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Originally Posted by DannyT
I've been reading a lot about this as diet is one of the things we have control over as we hope to recover and gain back some of our former brain health.
From what I've gathered, a ketogenic diet (low carb/low sugar/high fat) is in fact the healthiest diet for the human brain. It is very difficult to maintain but a somewhat realistic regimen I've come across is
Less than 75 carbs/day
Less than 20 per meal
Essentially this puts the body in ketosis where it begins using fat as its energy source instead of carbohydrates. There is no downside to this, from what I've read. In fact it is healthier.
Cold pressed organic coconut oil has a lot of MCT's and helps maintain this equilibrium.
Sugar is not good for you and fat is, despite what Americans have been told for decades. Eliminate as much sugar from the diet as you can!! Of course everyone is different so take this advice for what it's worth. There is always the obstacle of personal variability in body type, metabolism, etc.
Take a look at the vitamin regimen as Mark referenced and if you have any further questions, perhaps regarding other supplements to take you can message me. I've had some recent success with a few.
And remember to hydrate! 6-8 glasses of water per day. I take this as being about 6 bottled waters. Keep chugging away.
Danny
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I agree the Ketogenic diet works great for me, its not for everyone as at first it is difficult to maintain and initially will cause you problems like those experienced with post concussion syndrome. There is a lot of evidence now that it is a very neuro-protective diet as well as well. Most people that end up with vitamin deficiencies do so because of a lack of leafy greens,vegtables etc often people mix up a well formulated ketogenic diet with an atkins like diet.
IF you have issues with consistent mental energy I would say give it a try, as well if you are unable to exercise it can do a great service of making you feel full and not overeating during the day so weight loss is often a bonus without being in a caloric deficit.
It does Mimic starvation, but it is not dangerous long term if done right, and has been shown to starve cancer cells as well especially aggressive forms. There is lots of stuff out there to be read, I spent a couple years doing it prior to my concussion just to experiment, what works for me may not work for you but it is a more viable option than people may believe. At the end of the day find a way to eat healthy that works for you.
07-10-2015, 02:40 AM
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