A Ketogenic Diet for Parkinson’s Disease - Nick Norwitz
A Ketogenic Diet for Parkinson’s Disease - Nick Norwitz
Can a Ketogenic Diet Help Treat Parkinson’s Disease? Speaking as someone who completed his PhD on this topic, my answer is “Yes.” In this video, I’ll break down why I believe this is the case, review the mechanistic science and human trials, and share insights on how you can start a ketogenic diet today, whether you have Parkinson’s or not.
Chapters\
0:00 – A Ketogenic Diet for Parkinson’s Disease\
1:12 – What is Parkinson’s Disease?\
2:24 – How Common is Parkinson’s Disease?\
3:10 – Why this video, now? My background.\
5:32 – What Causes Parkinson’s Disease?\
8:14 – Ketogenic Diet Holds Hope for Parkinson’s Disease\
9:30 – Mechanism 1. Ketogenic diet and Brain Energy\
10:45 – Mechanism 2. Sneaking in the Energetic Backdoor\
12:04 – Mechanism 3. Enhancing Antioxidant Defenses\
13:08 – Mechanism 4. Boosting Dopamine Synthesis\
14:23 – Human Trials for Keto in Parkinson’s\
16:08 – Slowing or Stopping Disease Progression\
18:04 – Personal Patient Example\
19:21 – How to do a Ketogenic Diet for Parkinson’s disease
Norwitz et al. References
Ketones for Parkinson’s Disease Review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31139630/
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Exercise Randomized Controlled Trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33100965/
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Neuroketotherapeutics Textbook Chapter: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32854853/