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Old 09-20-2006 | 07:19 PM
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Hey guys, if anyone knows of someone or is someone who is having problems with epilepsy, I saw this on the news as a very effective way of treating it. Apparently a 50% chance of never having a seizure again. And it is a healthy way to go about it. On the news they said the reason this has not become more ubiquitous is because they are still trying to see if pills work. So basically everyone being treated for epilepsy is a guinea pig right now. So anyway, here's the site for anyone interested:

http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/Epilepsy/keto.html
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Old 09-20-2006 | 08:56 PM
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Hey guys, if anyone knows of someone or is someone who is having problems with epilepsy, I saw this on the news as a very effective way of treating it. Apparently a 50% chance of never having a seizure again. And it is a healthy way to go about it. On the news they said the reason this has not become more ubiquitous is because they are still trying to see if pills work. So basically everyone being treated for epilepsy is a guinea pig right now. So anyway, here's the site for anyone interested:

http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/Epilepsy/keto.html
Interesting diet recommendation. I've had this very same subject on my mind this week after witnessing a man in the throes of a Grand Mal seizure at the airport in Seattle. I've always liked to read what research is going on at Johns Hopkins. My ex graduated from there. I wonder if they have any long term studies of this diet since it was implemented in the 1920's.
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Old 09-24-2006 | 09:30 AM
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Yeah, I think they have been studying it ever since then, but they're looking to see if pills can be more effective. However, I have a couple of friends who have pretty bad seizures, and no pills have shown any working effects. The diet is the only thing I know of that has actually shown any effects. One of my friends was given birth control pills as a way to get rid of the seizures. If anyone can tell me the correlation between birth control pills and seizures I would love to know.
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