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I haven't seen this mentioned here, so I decided to bring it up.
For those who are unfamiliar with the diet, it involves eating very few carbohydrates, while most calories come from fat. There are multiple variations of it, some more restrictive than the others, but no matter which one you choose, you'll have to make an effort. The goal of the diet is to create a metabolic state called ketosis, which means the presence of substances called ketone bodies in the blood. They replace carbs, the body's preffered energetic substrate, as the primary fuel.
A very lax variation of the diet is very popular for weight loss. The more restrictive variants are used for a range of medical conditions, ranging from epilepsy (for which it is highly effective) to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia (for which evidence isn't very strong, but very promising).
It is currently unknown why the diet works.
My personal experience:
I tried the ketogenic diet for two weeks some time ago.
For DPDR, the effects are unclear. Those two weeks were a good time for me, it allowed me to work 12 hours a day, but it isn't as if it erased my DPDR. It mostly took away other bothersome symptoms rather than DPDR. Unfortunately, I had to stop precisely the 14th day because of an UTI, bruises appearing on my skin and annoying digestive issues. The spos were certainly due to vitamin K deficiency, because this vitamin has an important role in blood clotting. I already have mild blood clotting problems. The UTI was likely caused by the acidic urine ph caused by the excretion of ketone bodies, coupled with the reduced thirst that often comes with the diet.
I came off the diet quickly with 150 grams of sugar and the side effects quickly went away. But my usual symptoms came back with a VENGEANCE. It is not possible to assert that it was from the diet, because that day was one of many consecutive nights when I hadn't slept adequately, a major trigger for my symptoms. And it happened before that I have a sudden flare-up after like 5 sleepless nights. It took me many weeks to come back to baseline.
Note: I was certainly in ketosis, as evidenced by a lab test that I took.
I want to caution you that you should toroughly research the diet before you follow it, make sure that you do not have health conditions that make the diet dangerous (diabetes, various deficiencies, metabolic problems). You should never attempt the diet by yourself, always check with a doctor. It is highly restrictive and requires you to take special measures to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
For those who are unfamiliar with the diet, it involves eating very few carbohydrates, while most calories come from fat. There are multiple variations of it, some more restrictive than the others, but no matter which one you choose, you'll have to make an effort. The goal of the diet is to create a metabolic state called ketosis, which means the presence of substances called ketone bodies in the blood. They replace carbs, the body's preffered energetic substrate, as the primary fuel.
A very lax variation of the diet is very popular for weight loss. The more restrictive variants are used for a range of medical conditions, ranging from epilepsy (for which it is highly effective) to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia (for which evidence isn't very strong, but very promising).
It is currently unknown why the diet works.
My personal experience:
I tried the ketogenic diet for two weeks some time ago.
For DPDR, the effects are unclear. Those two weeks were a good time for me, it allowed me to work 12 hours a day, but it isn't as if it erased my DPDR. It mostly took away other bothersome symptoms rather than DPDR. Unfortunately, I had to stop precisely the 14th day because of an UTI, bruises appearing on my skin and annoying digestive issues. The spos were certainly due to vitamin K deficiency, because this vitamin has an important role in blood clotting. I already have mild blood clotting problems. The UTI was likely caused by the acidic urine ph caused by the excretion of ketone bodies, coupled with the reduced thirst that often comes with the diet.
I came off the diet quickly with 150 grams of sugar and the side effects quickly went away. But my usual symptoms came back with a VENGEANCE. It is not possible to assert that it was from the diet, because that day was one of many consecutive nights when I hadn't slept adequately, a major trigger for my symptoms. And it happened before that I have a sudden flare-up after like 5 sleepless nights. It took me many weeks to come back to baseline.
Note: I was certainly in ketosis, as evidenced by a lab test that I took.
I want to caution you that you should toroughly research the diet before you follow it, make sure that you do not have health conditions that make the diet dangerous (diabetes, various deficiencies, metabolic problems). You should never attempt the diet by yourself, always check with a doctor. It is highly restrictive and requires you to take special measures to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
