I have recently became interested in looking at Ketogenics and its possible application to Parkinson's Disease. I am aware that it has occasionally been mentioned. My question is that there some reference, organization or individual that you would recommend I look to for information.
Thank You
BillDavid
An excellent book is The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Phinney & Volek. Some of the chapters are very technical, but they can be skipped. Lots of references to scientific studies to back up what they are saying.
I recently came across The Rosedale Diet, which does not get bogged down with the technicalities but is excellent for fine tuning your ketogenic diet. The interesting aspect about this diet is that it keeps very tight control of your protein intake in addition to eliminating carbohydrate intake.
I have been using a modified ketogenic diet for about 12 months. It has given me better cognition and energy. You don't have to go all out with ketogenic diet used for Epilepsy patients. I still eat organic veggies and berries and meats. Get test strip from drug store to test urine. Small amount of ketones is ideal according to Dr Perlmutter "Grain Brain" and Dr Linda Wahls "Wahls Protocol" Also cured constipation which has been a problem all of my adult life. Here is some info on a study done re:PD
One recently published clinical study tested the effects of the ketogenic diet on symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (VanItallie et al., 2005). In this uncontrolled study, Parkinson’s disease patients experienced a mean of 43% reduction in Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale scores after a 28-day exposure to the ketogenic diet. All participating patients reported moderate to very good improvement in symptoms. Further, as in Alzheimer’s disease, consumption of foods containing increased amounts of essential fatty acids has been associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (de Lau et al., 2005).
Rscott
Thanks for the references. I ran across Thomas Seyfried PhD both articles and videos on Cancer as a Metabolic Disease. His research demonstrates that it is a false dogma that cancer is a genetic disease. Rather he shows that Cancer is an energy disease involving the Mitochondria. He points out that cancer tumor cells require fermentative respiration. Therefore suggesting a ketogenic resolution which he is researching.
I have looked at the research ongoing on genes associated with causing PD, which are involved with mitochondria degradation. I don't find personally the research on alpha synnucleon compelling, no doubt there is a lot of it present, but how it would provide agency (cause the disease) is obscure.
I have wondered myself, if it might also represent a false dogma? Anyway Seyfried suggests ketogenics may also be important for PD, thus my post.
Regards PD, I am there, my interest is in dealing with symptoms, particularly gait related. Recent research on Brain Neuroplasticity is astounding . Take a look at the 7th chapter of Norman Doidge MD's new book released earlier this year. Title is "the Brain's way of Healing."
Again, many thanks for the references, I will follow up.
BillDavid
I think you will find the Rosedale Diet most interesting. Rosedale has been promoting the virtues of the very low carb diet for 20 years, and is one of the founding fathers of this type of diet. He maintains that the root of metabolic disease is elevated blood sugar and that it must be lowered to less than 80 (otherwise insulin levels are driven too high and insulin resistance kicks in). Lowering blood sugar is achieved by eliminating intake of carbohydrate and careful monitoring of protein intake customized for each individual's needs.
I have been in nutritional ketosis for 1 1/2 years now but never realized that my intake of protein was excessive and inhibiting my lowering of blood sugar. My fasting blood ketones upon waking are now phenomenal.
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