Researchers found that the Atkins diet helped induce a process called ketosis in the children’s bodies. Ketosis occurs when the body, deprived of its primary energy source, carbohydrates, turns to fat for fuel. For reasons that can’t be explained, this process often reduces epileptic seizures.
Researchers also believed that the Atkins diet helped decrease seizures by causing the body to release ketones. Researchers found that five out of the six adolescents began producing ketones in their bodies within days of starting the Atkins diet, and kept producing them for up to two years.
Yahoo News December 9, 2003
Dr. Atkins’ plan does indeed work quite well for many people, and I am sure it has provided major life extensions for many as well.
This study documented similar benefits with a no-grain diet but unfortunately attributed it to the ketosis involved by going on an Atkins diet. These researchers were clueless as to the reason why their therapy worked.
We all need a certain amount of carbohydrates in our diet. The body requires a continual intake of carbohydrates to feed the brain, which uses glucose (a form of sugar) as its primary energy source. I don't advocate a zero-carbohydrate diet, as I believe we all need vegetables to achieve optimal health.
My Total Health Program really does work. I have seen many children and adults recover from seizures by going off only grains. Once you dramatically remove grains, sugars, and juices from the diet, insulin levels dramatically improve.
The normal insulin levels and the correct pH can be achieved by eating the right foods for one's metabolic type, and adequate omega-3 fats are another central key to eliminating seizures.
In my newest book, "Dr. Mercola’s Total Health Program," you can take a short test to see what your own metabolic type is. Your individual nutritional type allows you to learn and understand what types and amounts of proteins, fats and carbohydrates are good for you and will help to gear you toward food that will leave you feeling physically and emotionally well.
In my book you will also find over 150 brand-new delicious and very nutritious low-carb recipes designed by a chef/nutrition expert that are absolutely delicious and nutritious for everyday of the year.
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