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The Coconut Oil and Low-Carb Solution for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Other Diseases
The Coconut Oil and LowCarb Solution for Alzheimer's Parkinson's and Other Diseases Author:Mary T. Newport The Coconut Oil and Low-Carb Solution for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Other Diseases: A Step-By-Step Guide to Using Diet and High-Energy Foods to Protect and Nourish the Brain. From the author of the best-seller Alzheimer's Disease; What if There Was a Cure?, Mary T. Newport, M.D., now presents this guide of ... more »how to integrate diet in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
A quick-start guide showing how to integrate life-restoring fatty acids - medium chain triglycerides (MCT) and its natural source, coconut oil - into the diet. In addition to Alzheimer's disease, this dietary treatment can be used to counter such other neurodegenerative diseases as non-Alzheimer's dementias, Parkinson's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis.
Dr Newport was not the first to call Alzheimer's "a type of diabetes of the brain", but she firmly believes it is. Areas in the brain that test positive for Alzheimer's show insulin deficiency and insulin resistance, which cause decreased glucose uptake in the cells, leading to cell malfunction and cell death. Because diet is the most important way to counter diabetes, Dr Newport advocates a dietary intervention base...« less