This video is a wake up call for me. I have a daughter with down syndrome. She means the world to me and I need to take better care of her diet. Thank you for the information!
So I used to be 264lbs I was miserable and had out on control diabetes. I made a total 180 turn in my diet and gave keto a try thinking “what do I have to lose at this point?” As of September 2023 (started September 2022) I am 166lbs off ALL diabetic meds and feeling amazing.
I love this!! My son is 35 and has Down Syndrome. My biggest fear is that he will develop dementia. This video gives me motivation to get him to follow a ketogenic diet so his future will be healthy! It will be a challenge but it will be worth it. I'm already eating this way so I just have to get him on board. Thank you so much for this wonderful video!!
To keep things simple and more effective, just put him on Carnivore diet. There are tons of info on youtube and people have been doing it safely and with great results for years.
@@xo7454 It may take some time but changing or replacing one thing at a time was helpful. One of our biggest challenges w Susie is other people. Hopefully if you get him on board soon enough you won’t have to be as rigid as I’m required to be w Susie. She has only been out of ketosis once and right away I saw a decline in her communication skills. Hope you get going early!
Going "Primal" (Keto) and then Ketovore, and ultimately to full-on Carnivore (6 months or so now) was the second best thing that ever happened to me, to us, my wife and mother-in-law and I. I am so greatful for people like Mark Sisson and Dr. Sten Ekberg and Shawn Baker and Ken Berry an so many others...and now I found you and Dr. Bozworth...who are educating others. Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. 😎👍 / 💖🙏💖 / 🥩🍳🥓💪💖
@@SuperZimpatico that is great news, Im hoping that overtime enough ASD parents will have success stories to support this protocol as a legit intervention- then families will get the support they need to implement. Right now my husband thinks this approach is woo and I cant do this without him
I recently went Keto and for the first time in 57 years I stopped biting my nails. Only thing that ever worked. And it was immediate. As a bonus lost the little belly roll. At least for me, pretty clear sugar/carbs excites the nervous system. Never going back.
This is such a powerful and deeply moving story on so many levels. I am so delighted for Mary and family that Mary’s persistence paid off by finding Keto eventually.
What is interesting to me is that this diet was recommended by the Mayo Clinic for my sister. We took her to Rochester Mayo in 1970. She had epilepsy and would grand mal seizure all day. On the keto diet, she hardly had any. This treatment was known back then, so what happened, I wonder.
miraculous and wonderful and of course for whoever has been doing ketogenic diet for a while this is no worder at all, this mind-clarity is a common effect to all, why not let those who suffer from brain issues enjoy this clarity as well?
It’s quite a feat to change a family member’s diet this way. I completely believe in the diet’s potential but have seen how challenging it can be for families to accomplish this. Very impressive and I wish them many years of continued health and togetherness🙏🏽
It was a challenge and we did it in phases as we were low carb for a year with Susie before we put her on keto. The whole family supported and we all got healthier and with Gods help we made it. Thanks for your good wishes. ❤
That's utterly unbievable, I've improved out of sight over thirty years ago so I see where you're coming from. This has made my eyes water. I won't admit to crying.
I was able to stick to keto a year and a half using Rational Recovery and Addictive Voice Recognition Technique. My next hurdle is teaching my kids sugar is slow poison. If Sushi can do it we all can. Thanks for the inspiration!
Bless that beautiful family and Dr Scher and Dr Bos. And so many thanks to all the researchers in this field who are making wonderful progress and committing so much of their time when there is little funding
Mary Kowalczyk & Suzie, Your story amazed me when I first heard it on Dr Boz's channel. It is one of the many stories I now tell everyone about. It is lovely to see you both 'in person' in this video. Thank you both for allowing this story to be shared to the world.
Thank you so much! Please continue spreading the knowledge about the benefits of a ketogenic nutrition. It is the natural way of eating for EVERYBODY🙏🏼🤗
Bless you - I met Dr. Boz at low carb Boca so Happy for this family keep showing what being in ketosis can achieve I agree with Mary no one in their '60s '70s and even early '80s should have memory issues. Listen up people diet and lifestyle can make all the difference
Please continue your work! I work with adults with developmental disabilities which span from Down's S to autism spectrum, CP, etc.... across the board- every single one of them could benefit from keto nutrition... I can only share this info: you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them think....
What an amazing transformation! I am thankful for people like Dr. Boz who are doing so much to help others in this area. I want to try this for my mom (she has primary aphasia, a form of Alzheimer’s). I can’t figure out how yet, because I am not the one who handles feeding her (because I live far away). She is also already skinny, so I don’t want her to lose any weight.
