Comments on: Another Study Says Your Diet Matters: Atkins for Epilepsy http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/ Change your brain, change your life Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:27:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kristina Shull http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/comment-page-1/#comment-2017 Kristina Shull Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:40:24 +0000 http://amenclinics.com/wp231/?p=43#comment-2017 Dr. Amen, I have read your book, "Making a Good Brain Great" and it is fabulous!! It has been life changing for our family. We have started using several of the supplements you recommend and are much more aware of what helps our brains to be healthy and what can hurt our brains. I have also enjoyed your many articles on your website. Thank you :-) I wanted to bring a matter to your attention for your consideration. I noticed in your book, "Making a Good Brain Great," and especially in your article, "Seven Simple Brain Promoting Nutritional Tips," you state that you have read many of the diet programs popular in America. You then make comments that show you only have a cursory, and flawed knowledge of the Atkins diet, which is common among people who base their opinions of the diet on hearsay. I fear that people reading your article would take your comments as fact and would be mislead and biased against a carbohydrate restricted diet. A carbohydrate restricted diet is especially helpful for people with for insulin related disorders, such as diabetes. If you would like to learn more about the Atkins diet so that you can present a true and educated opinion, I would recommend reading "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution." For a quick explanation see chapter 9 "Facts and Fallacies about the Atkins Nutritional Approach." Especially p. 85 "Fallacy #4: The Atkins Nutritional Approach is unbalanced and deficient in basic nutrition." Dr. Michael R. Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades have also written two excellent books about the health benefits of carbohydrate restricted diets (like Atkins, they do differentiate between empty calorie sweets and nutrient dense carbohydrates such as fruits and vegetables). Their books are "Protein Power" and "The Protein Power Lifeplan." I hope you will be able to take the time to form an accurate opinion :-) Thanks!! And best wishes for a long and healthful life :-) Kristina Shull Dr. Amen,

I have read your book, “Making a Good Brain Great” and it is fabulous!! It has been life changing for our family. We have started using several of the supplements you recommend and are much more aware of what helps our brains to be healthy and what can hurt our brains. I have also enjoyed your many articles on your website. Thank you :-)

I wanted to bring a matter to your attention for your consideration. I noticed in your book, “Making a Good Brain Great,” and especially in your article, “Seven Simple Brain Promoting Nutritional Tips,” you state that you have read many of the diet programs popular in America. You then make comments that show you only have a cursory, and flawed knowledge of the Atkins diet, which is common among people who base their opinions of the diet on hearsay.

I fear that people reading your article would take your comments as fact and would be mislead and biased against a carbohydrate restricted diet. A carbohydrate restricted diet is especially helpful for people with for insulin related disorders, such as diabetes.

If you would like to learn more about the Atkins diet so that you can present a true and educated opinion, I would recommend reading “Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution.” For a quick explanation see chapter 9 “Facts and Fallacies about the Atkins Nutritional Approach.” Especially p. 85 “Fallacy #4: The Atkins Nutritional Approach is unbalanced and deficient in basic nutrition.”

Dr. Michael R. Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades have also written two excellent books about the health benefits of carbohydrate restricted diets (like Atkins, they do differentiate between empty calorie sweets and nutrient dense carbohydrates such as fruits and vegetables). Their books are “Protein Power” and “The Protein Power Lifeplan.”

I hope you will be able to take the time to form an accurate opinion :-)

Thanks!! And best wishes for a long and healthful life :-)
Kristina Shull

]]> By: VERONICA COBB http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/comment-page-1/#comment-911 VERONICA COBB Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:43:30 +0000 http://amenclinics.com/wp231/?p=43#comment-911 I HAVE INATTENTIVE ADHD AND WOULD LIKE TO GET ON A LOW CARB DIET. MY PROBLEM IS I AM HAVING A VERY HARD TIME GETTING OFF THE CARBS. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVISE THAT MIGHT HELP MAKE IT ANY EASIER? THANK YOU! VERONICA I HAVE INATTENTIVE ADHD AND WOULD LIKE TO GET ON A LOW CARB DIET. MY PROBLEM IS I AM HAVING A VERY HARD TIME GETTING OFF THE CARBS. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVISE THAT MIGHT HELP MAKE IT ANY EASIER?
THANK YOU!
VERONICA

