Active Low-Carber Forums
Atkins diet and low carb discussion provided free for information only, not as medical advice.
Home Plans Tips Recipes Tools Stories Studies Products
Active Low-Carber Forums
A sugar-free zone


Welcome to the Active Low-Carber Forums.
Support for Atkins diet, Protein Power, Neanderthin (Paleo Diet), CAD/CALP, Dr. Bernstein Diabetes Solution and any other healthy low-carb diet or plan, all are welcome in our lowcarb community. Forget starvation and fad diets -- join the healthy eating crowd! You may register by clicking here, it's free!

Go Back   Active Low-Carber Forums > Main Low-Carb Diets Forums & Support > Low Carb Health & Technical Forums > General Health
User Name
Password
FAQ Members Calendar Mark Forums Read Search Gallery My P.L.A.N. Survey


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   ^
Old Thu, May-31-18, 04:47
JEY100's Avatar
JEY100 JEY100 is online now
Posts: 13,368
 
Plan: P:E/DDF
Stats: 225/150/169 Female 5' 9"
BF:45%/28%/25%
Progress: 134%
Location: NC
Default Can a Ketogenic Diet help Migraines?

One of our favorite bloggers, Amy Berger, also writes for the KetoDietApp.
Her long analysis of how Diet may help migraines.

https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/c...-with-migraines

Quote:
If you or someone you know experiences migraines, then you know these debilitating attacks are far more than mere headaches. In addition to severe, throbbing pain, migraines often also involve visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, extreme sensitivity to sound, light, touch and smell, and tingling or numbness in the extremities or face.

As many as 25% of migraine sufferers experience a visual phenomenon called an aura. Attacks typically last between 4 and 72 hours and in 15-20% of cases, the head pain is preceded by the other neurological symptoms (1).

Because migraines are increasingly recognized as neurological in origin, it’s possible ketogenic diets may have a therapeutic effect for people afflicted with these attacks. Ketogenic diets exert their effects via several mechanisms that induce multiple biochemical changes in the body and brain that improve neurological function (2, 3). Some of the mechanisms that are beneficial for various neurological disorders may also make them effective for migraines.

Continues at link....
Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
  #2   ^
Old Thu, May-31-18, 05:42
s93uv3h's Avatar
s93uv3h s93uv3h is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 1,662
 
Plan: Atkins & IF / TRE
Stats: 000/000/000 Male 5' 10"
BF:
Progress: 97%
Default

I'm reading Dr. David Perlmutter's 2013 book Grain Brain, and he has treated many migraine patients and tested their gluten sensitivity, found many levels high, recommended they cut it from their diet, and their migraines went away. Sort of what a LC diet does.
Reply With Quote
  #3   ^
Old Thu, May-31-18, 05:56
LOOPS's Avatar
LOOPS LOOPS is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 3,225
 
Plan: LCHF
Stats: 74/76/67 Female 5ft 6.5 inches
BF:29/31/25
Progress: -29%
Location: LA SERENA, CHILE
Default

Being keto didn't save me from migraines, but it did reduce them. In order to be migraine-free, I had to cut all dairy, coffee and soy in addition to gluten. Basically if you have food intolerances these can lead to migraines. Also taking a daily magnesium supplement can prevent them. My experience.
Reply With Quote
  #4   ^
Old Thu, May-31-18, 11:00
SilverEm SilverEm is offline
Senior Member
Posts: 1,081
 
Plan: LC RPAH/FailSafe
Stats: 137/136/136 Female 67"
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Maintenance since 2001
Default

Some years ago, I read about migraines having the same underlying mechanism as epileptic seizures.

I read several papers at PubMed, and read a lot at epileptic forums, the Charlie Foundation, and Dr. Eric Kossoff's papers. Dr. Russell Wilder's writings were fascinating, too. Here is his "The Threshold of Ketogenesis":
http://www.jbc.org/content/52/2/393.full.pdf

That got me to lower the protein and raise the fat.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 07:57.


Copyright © 2000-2024 Active Low-Carber Forums @ forum.lowcarber.org
Powered by: vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.