Bless all of you for sharing this amazing life-changing story and the power of the low carb way of life to improve our health!!!! ❤ Mary and Dr Boz are so inspirational to all of us in Dr Boz’ amazing support group!
What an amazing story. I loved seeing Suzie with her mom at the end. I hope you bring Mary back to also discuss her own disease Myasthenia Gravis and how her own symptoms improved. There isnt much info out there for people with MG and it would be great to hear her own health struggles and how keto helped her.
@@powerpawsmary oh Mary I hope you do. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis 3 years ago and have realized changing my diet is key but I have been so confused in what to do. It would be nice to hear your story as there isn’t many stories out there about people with MG. I guess we are in an exclusive club…..lol.
@@mygypsyadventure3610 we are! I seem to stay in remission as long as I’m burning ketones. The only exception is when I have to take a medicine. If I have a reaction, the main symptom is alway weakness. Fortunately I don’t take very many medications now. Thank God!
I would really love someone to do a study on mental illness and the ketogenic diet PLUS the orthomolecular (niacin) treatment. One or the other can help but surely both together would be amazing.
What a story to learn! It's overwhelmingly touching ! I am really happy for Mary and Susie! Thank you so much for the great work for your team and the smart doctors and researchers and of course the great mothers for letting beautiful stories like this ever happened
These personal stories are so powerful. I can only hope that the people I work with as an Occupational Therapist are able to see why I provide information on this type of nutritional intervention.
I've been on keto for several months, got t my goal weight (thirty lbs.) easily and feel fantastic. I have more energy than ever and feel emotionally balanced.
My mother-in-law, who lived with us, had Alzheimer's and got to the point of no longer being able to speak, and instead made "whooping" noises. I read about Mary Newport's experience with coconut oil, so I thought we could try that, and see if there was a difference maybe after a week. The difference was noticeable after only a few hours so we put her on a strict keto diet, supplementing with MCT oil, as much as she could take, then added coconut oil again because it seemed to be add benefit. She gradually recovered the ability to speak, and was again able to watch TV and even read again after a while. This continued until she passed, about 2 years later. I wished we had known about this before her Alzheimer's had got so bad.
I definitely understand being pissed at the medical community. I probably was within 5 years of having a heart attack. My HDL was very low, became type 2, triglycerides shot up, and I realized the path I was on was not a good one. Out of desperation, I turned to the online community and found Dr. Ken Berry who showed me a better path. I've learned so much since then and drastically improved me health.
I relate to the anger. Totally different situation, but I was in pain for 6-7 years, Drs talked pain meds, surgery, etc. I didn't do any of that. Years later I had a physical that showed I was very low in Vitamin D. 3 months after I started taking it, my pain was completely gone. I was angry that no one had ever suggested blood work. The medical field as a whole is severely lacking. If there's not money to be made, they really couldn't care less. Very little money to be made in changing people's diets.
0:05: 👩👧👧 A family shares their inspiring story of helping their daughter with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease through a ketogenic diet. 3:51: 👩👧👧 Mary and her daughter Suzi transformed their lives through a keto diet. 8:55: 💔 The video discusses the decline of Suzi, a woman with Down syndrome, and the impact it had on her and her family. 13:26: 😔 A mother restricted her daughter's carbohydrate intake to help her lose weight, but it negatively affected her mental health. 17:29: 🧠 A ketogenic diet helped improve a person's focus and reduce seizures. 22:30: 👥 The speaker discusses the freedom and opportunities that have come with being able to start a ketogenic support group in her house due to having more freedom from caregiving responsibilities. 27:08: 😢 A mother expresses her frustration and anger at the lack of support for her high-needs daughter. 30:20: 😊 A mother shares her experience of changing her daughter's diet to improve her health and happiness. 34:57: 🍳 The video is about a conversation between a mother and her daughter about their breakfast options. Recap by Tammy AI
Suzy looks like she's doing amazingly well. I think we are going to see dementia onset at earlier and earlier ages as people's metabolic health worsens. I believe that certainly a ketogenic diet, or at least ketogenic additions to the diet if that is impossible for some people (mct oil, exogenous ketones, perhaps even metabolic drugs like metformin or semaglutide etc) that with these interventions we can prevent and reverse signs of brain malfunction.
Have you seen Cindy Calkin's study of metformin for Bipolar? I would think the general principle applies: treat insulin resistance, and the brain begins to heal.
