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Originally Posted by Vowel Lady
Haven't been here in awhile.
Had surgery (long story).
Anyway, is the ketogenic diet similar to the paleo diet (several books out these days)?
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Dear Vowel Lady,
The ketogenic diet helps control seizures for some people with epilepsy. It is a high fat diet -- 80-90% of the calories from fat.
Some researchers think it might work for bipolar, but we have no research on it yet -- no drug companies to pay for it.
While we wait for the research, some folks with bipolar might benefit from a low-ish carb diet and good oils.
Right now I am doing Weight Watchers. They emphasize lots of veggies, fruit, and good lean protein.
Bizi recently started doing the Paleolithic diet.
M.