Sentences with phrase «patients on the ketogenic diet»

Magnesium chloride can cause patients to retain water, however potassium citrate, which is often used by patients on ketogenic diets to alkalise the urine for kidney health, can help to release these fluids and relieve this discomfort.

When patients on a ketogenic diet successfully reach the state of ketosis, many neurological benefits have been documented.

Tumor growth increased by 32.2 percent in patients who received the high - carb diet, but actually decreased by 24.3 in the patients on ketogenic diet.

These fats are often used by epileptic patients on a ketogenic diet, in order to increase ketone levels while allowing for a bit more carbs in the diet (2).

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Reynolds said the modified high - fat, low - carbohydrate diet also has another distinct advantage: Cancer patients could potentially find it more palatable because they can eat more carbohydrates and protein than they could on a classic ketogenic diet.

If a patient's seizures continued, he or she was kept on the feeding tube ketogenic diet, but additional anti-seizure medications were given as well.

That said, I have seen many patients lose a significant amount of weight on a ketogenic diet.

Within months on a high - fat ketogenic diet, so many of my patients feel and look fabulous.

Before shifting dietary focus into ketosis, my patients focus on alkaline - rich foods, eliminating many problems ketogenic diets potentially create like bad breath and constipation, helping them easily stay in ketosis.

The patient started the ketogenic, plant - rich, high - omega - 3 diet that I put her on, and she improved so much from six weeks of the diet, we ended up canceling her surgery.

In my practice, where I work with patients on gut - healing (you can get my free kickstart guide to gut - healing here), I've found these seven strategies will help you design and maintain a healthier ketogenic diet plan:

Pai notes cancer patients may see tumor shrinkage within the first three months on the ketogenic diet.

They were placed on a ketogenic diet fo 24 weeks (30 gm carbs) and showed, «significant decrease in the level of triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and glucose, and a significant increase in the level of HDL cholesterol in the patients.»

One study has assessed long term outcomes of 68 LGS patients over a mean follow up period of 19 years: of the 19 who tried diet therapy, 5 maintained seizure freedom on the traditional ketogenic diet and one on MAD (13).

I remembered reading online several years earlier about three studies by three different universities on how a ketogenic diet had cured most of the stage four cancer patients who volunteered to participate in the study, so I went looking for ketogenic diet information and found your great site.

As you said, it's not uncommon to see a spontaneous reduction in calorie intake when a patient goes on a ketogenic diet.

Sixteen patients with advanced metastatic cancer were put on ketogenic diets.

Today, on the NaturalHealth365 Podcast, we'll take a closer look at a nutritional approach for cancer patients, called the ketogenic diet.

I know that the jury is still out on the appropriate amount of protein for a PKD patient with regular kidney function (i.e. Me) but is the ketogenic diet safe for someone in my position?

After four weeks on the ketogenic diet, the female patient, also diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, and with a prior psychiatric history of major depression and anorexia nervosa, had resolution of her delusions and lost ten pounds:

The male patient, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, with a prior psychiatric history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and major depression, experienced «dramatic» reductions in auditory hallucinations and delusions, as well as better mood and energy on the ketogenic diet.

@bjjcaveman On keto rash, I talked to Dr. Westman & ALL of my practitioner friends using ketogenic diets with patients — NONE reported this.

Use of the ketogenic diet has spread internationally in recent years, and therefore it has become a therapy increasingly accessible to many different cultural traditions.58 Across all cultures, patients with chronic pain have among the lowest reported quality - of - life scores of any medical condition, and it has a striking negative impact on economies.

Although various studies have examined the short - term effects of a ketogenic diet in reducing weight in obese patients, its long - term effects on various physical and biochemical parameters are not known.

So uh — we worked hard and this is one that Dr. Nally actually uses specifically with his patients that he puts on a which is like 99 % of the people that come through his door, he puts on a ketogenic diet.

And in spring 2016, she published a bestselling book «The Ketogenic Kitchen» on the benefits of the low carb and ketogenic diet for cancer patients, which she has co-written with Irish chef and entrepreneur DomKetogenic Kitchen» on the benefits of the low carb and ketogenic diet for cancer patients, which she has co-written with Irish chef and entrepreneur Domketogenic diet for cancer patients, which she has co-written with Irish chef and entrepreneur Domini Kemp.

I am a big fan of the ketogenic diet and many of my patients have had huge success on it.

There is very little data actually supporting the use of a ketogenic diet as a treatment for bipolar, and a well - documented case where a bipolar patient on valporic acid developed full - blown mania with psychosis after starting a ketogenic diet (thanks to @neurocritic for pointing me to this report; read about it below).

There are concerns related to kidneys while on a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet and already we previously discussed «Ketoacidosis» in diabetic patients, we advise you to get your Blood Urea Nitrogen diagnosed on regular intervals while following a Ketosis diet.

We wrote a response to a recent critique that was unsubstantiated in its discussion of the side effects, which unfortunately are felt to be true by many physicians and dietitians who are unfamiliar with the diet.12 I have personally seen and lectured on the fact that many patients and their families enjoy applying the ketogenic and other diets to their treatment.

Eugene Fine was also there with a poster on his just published pilot study on ketogenic diets and cancer — «Targeting insulin inhibition as a metabolic therapy in advanced cancer: A pilot safety and feasibility dietary trial in 10 patients.»

Alzheimer's patients put on a ketogenic diet (with a variety of fats from both vegetable and animal sources) showed improved memory function.

Nebeling LC, Lerner E. Implementing a ketogenic diet based on medium - chain triglyceride oil in pediatric patients with cancer.

(side note: I did find this recent study on a small group of obese patients following a very low calorie ketogenic diet over a period of 2 years.

Nebeling LC, Miraldi F, Shurin SB, Lerner E. Effects of a ketogenic diet on tumor metabolism and nutritional status in pediatric oncology patients: Two case reports.

For example, a doctor colleague of mine mentioned the following: «I have a patient who's been on a ketogenic diet for 7 months.

Schmidt M, Pfetzer N, Schwab M, Strauss I, Kammerer U. Effects of a ketogenic diet on the quality of life in 16 patients with advanced cancer: a pilot trial.

Have you noticed any effect on sleep quality or sleep duration from your patients or from your research around MCT oil or just around ketogenic diets in general?

Regarding long - term NK, a study on obese patients showed the positive effects of the ketogenic diet after 24 weeks, including weight loss, increased HDL cholesterol and decreased LDL particles, and decreased triglycerides and blood glucose.