
02:23
Jim Caldwell has transformed his health and gone from an all-time high at 352 lbs (160 kg) to 170 lbs (77 kg.

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2 comments

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Noah D Pikes
May 16 2018
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 2018
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.