]]> By: martha http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/comment-page-1/#comment-638 martha Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:40:15 +0000 http://amenclinics.com/wp231/?p=43#comment-638 I would suggest checking out the book "Eat Fat Lose Fat" by Dr. Mary Enig & Sally Fallon. It addresses the issue of healthy fats and looks at the diet of traditional peoples which included saturated fats. It has case studies of individuals who have improved their health through changing their diet to 'cleaner' foods and by adding saturated fats!!! also the website for the Weston A Price Foundation... www.westonaprice.org. Loaded with valuable, well researched and documented information. In this book they suggest cod liver oil as opposed to fish oil, it contains vitamins A & D in addition to the omega 3's. I would suggest checking out the book “Eat Fat Lose Fat” by Dr. Mary Enig & Sally Fallon. It addresses the issue of healthy fats and looks at the diet of traditional peoples which included saturated fats. It has case studies of individuals who have improved their health through changing their diet to ‘cleaner’ foods and by adding saturated fats!!!
also the website for the Weston A Price Foundation… http://www.westonaprice.org. Loaded with valuable, well researched and documented information.
In this book they suggest cod liver oil as opposed to fish oil, it contains vitamins A & D in addition to the omega 3’s.

]]> By: Molly http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Molly Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:16:15 +0000 http://amenclinics.com/wp231/?p=43#comment-620 I am epileptic with grand/ petite mals and was born with it. It was inherited, my uncle and niece both have it. I have never had an aura or warning about when I was going to have a seizure, but with experimentation I found that excess caffine, lack of sleep and not eating right would provoke one. I took medications for many years,( I wasn't diagnosed until I was 13 yo) but when I reached my early 30's I decided I did not want to take the medications anymore and stopped it. I did go back to the neuroligist and have an EEG after 6 mo and still had the abnormal brainwaves. For the 1st year I had 2 seizures..1 every 6 mo. The 2nd year I had 1 seizure and so on for a number of years until I have been seizure free now for over 20 years!! I eat what I want and do favor more of a vegetable diet, tho I will eat meat when I crave it. I have learned to listen to my cravings and will eat not only meat, but also oils when I crave them and do eat a small amount of nuts daily. I have tried to find a dr or someone interested in the idea of telling your brain to stop the seizures, but have not been able to find anyone willing to investigate this idea. I would love some feedback on this..... I am epileptic with grand/ petite mals and was born with it. It was inherited, my uncle and niece both have it. I have never had an aura or warning about when I was going to have a seizure, but with experimentation I found that excess caffine, lack of sleep and not eating right would provoke one. I took medications for many years,( I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 13 yo) but when I reached my early 30’s I decided I did not want to take the medications anymore and stopped it. I did go back to the neuroligist and have an EEG after 6 mo and still had the abnormal brainwaves. For the 1st year I had 2 seizures..1 every 6 mo. The 2nd year I had 1 seizure and so on for a number of years until I have been seizure free now for over 20 years!! I eat what I want and do favor more of a vegetable diet, tho I will eat meat when I crave it. I have learned to listen to my cravings and will eat not only meat, but also oils when I crave them and do eat a small amount of nuts daily. I have tried to find a dr or someone interested in the idea of telling your brain to stop the seizures, but have not been able to find anyone willing to investigate this idea. I would love some feedback on this…..

]]> By: William Trumbower MD http://www.amenclinics.com/blog/43/another-study-says-your-diet-matters-atkins-for-epilepsy/comment-page-1/#comment-594 William Trumbower MD Sun, 25 May 2008 20:00:14 +0000 http://amenclinics.com/wp231/?p=43#comment-594 All of the respondents would be helped with a diet very low in refined carbohydrates, vegetable oils, transfats and soy products along with fish oil supplements. The amount of fish oil must be individualized, but may be as much as 7.5-10 grams of epa+dha daily in some cases. All of the respondents would be helped with a diet very low in refined carbohydrates, vegetable oils, transfats and soy products along with fish oil supplements. The amount of fish oil must be individualized, but may be as much as 7.5-10 grams of epa+dha daily in some cases.

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