Is the ketogenic diet good for multiple sclerosis?
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic condition that affects the nerves. The ketogenic diet, which is a low-carb, high-fat diet, may help protect the body against neurodegeneration, but more research is necessary to confirm this. Learn more about whether the ketogenic diet can benefit people with multiple sclerosis here.
December 5, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affects-the-nerves, chronic-condition, high-fat-diet, ketogenic, ketogenic-diet, may-help, multiple-sclerosis, nerves, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, protect-the-body, whether-the-ketogenic
Pediatric neuromuscular disorder may be treated with plant extract
Study is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.The research team have found that a plant pigment called quercetin – present in some fruits, vegetables, herbs and grains – could help to prevent damage to the nerves associated with the childhood form of motor neurone disease, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
March 6, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: childhood, clinical, diet, journal, motor-neurone, nerves, neurology / neuroscience, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, plant-pigment, research-team, sma, some-fruits, the-nerves
Drinking Coffee: More Good Than Harm?
There was a time when the only news about coffee and health was how it was bad for the heart, likely to give us ulcers and aggravate our nerves, but now it seems this popular beverage is receiving a more favorable kind of press…
July 9, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: heart, more-favorable, nerves, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, popular, popular-beverage
