Methods Of Treating Epilepsy

Ketogenic Diet

Using the ketogenic diet to treat epileptic seizures is not new, even though the diet has been gaining in popularity in recent years. The diet mimics fasting, which has been used to treat epilepsy for centuries. Individuals with epilepsy were often ordered to only consume water for extended periods because it was discovered starvation would eliminate epileptic seizures for long periods. Children as young as ten were subjected to this treatment after other efforts had failed. Today, the ketogenic diet relies on a high fat, low carbohydrate diet to produce the same effects. Since the body thinks it's starving, it releases ketones, which convert fat to energy. Although it's not known why, those ketones also prevent seizures from occurring. Changing your diet may be a simpler way to reduce seizures than to endure invasive procedures, though this won't cure the disease. In many cases, this can be the only way to control the frequency and duration of seizures in more severe cases of epilepsy.

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