Carnivore diet and Parkinsons

[krlays]

Hello, has anyone recovered from Parkinson's with the carnivore diet? If so, can you share what the process was?

[ByrdaParadise87]

I'm trying it now. Not sure one can "recover" from this. I'm not on any meds and doing pretty well. I do need to get more disciplined with it, and here come the holidays 🤔😯🥺

[JayPwP]

There are 4 people trying it. bassofspades Edge999 Payparky 38yroldmale

ByrdaParadise87 makes it 5

[Edge999]

to answer your question look up mimi interview with Anthony chaffee. Took her 2-3 years to kick it if she really had it. John coleman, william Curtis, collin potter, mike Lacey and bianca mohle are others you can find on the internet who claim to have had PD, did basically keto and reduced or removed symptoms.

Im on day 94 averaging 21g carbs a day so more ketovore than carnivore. Im heavily animal based but do occasionally take green non starchy veg. Im taking high fat dairy (cream, butter, cheese) but may drop it if i can. Had Parkinsons 2 years and take 1-2 sinemets a day. Can take none but its a less fun day. Had a big improvement in poo, sleep and feel better. Tremors still very much there without change. This matches matthew Philipp’s research so far. If you haven’t watched it google it because it really looks promising. Im open to trying this for a long time and praying it works…

[bassofspades in reply to Edge999]

Chaffee is great!

[Payparky]

I have been on carnivore now for about 2 months. I was on a zero sugar low inflammatory diet for 7 years and then 6 months of Keto previously. I’m prescribed controlled release C/L 25/100 4x/day. Since beginning carnivore I have noticed some changes. Neuropathy and restless leg are gone. My fingernails which were thin and constantly splitting are strong and smooth. I go up to 8 hours between medication instead of 5 or 6. I sleep better. My voice which was almost nonexistent without great effort is improving. I can speak without effort and be heard and have more inflection in my voice. I had the DBS surgery 2 years ago but these are improvements in the last two months.

[bassofspades]

I think tomorrow will be day 365 for me on carnivore.it’s basically the ultimate elimination diet. It has helped me overcome many health issues but Parkinsons is not one of them. It didn’t re-grow my lost neurons. What it does is stop all or nearly all inflammation and autoimmune issues. It might slow or stop the progression of Parkinsons in some cases, depending on what the cause is. There’s many things that can cause pd, it is known. As for me, I like the diet. It’s hard to maintain an electrolyte balance, and that can be very dangerous. As per Dr Paul Saladino, a carnivore expert, I have introduced limited fruit and I find that it helps a great deal with the electrolytes and it also helps when tremors get out of control. I supplement with Potassium, Magnesium and Iodine and eat mostly beef, butter , salt, eggs and greek yogurt. For fruit, I go with gala apples, bananas, grapes and berries, and small oranges or tangerines. Welp, that about sums it up for me!

[Edge999 in reply to bassofspades]

It seems we can all agree keto/carnivore makes you feel better which is worth something when you have Parkinson’s.

[bassofspades in reply to Edge999]

Always remember, different things work for different people in different cases of Parkinson's. Just because it didn't work for me doesn't mean it won't work for somebody else. Remember the story about the old lady who ate two spoonfuls of coconuts oil and was cured of Parkinson's? If only it was that easy!

[Edge999 in reply to bassofspades]

Didn’t hear that one?! But i hear alot of positive things about coconut oil so might try!