Every morning, retired plastic surgeon Jim Johnson has a small bottle of liquid with his breakfast. It’s not fruit juice or yoghurt — instead, the 76-year-old is drinking a supplement packed with ketones. These are molecules the body naturally produces and uses as fuel when it is running low on energy from carbohydrates — and … Read more
Ketogenic diets have been shown to be effective in helping to control seizures and for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. There is a large body of evidence documenting use in athletes, but less is known regarding conditions such as dementia and heart disease. Much of the promising data comes from animal studies or … Read more
Webinar Recording In a January 23, 2019 webinar, Dr. Elaine Kiriakopoulos, Dr. Eric Kossoff, and Registered Dietitian Zahava Turner talked about the history, components, safety, effectiveness, recent developments, and more related to the use of ketogenic diets in the treatment of epilepsy. Watch here Source link