Ron, I'd be very interested in the information... you can send it to either [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] Thanks! Elaine -----Original Message----- >From: Ron Hoggan <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: May 8, 2008 5:16 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: BBC NEWS | Health | Diet treatment call for epilepsy > >Hi Ashley, > >> >> But salad? Salad is virtually all water and fibre. I'm sure >> most salad is less than 1% digestible carbs. How much plant >> food do you have to eliminate on a ketogenic diet? > >Just like the Inuit, virtually all carbs are eliminated. There is, of >course, some stored glycogen in muscle meats, so it can not be said to >be completely carb free. > >> >> >> > I do. I want fewer fats and more carbs. In the winter that reverses. >> >> That's strange, I'm the other way round. > >In cold weather, fats are better at keeping me warm. They last longer. >I feel better, which is probably why I want more fats then. >> >> >> > Well, the diet won't kill the tumour. It only slows growth to the >> > point where the immune system may (or may not) be able to >> keep up. In >> > the human and animal cases I've read about the growth was slowed in >> > some, stopped in others, and complete remission occurred in others. >> > The remissions may have been the immune system's work, but >> if so, why >> > did the immune system fail to catch and destroy the cancer cells >> > before they had developed into a tumour? >> >> Possibly it's just the cells naturally dying off as they lack >> food to reproduce? Maybe the immune system is not involved. >> I'd love to know the answer. >There was an article in the Times magazine about some current clinical >trials of the ketogenic diet in very advanced cancer patients. Although >the study is not complete, results so far are very promising. I'd be >happy to send you a copy in a private email if you, or anyone else is >interested. > >Best Wishes, >Ron > > > > >> >> Ashley >> >