@@jan_ellison_baszucki Exactly! I saw her interview here on the channel. A question that remains for me however is how Semaglutide and Tirzepatide raise insulin AUC and fasting insulin and yet lead to improved metabolism. I'm also confused by the claims that these drugs increase insulin sensitivity while having seemingly opposite effects. - Insulin resistance seems to come up too often though for it not to be intimately involved
These videos are amazing. I have learned so much, and I have shared with many people the message you are sharing. I am very curious about those of us who do not have mental illness or dementia (yet!) might benefit from leaning ketogenic. I wonder, might reducing ones carbohydrates to 100 make a difference? To 50? Also, my biggest concern is that I have genetic high LDL, and am on statins as a result. I wonder about how a ketogenic diet might affect me. I know lots of studies need to be done to answer those questions.
Dna does not have to determine your future. And yes you can improve your brain health 'now'. : ) watch:Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Chaffee, and Metobolic Mind. And others that come up on your yt feed.
This intervention is so powerful. What a great segment, as they all are! Thank you, sincerely, Metabolic Mind. Incidentally, I am trying to make an informed decision on behalf of my Mom, who was diagnosed with an occluded left, internal carotid artery. The hypoperfusion into her brain is undoubtedly causing cognitive decline, perhaps even vascular dementia. Like many with this condition, she may also be experiencing periodic TIAs. Her vascular surgeon has recommended an endarterectomy to mitigate stroke risk, but I am very concerned about potential microbleeds into her brain and, consequently, further brain damage. I'm doing my best to help Mom implement a keto diet with MCT oil supplementation. I totally understand that Metabolic Mind can not and will not suggest medical advice and/or establish a doctor-patient relationship. But I am wondering if you might comment on another procedure or treatment (besides an endarterectomy) that I could inquire to my Mom's vascular surgeon. Thanks for your life-changing insights, as always.
This is so tough! It is hard to give advice without knowing the whole story. But in general, a completely occluded carotid likely requires either no invasive treatment or an endarterectomy. Procedures like stenting aren't usually as effective for a 100% occluded carotid. Unfortunately, I'm unaware of other options to "fix" the blockage. But as you mentioned, I always recommend a focus on lifestyle and metabolic health regardless of if an invasive treatment is pursued. Sorry we can't help more!
Ketosis is a metabolic state where your body switches from using mostly glucose for energy and starts using fat for energy and, in the process creates ketones. Your brain can then use these ketones as a more efficient fuel source. Eating a keto diet and fasting are the most common ways to get into a state of ketosis.
How do you put a very old person on ketogenic diet? I'm struggling to find a ketogenic diet for my father. He has bad alzheimer's, coronary heart disease, he cannot get up or sit down by himself.hehasn't been able to talk for a few years now. If I feed him meat, he can't chew it. It's probable too late now?
You can try this: Beef feet, beef tendon, bone marrow, beef meat (even cheap cuts are great!) + add lots of water to cover everything... cook in Instapot (pressure cooker x 40 minutes, or slow cook until super tender). Once cooked, take the beef tendon, meat, and some of the broth, put them in a blender (just enough so your father doesn't have to work hard to chew). Scoop out the marrow and throw away the bones. Then put everything back into the pot of broth. Optional: season with salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, or any of your favorite herbs. You can do variations... you can add some beef liver (but be careful of hypervitaminosis, so give sparingly/infrequently), beef heart, kidneys. These are all nutrient-densed food, so even if he doesn't eat a lot, you know he's getting all the essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins. You can do the same with chicken. Get the thighs with skin, as you need the fat. And you can add bacon pieces and whisk some eggs into it (like an egg drop soup). You can use the pork hocks and do the same thing. This has fat and collagen. These are hearty soups. You can make a big batch and freeze them for later use. You can add butter (watch the ingredients: should contain only milk/cream +/- salt) to the soup to increase the fat content and help him maintain ketosis. You can find all these ingredients in an Asian grocery store. Just focus on feeding him meat-based diet, as it has the best bang for your buck in this scenario. Seafood is good, but is generally low in fat (so not as cost-effective). But you can get cod liver (real liver) canned in its own oil (Amazon has it). The cod liver and its oil is an excellent source of omega-3 and vitamins A,D, E, K (again, just be careful of hypervitaminosis, give sparingly). Fruits are high in carbs (avoid). While vegetables and nuts have anti-nutrients and toxins (like oxalates), are not easy to digest, and their proteins and vitamins are not as bioavailable (best avoided). If you have time, you can look up carnivore diet... so you can be reassured that eating only meat-based food is beneficial and safe long-term. For snacks, you can get a ripe avocado and mash it with some heavy cream. This has high fat content to help maintain ketosis. Once he is in ketosis, do not be surprised if his appetite is less. This is why it's important to give him nutrient-densed food. I hope your father can eat by mouth. But patients who are tube-fed can also have this (blended really fine). I hope this helps. I wish you and your father well.
Hi. Can you please mention the ketone value that needs to be achieved for therapeutic success? What is the approximate range of target ketone value? Thank you.
