I am following your steps and have made changes in my diet in line with your suggestions and particularly taking coconut oil (I reduced my carbohydrate intake but would not eliminate it altogether as they are the best source of fibre).
Results so far: I noted about 300% increase in my energy (measured as maximum ability to work out on stationary bike which increased from 150 to 450 calories), BUT NOTED NO IMPROVEMENT IN MY TREMOR.
I speculate that all cells including brain cells are better energized. So we have more dopamine but also more acetylcholine and improvement of PD tremor depends on tilting the balance in favour of dopamine. (antycholinergic drugs which work best for tremor do this by suppressing acetycholin). Hence no improvement in tremor.
This is 100% amateurish speculation only justified for lack of better explanation but I am not forgetting that little knowledge can be dangerous so please take this in account !
cheers
Imad
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Originally Posted by Conductor71
Peg,
A few weeks ago we had a thread on high fat or ketogenic diet to treat PD. In 2005, there was a clinical trial of PWP put on a 90% fat ketogenic diet. It did improve symptoms, but the diet is not at all palatable plus unbalanced to say the least.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...011#post719011
As the NYT article says, treating disease through diet is nothing new. That poor kid in the article will not have to stay on that diet forever; usually kids are on it for 1-2 years and it essentially 'cures' their epilepsy. These are kids who do not respond to the drugs. Yes, I would worry about that diet for a length of 1-2 years, but is it really any more harmful than anti-seizure meds for a lifetime? There are plenty of case studies proving that any neuro drug has he potential to permanently alter our brain chemistry, and not for the better (think of Paxil's link to Parkinsonism).
Considering diet, I am trying to put together a hybrid of a ketogenic lite (60% fat, 30% carb, 10% protein), a mitochondrial friendly mix of veggies (5-6 cups a day up to 9!!) and an anti-inflammatory foods emphasis (more like a paleolithic diet). I am hoping to put together the best of all three and see if that helps.
The mitochondrial diet is from a doctor who reversed her MS Terry Wahls. The anti-inflammatory diet info is from the blog of a research scientist called Cooling Inflammation.. I am learning about fats from the work of Mary Enig and following her meals in the book "Eat Fat, Lose Fat".
Hope this helps some how and some way.
Laura |