Sherrie
07-02-2008, 09:46 AM
Courtesy of Gizmo :)
Cathy Holt can tell you how long it has been since Noah's latest seizure.
Her blond, blue-eyed four-year-old has been seizure-free for 40 weeks.
That is a life-altering change for Noah, who had been averaging a seizure a week since he was six months old. The longest one lasted three hours. Many ended in a hospital emergency room.
Noah tried state-of-the-art medications to control his epilepsy, without success.
A low-tech approach transformed the boy's life - a strict high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that defies all good-nutrition recommendations.
Known as the ketogenic diet, it has been around since biblical times and has gone in and out of favour.
Instead of fruits and vegetables, Noah's meals often include heavy cream, bacon and butter laced with cinnamon.
Read the rest here:
Diet keeps epileptic children seizure-free (http://www.smh.com.au/news/parenting/diet-for-epileptic-children/2008/02/05/1202090391538.html)
Cathy Holt can tell you how long it has been since Noah's latest seizure.
Her blond, blue-eyed four-year-old has been seizure-free for 40 weeks.
That is a life-altering change for Noah, who had been averaging a seizure a week since he was six months old. The longest one lasted three hours. Many ended in a hospital emergency room.
Noah tried state-of-the-art medications to control his epilepsy, without success.
A low-tech approach transformed the boy's life - a strict high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that defies all good-nutrition recommendations.
Known as the ketogenic diet, it has been around since biblical times and has gone in and out of favour.
Instead of fruits and vegetables, Noah's meals often include heavy cream, bacon and butter laced with cinnamon.
Read the rest here:
Diet keeps epileptic children seizure-free (http://www.smh.com.au/news/parenting/diet-for-epileptic-children/2008/02/05/1202090391538.html)