Susie is a good ketone producer. She is usually 1.5-3.3. Always in ketosis. My understanding is that they don’t need to be super high to be used by the brain. At least that’s been our experience.
@Zawa I more or less fasted 48h for an operation after doing keto for a while and was surprised to see the GKI at 0.6 with ketones at 5.7. But I don't think this is needed all the time (or even healthy for that matter). I think highest level starts at GKI of 1.0 (and below).
@@wocket42 fasting for healing has worked well for us. We recovered quickly from Covid and didn’t get very I’ll at all. Also my husband had a serious accident a month ago. We have been intermittent fasting his recovery has been epic! The surgeon and his primary are stunned!
I eat raw meat regularly since lots of vitamins and nutrients are heat sensitive. I don't recommend doing it unless you know it's fresh and the animal was raised on a species appropriate diet.
Is it too late to help someone in the moderate stage of Alzheimers? I'm on a keto diet for my T2, but just cannot convince my hubby (74 with Alzheimers) to do it. He loves his icecream and carbs. I feed him low carb as much as I can and am trying to find a way to replace the foods he loves with something keto, but it is so hard to get him to cooperate.
One way I help my husband reduce his highly processed carb addiction is by making a soft loaf of bread two times each month. I control what exactly is in the bread and he no longer buys any type of pastry or bread. He satisfies his ice cream craving by an occasional frozen banana. Neither solution completely ideal but better than what it had been.
2 things to help: 1 - MCT oil, he might keep some carbs, start very slowly, cause it may cause some intestinal distress, but it will give his brain fuel. 2 - there was a study that show significant improvement in Alzheimer patients just removing carbs for breakfast, but keeping the later in the day. Keep his breakfast protein based if you can, eggs or something like that, then after lunch give him carbs. And keep giving him MCT oil, that will help a lot.
This is a great story! I hope keto is a lifetime solution for them. I'm doing keto for its beneficial effects on my lipids, so I appreciate what keto does. With regard to keto and the brain, I hope it is a lasting effect and not something that eventually wears off like what was portrayed in the movie "Charlie" based on the book "Flowers For Algernon". ua-cam.com/video/tKcWihdna3I/v-deo.html
This video is a wake up call for me. I have a daughter with down syndrome. She means the world to me and I need to take better care of her diet. Thank you for the information!
We all really need to boycott crappy food and support the farmers markets and local farms.
stay hard stay in the fight!
The love Mary has for her daughter can save humanity.. what a blessing
So I used to be 264lbs I was miserable and had out on control diabetes. I made a total 180 turn in my diet and gave keto a try thinking “what do I have to lose at this point?” As of September 2023 (started September 2022) I am 166lbs off ALL diabetic meds and feeling amazing.
What an inspiring story. Much gratitude to Metabolic Mind, Dr. Boz, Mary and Susie for bringing it to us.
I love this!! My son is 35 and has Down Syndrome. My biggest fear is that he will develop dementia. This video gives me motivation to get him to follow a ketogenic diet so his future will be healthy! It will be a challenge but it will be worth it. I'm already eating this way so I just have to get him on board. Thank you so much for this wonderful video!!
To keep things simple and more effective, just put him on Carnivore diet. There are tons of info on youtube and people have been doing it safely and with great results for years.
@@xo7454 It may take some time but changing or replacing one thing at a time was helpful. One of our biggest challenges w Susie is other people. Hopefully if you get him on board soon enough you won’t have to be as rigid as I’m required to be w Susie. She has only been out of ketosis once and right away I saw a decline in her communication skills. Hope you get going early!
Going "Primal" (Keto) and then Ketovore, and ultimately to full-on Carnivore (6 months or so now) was the second best thing that ever happened to me, to us, my wife and mother-in-law and I. I am so greatful for people like Mark Sisson and Dr. Sten Ekberg and Shawn Baker and Ken Berry an so many others...and now I found you and Dr. Bozworth...who are educating others.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. 😎👍 / 💖🙏💖 / 🥩🍳🥓💪💖
I hope to see similar case studies for folks with Autism
Be in keto diet and share your experience
I second that!
Have you seen the Magic Pill? It's here on UA-cam.
Yes my autistic son it’s much much better with keto diet and intermittent fasting.
@@SuperZimpatico that is great news, Im hoping that overtime enough ASD parents will have success stories to support this protocol as a legit intervention- then families will get the support they need to implement. Right now my husband thinks this approach is woo and I cant do this without him
I recently went Keto and for the first time in 57 years I stopped biting my nails. Only thing that ever worked. And it was immediate.
As a bonus lost the little belly roll.
At least for me, pretty clear sugar/carbs excites the nervous system. Never going back.
