Alzheimer's disease
Video ArticleHow Coconut Oil & Modified Fasting Can Help Alzheimer’s
In episode 10, Dr. Larson discusses how ketones can improve cognitive function New information about Alzheimer’s disease and how technology is getting better at accessing different functions of the brain. A well-known aspect of Alzheimer’s is an inability…
In episode 10, Dr. Larson discusses how ketones can improve cognitive function
New information about Alzheimer’s disease and how technology is getting better at accessing different functions of the brain. A well-known aspect of Alzheimer’s is an inability to regulate glucose in the brain. Alzheimer’s has a nickname of “Type 3 Diabetes.”
The brain uses 20% of the body’s energy, but with Alzheimer’s disease, the brain is starved, and that leads to cognitive decline. There is a different source of fuel that the brain likes to use called “ketones.” Ketones are energy molecules formed in the liver that work as an anti-inflammatory. They balance blood sugar, support your immune system, supply energy and are excellent “brain fuel” & more…
An age related control study showed that people with Alzheimer’s disease use ketones the same way as people without Alzheimer’s. There may be a therapeutic opportunity for people with cognitive decline by increasing ketones. A good dietary source of ketones include: coconut oil
In This Video – How To Encourage Your Body To Increase Ketones, including:
- What Is Modified fasting & how it leads to a sharper memory
- How to put your body to go into a ketogenic state
- The use of a ketogenic diet in neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and seizures
- How monotherapy has failed
- How 9 out of 10 subjects with Alzheimer’s improved their condition with stress, diet and lifestyle management