Thanks for the links, @RalfLott....I will try to look at them after work...I saw a small photo of this somewhere, or a close second...It showed how her husband's brain had multiplied in size after adding coconut oil...and his symptoms had improved greatly...
I believe we are starving our brains due to years of low fat plus all the chemicals and preservatives...and memory is fading.... so this should be an interesting read.
I came about LCHF after a T2D diagnosis. I had started trying to cut out sugars and carbs, same as @GaleHawkins and realized there was a" group for that"!! : )

I haven't seen that video yet. I will watch it later. Thank you for the link.

Her book is great! Good reading for anyone with Alzheimer's in the family, or who is getting older, really....

RalfLott wrote: »

@GaleHawkins - Interesting to hear. I have often wondered how many different routes (direct or otherwise) the various ketophiles here have taken to reach the same general neck of the woods.

If you had to name your 5 or 10 most influential resources (people, books, lectures, etc) - what might they be?

Excellent questions! I am going to steal this and start another thread on it. Great idea!

canadjineh wrote: »

It's a lovely idea if you can get the person with dementia to eat it. Right now that is the problem that my parents are having. Mom has dementia (still moderate) and her tastes change drastically from day to day. It can be hard to get any nutrition into her at all sometimes. She swings wildly from not even being able to look at meat or eggs to only wanting certain types of fruit to eating only shrimp, etc. 'Treatment' isn't always that simple.

@canadjineh - Have you tried having a bevy of frozen or refrigerated fat bombs available - in both sweet and savory applications? Most can use a significant bit of coconut oil in them. I've had them in faux yogurt form, cheesecake form (unflavored, strawberry, peach, raspberry, etc.), meltaways in chocolate/lemon/cinnamon/peanut butter form, egg form, bacon/guacamole form, and so many others... If you have multiple options available, it might make it easier. If in doubt, they make coconut oil in capsule form, if she can do that. Rubbing it into the skin in a lotion is a lower absorption, but still works, etc.

kpk54 wrote: »

RalfLott wrote: »

@GaleHawkins - Interesting to hear. I have often wondered how many different routes (direct or otherwise) the various ketophiles here have taken to reach the same general neck of the woods.

If you had to name your 5 or 10 most influential resources (people, books, lectures, etc) - what might they be?

That would be interesting to hear. I joined the forum to read personal experiences as to how LCHF effected individual's cholesterol. I was shocked when 2 women mentioned Cervical Dystonia aka Spasmodic Torticollis (considered a rare disorder) and was even more shocked that both indicated LCHF eating minimizes their involuntary muscle contractions.

I too have Cervical Dystonia/Spasmodic Torticollis. I have hope.

One of our members her, @kimbo8435, if I am not mistaken, has this condition and has had dramatic success on a ketogenic dietary plan!! I can't find the posts she made in group, but this is a partial status she made about 3 months ago. I believe she's working on research to help other patients, as well...

This is bittersweet. I'm happy for developments in this area of medicine, but hardly anyone in the local medical community even knew what kind of dementia my dad was suffering from over 12 years ago--which doesn't sound like a long time, but a lot has changed in this world, since 2004 (the year he died). I mean, Twitter didn't even exist yet, and FB was still just a few months old...and still exclusive to only certain people.

Great video! I knew it would be! I love her husbands story!
That story, along with everything else I've learned about ketones is what made me decide to be Keto for life. I don't have any health issues, but my ADHD symptoms are very apparent in my everyday life and have definitely held me back in many ways. Even after beginning a stimulant medication only since I've been an adult, it's only helped me focus but has limitations.
Since adding a concentrated MCT oil daily, I was able to reduce the dosage of the stimulant medication by 1/3. Hopefully, it will not be necessary at all in the future.

@kmn118 for a long time I took 3-5 tablespoons in my first cup of coffee. When I recently stopped using dairy I stopped the coffee. Now I put 1 tablespoon in my first cup of tea each morning. I just never to get into MCT oil but love coconut oil.

With this hot weather I have ditched a lot of fats for my eating. Side effect I have lost 10 pounds in last 3 weeks.

kmn118 wrote: »

I think I need to take more coconut oil daily, but cannot find a recommended amount, other than 1 TBSP 3x a day. Is that what everyone else takes? I have searched Launchpad and didn't see that topic.

I can't exceed about 3 TBS or I pay for it the next day, especially if I am taking a magnesium supplement too.