This is such a powerful and deeply moving story on so many levels. I am so delighted for Mary and family that Mary’s persistence paid off by finding Keto eventually.
I watch Dr Boz on Tuesday nights and when she told this story, I had chills! A wonderful story! Thank you for doing this interview!
What is interesting to me is that this diet was recommended by the Mayo Clinic for my sister. We took her to Rochester Mayo in 1970. She had epilepsy and would grand mal seizure all day. On the keto diet, she hardly had any. This treatment was known back then, so what happened, I wonder.
That's the question we are asking ourselves!
More than likely suppressed info would be my guess!
It has been used to treat epilepsy for over 100 years.
We discovered drugs and somehow prefer them, even for young minds.
Drugs are more lucrative and take less brain power. 🤷🏼
This is incredible and so important!!! I’m so excited by this information and so shocked that this isn’t talked about more!
miraculous and wonderful
and of course for whoever has been doing ketogenic diet for a while this is no worder at all, this mind-clarity is a common effect to all, why not let those who suffer from brain issues enjoy this clarity as well?
So touching! Thanks for giving attention to this, Dr. Bos and Dr Scher.. God bless u more
On keto I get a noticeable improvement in my Parkinson's symptoms.
It’s quite a feat to change a family member’s diet this way. I completely believe in the diet’s potential but have seen how challenging it can be for families to accomplish this. Very impressive and I wish them many years of continued health and togetherness🙏🏽
It was a challenge and we did it in phases as we were low carb for a year with Susie before we put her on keto. The whole family supported and we all got healthier and with Gods help we made it. Thanks for your good wishes. ❤
I just noticed that I had a smile on my face throughout the whole interview… very inspiring 💕 thank you for that 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing these beautiful stories! These videos deserve millions and millions of views
Found Dr. Boz October of 2018. Life change for the better.
Wow. What a wonderful story. Thank you ❤
That's utterly unbievable, I've improved out of sight over thirty years ago so I see where you're coming from. This has made my eyes water. I won't admit to crying.
Thank you for sharing this information is great,hope 👏😢
I was able to stick to keto a year and a half using Rational Recovery and Addictive Voice Recognition Technique. My next hurdle is teaching my kids sugar is slow poison. If Sushi can do it we all can. Thanks for the inspiration!
Bless that beautiful family and Dr Scher and Dr Bos. And so many thanks to all the researchers in this field who are making wonderful progress and committing so much of their time when there is little funding
Mary Kowalczyk & Suzie, Your story amazed me when I first heard it on Dr Boz's channel. It is one of the many stories I now tell everyone about. It is lovely to see you both 'in person' in this video. Thank you both for allowing this story to be shared to the world.
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Thank you so much! Please continue spreading the knowledge about the benefits of a ketogenic nutrition. It is the natural way of eating for EVERYBODY🙏🏼🤗
This was so inspirational and touching. Thank you👏🏻👏🏻
Bless you - I met Dr. Boz at low carb Boca so Happy for this family keep showing what being in ketosis can achieve I agree with Mary no one in their '60s '70s and even early '80s should have memory issues. Listen up people diet and lifestyle can make all the difference
Breathtaking vid
TY TY
These are the vids we need to show there IS an answer for injured brains.
And it’s not green smoothies!
Wow! What a moving testimony that should give so many people HOPE…so inspiring! Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you!
Glad to be able to share!
This is just amazing.
What a mom …
What a daughter. Kudos to the whole family. Mom must have been very young when she was born.
Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 😊❤
Amazing story 🌹
Please continue your work! I work with adults with developmental disabilities which span from Down's S to autism spectrum, CP, etc.... across the board- every single one of them could benefit from keto nutrition... I can only share this info: you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them think....
What an amazing transformation! I am thankful for people like Dr. Boz who are doing so much to help others in this area. I want to try this for my mom (she has primary aphasia, a form of Alzheimer’s). I can’t figure out how yet, because I am not the one who handles feeding her (because I live far away). She is also already skinny, so I don’t want her to lose any weight.
In the anorexia case study, the patients did not lose weight. But of course this is very individualized. So it's hard to know.
Thank you. You explain things in a way that makes sense to my brain.
Bless all of you for sharing this amazing life-changing story and the power of the low carb way of life to improve our health!!!! ❤ Mary and Dr Boz are so inspirational to all of us in Dr Boz’ amazing support group!
Thanks Eileen! I’m just now seeing this. So exciting that this video has gone around the world! Hope!
What an amazing story. I loved seeing Suzie with her mom at the end. I hope you bring Mary back to also discuss her own disease Myasthenia Gravis and how her own symptoms improved. There isnt much info out there for people with MG and it would be great to hear her own health struggles and how keto helped her.
I’d love to share that sometime.
