Chocolate and Butter...

       

Since at least 500 B.C.,

dietary changes have been

posited as a treatment for epilepsy.

With the advent of anticonvulsant drugs, diet was discounted and disputed,

and so passed out of favour.

Many centuries later,

favor was restored, but reservedly so, with

The Ketogenic Diet 
designed by physicians in the 1920's

not curative,

but supportive.

I'll not attempt to explain here

this complex and medically monitored diet.

Used mostly for children, The Ketogenic Diet is

often effective in aiding control of seizures.

Researchers with their spy glasses 

consider benefits for

adults who carry this disorder.

For many years, I have

avoided many low-fat products, 
most no fat products.
Eating regularly, 

moderately and with 
otherwise balanced meals

has been much more comfortable.

Has it made a difference for epilepsy management in my life?

I believe it has ~ but have no proof ~ but how I feel.

    

(It is good reason to eat chocolate and real butter!)

Feed sparingly and defy the physician.

~ James Howell