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Treating Epilepsy with Ketogenic Diet
26:53 - 33:43 (06:49)
A ketogenic diet can sometimes provide a life-changing effect for about a third of people who suffer from epilepsy and don't have control over it with modern medication.
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A person with anxiety may actually have underlying seizures and epilepsy that activate a part of their brain, evoking anxious feelings.
26:53 - 29:16 (02:23)
anxiety
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A person with anxiety may actually have underlying seizures and epilepsy that activate a part of their brain, evoking anxious feelings. This can only be proven by putting electrodes in the brain and localizing the attacks to a specific part of the amygdala.
ChapterTreating Epilepsy with Ketogenic Diet
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PodcastHuberman Lab
The ketogenic diet may help people with Alzheimer's dementia feel better by switching to an alternate fuel source due to changes in neuron energy metabolism.
29:17 - 33:43 (04:25)
ketogenic diet
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The ketogenic diet may help people with Alzheimer's dementia feel better by switching to an alternate fuel source due to changes in neuron energy metabolism. For about one third of people with epilepsy who do not respond to modern medications, the ketogenic diet can be a life-changing treatment option.