@@powerpawsmary oh Mary I hope you do. I was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis 3 years ago and have realized changing my diet is key but I have been so confused in what to do. It would be nice to hear your story as there isn’t many stories out there about people with MG. I guess we are in an exclusive club…..lol.
@@mygypsyadventure3610 we are! I seem to stay in remission as long as I’m burning ketones. The only exception is when I have to take a medicine. If I have a reaction, the main symptom is alway weakness. Fortunately I don’t take very many medications now. Thank God!
I would really love someone to do a study on mental illness and the ketogenic diet PLUS the orthomolecular (niacin) treatment. One or the other can help but surely both together would be amazing.
What a story to learn! It's overwhelmingly touching ! I am really happy for Mary and Susie! Thank you so much for the great work for your team and the smart doctors and researchers and of course the great mothers for letting beautiful stories like this ever happened
Thanks for your touching message. Hope many are touched by this and recover like our Susie.
I would be interested in hearing about the mother’s myasthenia gravis journey.
Wonderful interview very inspiring 🙏💕xoxo thank you
wow incredible
Great story. Keto changed my life too.
These personal stories are so powerful. I can only hope that the people I work with as an Occupational Therapist are able to see why I provide information on this type of nutritional intervention.
What a wonderful mother.
Thanks Fiona, we do what we gotta with Gods help.
I've been on keto for several months, got t my goal weight (thirty lbs.) easily and feel fantastic. I have more energy than ever and feel emotionally balanced.
This channel is amazing! So thrilled to find it
Thank you! A powerful story. Important information!
My mother-in-law, who lived with us, had Alzheimer's and got to the point of no longer being able to speak, and instead made "whooping" noises. I read about Mary Newport's experience with coconut oil, so I thought we could try that, and see if there was a difference maybe after a week. The difference was noticeable after only a few hours so we put her on a strict keto diet, supplementing with MCT oil, as much as she could take, then added coconut oil again because it seemed to be add benefit. She gradually recovered the ability to speak, and was again able to watch TV and even read again after a while. This continued until she passed, about 2 years later. I wished we had known about this before her Alzheimer's had got so bad.
Thank you for sharing your story. We are so glad you found something to help and improve her quality of life.
@@metabolicmind That experience made me start on LCHF/keto, it will be 6 years next month. It's helped me as well.
Changing the diet in someone w Alzheimer’s is quite a feat! Good work!
What an incredible mother Mary is.
I definitely understand being pissed at the medical community. I probably was within 5 years of having a heart attack. My HDL was very low, became type 2, triglycerides shot up, and I realized the path I was on was not a good one. Out of desperation, I turned to the online community and found Dr. Ken Berry who showed me a better path. I've learned so much since then and drastically improved me health.
I relate to the anger. Totally different situation, but I was in pain for 6-7 years, Drs talked pain meds, surgery, etc. I didn't do any of that. Years later I had a physical that showed I was very low in Vitamin D. 3 months after I started taking it, my pain was completely gone. I was angry that no one had ever suggested blood work. The medical field as a whole is severely lacking. If there's not money to be made, they really couldn't care less. Very little money to be made in changing people's diets.
Thanks for sharing!!
0:05: 👩👧👧 A family shares their inspiring story of helping their daughter with Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease through a ketogenic diet.
3:51: 👩👧👧 Mary and her daughter Suzi transformed their lives through a keto diet.
8:55: 💔 The video discusses the decline of Suzi, a woman with Down syndrome, and the impact it had on her and her family.
13:26: 😔 A mother restricted her daughter's carbohydrate intake to help her lose weight, but it negatively affected her mental health.
17:29: 🧠 A ketogenic diet helped improve a person's focus and reduce seizures.
22:30: 👥 The speaker discusses the freedom and opportunities that have come with being able to start a ketogenic support group in her house due to having more freedom from caregiving responsibilities.
27:08: 😢 A mother expresses her frustration and anger at the lack of support for her high-needs daughter.
30:20: 😊 A mother shares her experience of changing her daughter's diet to improve her health and happiness.
34:57: 🍳 The video is about a conversation between a mother and her daughter about their breakfast options.
Recap by Tammy AI
Thanks a lot for the timestamps tammy ai!
Suzy looks like she's doing amazingly well. I think we are going to see dementia onset at earlier and earlier ages as people's metabolic health worsens. I believe that certainly a ketogenic diet, or at least ketogenic additions to the diet if that is impossible for some people (mct oil, exogenous ketones, perhaps even metabolic drugs like metformin or semaglutide etc) that with these interventions we can prevent and reverse signs of brain malfunction.
Agree!
Have you seen Cindy Calkin's study of metformin for Bipolar? I would think the general principle applies: treat insulin resistance, and the brain begins to heal.
