Not exact matches
Though many scientists have focused on damage to a part of the brain called the striatum as a source of HD
symptoms, this is a narrow
picture of what
changes in the brain during HD.
Depending on how clear the patient's
symptom picture presents, we may opt to make some
changes before testing, to gauge their body's response to an increase in nutrient intake.
Dr. Jason Fung is the only person, let alone doctor, that I found who: 1) wasn't just trying to just sell his book by giving tidbits of information but not the full
picture; 2) used real research, charts, graphs and studies to support his methods; 3) actually dealt with real people and had proof of helping real people; 4) advocated not just a diet
change but pinpointed fasting as the key; 5) told the truth that insulin resistance is the real issue and everything else is just
symptoms or effects; 6) said that diabetes could be cured (this by itself is a bold claim); and 7) made himself available to anyone via email, etc..
Measures included the Dimensional
Change Card Sort (DCCS), the Peabody
Picture Vocabulary Test, third edition (PPVT - III), and the Brief
Symptom Inventory.