Stop Alzheimer now! Coconut oil cure for neurodegenerative diseases

This book presents the evidence for ketonic bodies synthesized in the liver (either from body fat( fasting) or from medium chain triglycerides in the alimentation (coconut oil)) to arrest/ reverse partially a wide range of neuro-degenerative diseases.

Neurons need energy to protect themselves from a multitude of primary factors susceptible to bring neuro-degeneration: (wrong) diets, infections, environmental toxins, drugs, brain traumas, toxic metals or chronic stress (+ genetics may be a primary factor in some cases).

The damage caused by these will be even greater if energy production in the neuron is already impaired by insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) which prevents brain cells to absorb blood glucose.
(Alzheimer disease is now called type 3 diabetes).

Ketone bodies provide the brain with an alternative source of fuel that bypasses any deficit in glucose metabolism.
They allow it to maintain normal function and stimulate maintenance and repair ( by forming the lipidic building blocks for new neurons).

They have the ability to cross the blood brain barrier and bring 30% more energy than glucose without any free radical generation; other attributes are
- Powerfull protection against infectious agents (viruses, microbes, fungi, endotoxins, exotoxins)
- 40% improvement in cerebral circulation and oxygenation
- Decreased effects of excitotoxins, carcinogens, pesticides
- Lower oxidative stress and inflammation

Early clinical evidence for this came in the 1920’s, where untreatable epileptic seizures ( children and adults) were brought under total control by a 25 days strict water-only fast (and later on by a ketogenic diet rich in fats and poor in carbohydrates) ; 90% of children responded (20% were cured for life), while 50% for adults.

Recurrences would again respond to the same diet. Clinicians concomitantly observed overall brain function improvements (better cognition, attention, alertness, social interaction) and reasoned they could use it to treat other neurological disorders.

Real-life cases are described in this book of improvements in Alzheimer (pg 12, 15, 170), Parkinson (pg 13) and Epileptic seizures (pg 159, 160).
Medical literature show additional research has been done in the ketone treatment of a wide range of affections where neurons are threatened by energy deprivation: depression, narcolepsy, ALS, Huntington disease, autism, multiple sclerosis, stroke, head trauma, migraine headaches, diabetes, cancer, tourette’s syndrome,…

Ketone therapy is used as well for malabsorbtion syndromes, prematures feeding, diets to control appetite, and even in high level sports to improve performance or maintaining physical/ cognitive functions under extreme conditions (military).

This is a cracking book and is prefaced by Dr Russel Blaylock, the top neurosurgeon that blew the whistle 20 years ago on aspartame and MSG; it additionally contains a wealth of medical infos shunned by mainstream medias.

An 1997 film starring Meryll Streep “..first do no harm” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...First_Do_No_Harm) precisely depicts the battle of the family of an epileptic child to use the ketonic diet and cure him against the opinion of orthodox medicine.

Read it folks.

Health Benefits Associated with Ketones
The following are some of the documented health benefits associated with ketones and low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets.
• Provides an alternative high-potency energy source that can be used by every organ in the body except for the liver.51
• Protects against brain damage caused by cerebral hypoxia and improves survival.
• Reduces the formation of destructive free radicals.21,51,54
• Calms inflammation in the brain and throughout the body.21
• Protects brain cells from chemical toxins.55
• Protects against epileptic seizures, including difficult-to treat drug-resistant seizures. 56
• Protects against infantile spasms.57
• Protects against narcolepsy.58
• Mitigates symptoms of autism.59
•Prevents migraine headaches.60
•Acts as an antidepressant.61
•Protects the brain against damage caused by physical trauma.62
•Protects against neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer' Parkinson's, Huntington's, and ALS.63"66
•Protects against symptoms of hypoglycemia.
•Supplies the substrate from which new neurons can be synthesized
•Protects against diabetes. Reduces the liver's output of glucose and increases insulin production, thus improving blood sugar control and carbohydrates tolerance.
•Mitigates the effects of insulin resistance by mimicking the acute metabolic effects of insulin
•Protects against cancer, especially brain cancer.7273
•Enhances heart function by improving efficiency and strength while utilizing less oxygen. Ketones increase the hydraulic efficiency of the heart by 25 percent in comparison to glucose.21-74
•Protects against brain damage caused by stroke.75
• Increases cellular resistance to stress and improves recovery after surgery
•Protects against polycystic ovary syndrome
• Increases sperm vitality and motility, important for successful fertilization
•Useful aid for weight management and obesity treatment.80
•May be helpful in alleviating the detrimental effects of almost every disease state due to the ability to calm inflammation and increase oxygen utilization.81"82