@@jan_ellison_baszucki Exactly! I saw her interview here on the channel. A question that remains for me however is how Semaglutide and Tirzepatide raise insulin AUC and fasting insulin and yet lead to improved metabolism. I'm also confused by the claims that these drugs increase insulin sensitivity while having seemingly opposite effects. - Insulin resistance seems to come up too often though for it not to be intimately involved
Very encouraging
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That's amazing!
Thanks Bob the welder
What an amazing discovery.
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Suzie's got a lovely smile.
She does and there were times when I never thought I see it again!
Incredible, thank you so much! Is there one for schizophrenia?
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Christopher Palmer MD wrote a book Brain Energy on the topics of mental disorders such as bipolar, schizophrenia. It is well worth reading.
These videos are amazing. I have learned so much, and I have shared with many people the message you are sharing. I am very curious about those of us who do not have mental illness or dementia (yet!) might benefit from leaning ketogenic. I wonder, might reducing ones carbohydrates to 100 make a difference? To 50? Also, my biggest concern is that I have genetic high LDL, and am on statins as a result. I wonder about how a ketogenic diet might affect me. I know lots of studies need to be done to answer those questions.
Dna does not have to determine your future. And yes you can improve your brain health 'now'. : ) watch:Dr. Ken Berry, Dr. Chaffee, and Metobolic Mind. And others that come up on your yt feed.
Mary is a beautiful looking woman, so it's clear that not only has it done her daughter the world of good, it's done her a lot of good as well.
Thank you Pepper. It certainly has.
Suzi is so cute 🥰.
This intervention is so powerful. What a great segment, as they all are! Thank you, sincerely, Metabolic Mind. Incidentally, I am trying to make an informed decision on behalf of my Mom, who was diagnosed with an occluded left, internal carotid artery. The hypoperfusion into her brain is undoubtedly causing cognitive decline, perhaps even vascular dementia. Like many with this condition, she may also be experiencing periodic TIAs. Her vascular surgeon has recommended an endarterectomy to mitigate stroke risk, but I am very concerned about potential microbleeds into her brain and, consequently, further brain damage. I'm doing my best to help Mom implement a keto diet with MCT oil supplementation. I totally understand that Metabolic Mind can not and will not suggest medical advice and/or establish a doctor-patient relationship. But I am wondering if you might comment on another procedure or treatment (besides an endarterectomy) that I could inquire to my Mom's vascular surgeon. Thanks for your life-changing insights, as always.
@bretscher can you take this one
This is so tough! It is hard to give advice without knowing the whole story. But in general, a completely occluded carotid likely requires either no invasive treatment or an endarterectomy. Procedures like stenting aren't usually as effective for a 100% occluded carotid. Unfortunately, I'm unaware of other options to "fix" the blockage. But as you mentioned, I always recommend a focus on lifestyle and metabolic health regardless of if an invasive treatment is pursued. Sorry we can't help more!
@@metabolicmind I really appreciate your response. Metabolic Mind helps tremendously. Appreciate you all so much!
Can you specify what is a ketos diet please.
Ketosis is a metabolic state where your body switches from using mostly glucose for energy and starts using fat for energy and, in the process creates ketones. Your brain can then use these ketones as a more efficient fuel source. Eating a keto diet and fasting are the most common ways to get into a state of ketosis.
How do you put a very old person on ketogenic diet? I'm struggling to find a ketogenic diet for my father. He has bad alzheimer's, coronary heart disease, he cannot get up or sit down by himself.hehasn't been able to talk for a few years now. If I feed him meat, he can't chew it. It's probable too late now?
You can try this:
Beef feet, beef tendon, bone marrow, beef meat (even cheap cuts are great!) + add lots of water to cover everything... cook in Instapot (pressure cooker x 40 minutes, or slow cook until super tender).
Once cooked, take the beef tendon, meat, and some of the broth, put them in a blender (just enough so your father doesn't have to work hard to chew). Scoop out the marrow and throw away the bones. Then put everything back into the pot of broth. Optional: season with salt, pepper, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, or any of your favorite herbs.
You can do variations... you can add some beef liver (but be careful of hypervitaminosis, so give sparingly/infrequently), beef heart, kidneys. These are all nutrient-densed food, so even if he doesn't eat a lot, you know he's getting all the essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins.
You can do the same with chicken. Get the thighs with skin, as you need the fat. And you can add bacon pieces and whisk some eggs into it (like an egg drop soup).
You can use the pork hocks and do the same thing. This has fat and collagen.
These are hearty soups. You can make a big batch and freeze them for later use. You can add butter (watch the ingredients: should contain only milk/cream +/- salt) to the soup to increase the fat content and help him maintain ketosis.
