ALZHEIMER'S Diet

(Henny ) #1

Interested in any comments on this article and a keto diet. Thanks.

(Ken) #2

It doesn’t’t look very nutrition oriented, so it kind’a misses the Mark. Nothing on macronutrient percentages and the resulting dietary hormonal secretion patterns. Certainly no mention of Alzheimer’s as “Type III Diabetes”.

#3

Interesting subject. Estrogen modulated glucose transport across the blood-brain barrier can cause an energy crisis in the brain, which can be compensated for by the presence of ketones as an alternative fuel source.

I know my hot flashes decreased and my cognition improved with an adequate ketone level (about 1.0+ for me).

The impaired glucose hypothesis of menopausal hot flashes proposes an inadequate neurobarrier response to neurometabolic stimulation as estrogen declines…
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2767392/#!po=20.6667

I’m not sure they’re on target with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s as solely the presence of plaques in the brain. It depends on a lot more than that. I recommend listening to this podcast about how little we actually know about prevention and treatment.
https://peterattiamd.com/richardisaacson/

Or reading Amy Berger’s various posts and discussions about her research in the book The Alzheimer’s Antidote.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #4

Alzheimer’s disease is better defined as insulin resistance of the brain. The brain needs insulin in order to metabolize glucose. Fortunately the ketone pathway can still work, even when the glucose pathway is broken. More and more, the amyloid plaque and the neurofibrillary tangles are being seen as consequences, not causese, of the disease.

#5

Related article. Probably doesn’t need it’s own thread.

In the UK mainstream media from April 2018

Reports on Alzheimer’s Society dietary recommendations that read a lot like foods that would go well in a ketogenic diet.

But a diet high in blueberries and walnuts they have devised together has had such a dramatic impact on Sylvia’s condition that their recipes are being shared by the Alzheimer’s Society…Other foods she began incorporating include broccoli, kale and spinach, sunflower seeds, green tea, oats, sweet potatoes and as a treat ,dark chocolate with a high cocoa content.