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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jun 12, 2014 14:05:28 GMT 9.5
'Butter and cheese saved my son': Boy, 6, who used to have 300 fits a DAY has his life transformed by a high fat diet Charlie Smith is epileptic and used to have hundreds of debilitating seizures
Medication failed to control them and his parents were losing hope
Then a doctor suggested they try putting him on the ketogenic diet
This is a high fat, low carbohydrate diet than can help prevent seizures
It works by forcing the body to burn fat instead of sugar as fuel
It is not currently clear why this can prevent seizures but has helped Charlie
By EMMA INNES PUBLISHED: 20:46 AEST, 11 June 2014 | UPDATED: 20:50 AEST, 11 June 2014An epileptic boy who had 300 fits a day has had his life transformed by a high fat diet. Six-year-old Charlie Smith from Epsom, Surrey, would lose consciousness when he had an attack. The youngster was taking a cocktail of drugs to control his severe seizures, but they left him drowsy and had little effect. Read More: Follow us: @mailonline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
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Post by Willow on Jun 22, 2014 16:10:41 GMT 9.5
perhaps it helps restore the myelin sheath which I believe is a fatty type substance ..
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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jul 19, 2014 21:33:42 GMT 9.5
perhaps it helps restore the myelin sheath which I believe is a fatty type substance .. I think you may be correct, not that I would know one way or another.
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