You can find all these ingredients in an Asian grocery store. Just focus on feeding him meat-based diet, as it has the best bang for your buck in this scenario. Seafood is good, but is generally low in fat (so not as cost-effective). But you can get cod liver (real liver) canned in its own oil (Amazon has it). The cod liver and its oil is an excellent source of omega-3 and vitamins A,D, E, K (again, just be careful of hypervitaminosis, give sparingly). Fruits are high in carbs (avoid). While vegetables and nuts have anti-nutrients and toxins (like oxalates), are not easy to digest, and their proteins and vitamins are not as bioavailable (best avoided). If you have time, you can look up carnivore diet... so you can be reassured that eating only meat-based food is beneficial and safe long-term.
For snacks, you can get a ripe avocado and mash it with some heavy cream. This has high fat content to help maintain ketosis.
Once he is in ketosis, do not be surprised if his appetite is less. This is why it's important to give him nutrient-densed food. I hope your father can eat by mouth. But patients who are tube-fed can also have this (blended really fine).
I hope this helps. I wish you and your father well.
Puree the meat. "A Paradise for Parents" care homes do this for residents in their homes out of AZ.
Well, there is no harm being done by changing a diet. There isn't a down side as best as I can see.
Hi. Can you please mention the ketone value that needs to be achieved for therapeutic success? What is the approximate range of target ketone value? Thank you.
Search GKI and keto mojo. It will tell you what the various GKI values mean. 1-3 is a high level of therapeutic ketosis.
Susie is a good ketone producer. She is usually 1.5-3.3. Always in ketosis. My understanding is that they don’t need to be super high to be used by the brain. At least that’s been our experience.
@Zawa I more or less fasted 48h for an operation after doing keto for a while and was surprised to see the GKI at 0.6 with ketones at 5.7. But I don't think this is needed all the time (or even healthy for that matter). I think highest level starts at GKI of 1.0 (and below).
@@wocket42 fasting for healing has worked well for us. We recovered quickly from Covid and didn’t get very I’ll at all. Also my husband had a serious accident a month ago. We have been intermittent fasting his recovery has been epic! The surgeon and his primary are stunned!
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Great story. Was Susie taking exogenous ketones also?
Susie did take them on occasion but not anymore. We just have to keep the fat up and the carbs low.
Hi, is it since ketones increase brain function. Does it mean If I do Keto my schizophrenia will be better and I mean the symptons
That is certainly possible. please see our interview with Lauren Kennedy and follow her channel for more info. ua-cam.com/video/DKIBxnBIAqc/v-deo.html
I eat raw meat regularly since lots of vitamins and nutrients are heat sensitive. I don't recommend doing it unless you know it's fresh and the animal was raised on a species appropriate diet.
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Is it too late to help someone in the moderate stage of Alzheimers? I'm on a keto diet for my T2, but just cannot convince my hubby (74 with Alzheimers) to do it. He loves his icecream and carbs. I feed him low carb as much as I can and am trying to find a way to replace the foods he loves with something keto, but it is so hard to get him to cooperate.
Put all the videos on low carb and alzheimers up loud on the big screen so he can listen to what they’re saying ❤
@@Norman_Gunstan1 I do. No budging!
Maybe try keto friendly self made ice cream replacements with maybe erithritol, heavy cream, and other whole food ingredients?
One way I help my husband reduce his highly processed carb addiction is by making a soft loaf of bread two times each month. I control what exactly is in the bread and he no longer buys any type of pastry or bread. He satisfies his ice cream craving by an occasional frozen banana. Neither solution completely ideal but better than what it had been.
2 things to help: 1 - MCT oil, he might keep some carbs, start very slowly, cause it may cause some intestinal distress, but it will give his brain fuel. 2 - there was a study that show significant improvement in Alzheimer patients just removing carbs for breakfast, but keeping the later in the day. Keep his breakfast protein based if you can, eggs or something like that, then after lunch give him carbs. And keep giving him MCT oil, that will help a lot.
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This is a great story! I hope keto is a lifetime solution for them. I'm doing keto for its beneficial effects on my lipids, so I appreciate what keto does. With regard to keto and the brain, I hope it is a lasting effect and not something that eventually wears off like what was portrayed in the movie "Charlie" based on the book "Flowers For Algernon". ua-cam.com/video/tKcWihdna3I/v-deo.html
If you think that's impressive , get rid of the vegetables and you'll really be in shock at what can be achieved. 👍
Yes!!! Carnivore all the way.
We rarely eat plants anymore. ❤ Susie occasionally has berries and that’s not likely to change. Always a balancing act.
The very proof of meat and fat. Keto. 😂😂