Dr. Thomas Seyfried

So some people inherit an epilepsy, some people get it from a viral infection, some people get it from a bang on the head, some people get it from tumors. It seems like a ketogenic diet seems to reduce the excitability of the brain in many different interesting mechanisms, which are under investigation.

So some people inherit an epilepsy, some people get it from a viral infection, some people get it from a bang on the head, some people get it from tumors. It seems like a ketogenic diet seems to reduce the excitability of the brain in many different interesting mechanisms, which are under investigation.

So some people inherit an epilepsy, some people get it from a viral infection, some people get it from a bang on the head, some people get it from tumors. It seems like a ketogenic diet seems to reduce the excitability of the brain in many different interesting mechanisms, which are under investigation.

But we do know that sometimes these children that have managed seizures for quite a long time, months, many months, all of a sudden take one sip of a Coca-Cola or a fruit juice or something, spiking the blood sugar, leading to an explosive breakthrough seizure, which is very clear.

But we do know that sometimes these children that have managed seizures for quite a long time, months, many months, all of a sudden take one sip of a Coca-Cola or a fruit juice or something, spiking the blood sugar, leading to an explosive breakthrough seizure, which is very clear.

But we do know that sometimes these children that have managed seizures for quite a long time, months, many months, all of a sudden take one sip of a Coca-Cola or a fruit juice or something, spiking the blood sugar, leading to an explosive breakthrough seizure, which is very clear.

So, my colleagues and I in the epilepsy field knew this, that how is it possible that you can have a child managed with seizures for such a long period of time, and all they have to do is take one sip of a fruit juice or a bite of a cupcake, and within minutes, they're blown up into a major seizure.

So, my colleagues and I in the epilepsy field knew this, that how is it possible that you can have a child managed with seizures for such a long period of time, and all they have to do is take one sip of a fruit juice or a bite of a cupcake, and within minutes, they're blown up into a major seizure.

So, my colleagues and I in the epilepsy field knew this, that how is it possible that you can have a child managed with seizures for such a long period of time, and all they have to do is take one sip of a fruit juice or a bite of a cupcake, and within minutes, they're blown up into a major seizure.

So, it was clear that you had to maintain low blood sugar, low stable blood sugar to manage an epileptic seizure. In cancer, we don't see an explosive growth of cells as the result of taking a bite out of a cupcake or a sugary drink. You can't see it, you can't feel it, but you know it's happening.

So, it was clear that you had to maintain low blood sugar, low stable blood sugar to manage an epileptic seizure. In cancer, we don't see an explosive growth of cells as the result of taking a bite out of a cupcake or a sugary drink. You can't see it, you can't feel it, but you know it's happening.

So, it was clear that you had to maintain low blood sugar, low stable blood sugar to manage an epileptic seizure. In cancer, we don't see an explosive growth of cells as the result of taking a bite out of a cupcake or a sugary drink. You can't see it, you can't feel it, but you know it's happening.

because we know the cancer cell can't live, one of the fermentable fuels is glucose, and sugar is fructose glucose, so it's broken down. So the glucose immediately goes to the tumor cell and is used for the growth of the tumor cell. But you can't say, well, you know, the guy says, you know, I've been ketogenic diet, I think I'm okay, let me just bite this cupcake.

because we know the cancer cell can't live, one of the fermentable fuels is glucose, and sugar is fructose glucose, so it's broken down. So the glucose immediately goes to the tumor cell and is used for the growth of the tumor cell. But you can't say, well, you know, the guy says, you know, I've been ketogenic diet, I think I'm okay, let me just bite this cupcake.

because we know the cancer cell can't live, one of the fermentable fuels is glucose, and sugar is fructose glucose, so it's broken down. So the glucose immediately goes to the tumor cell and is used for the growth of the tumor cell. But you can't say, well, you know, the guy says, you know, I've been ketogenic diet, I think I'm okay, let me just bite this cupcake.

You can't see whether your tumor cell is gonna be growing like you can see a breakthrough epileptic seizure, it's very clear. But not a growing tumor cell. You just have to know that to manage cancer, you have to keep that sugar under control. And the second fuel is glutamine, which there's no diet. And everybody keeps asking me, oh, you know, glutamine is so healthy for us and all this.

You can't see whether your tumor cell is gonna be growing like you can see a breakthrough epileptic seizure, it's very clear. But not a growing tumor cell. You just have to know that to manage cancer, you have to keep that sugar under control. And the second fuel is glutamine, which there's no diet. And everybody keeps asking me, oh, you know, glutamine is so healthy for us and all this.

You can't see whether your tumor cell is gonna be growing like you can see a breakthrough epileptic seizure, it's very clear. But not a growing tumor cell. You just have to know that to manage cancer, you have to keep that sugar under control. And the second fuel is glutamine, which there's no diet. And everybody keeps asking me, oh, you know, glutamine is so healthy for us and all this.

And it is. People need to know that glutamine is not a risk factor for cancer. Glucose is for creating inflammation, but not glutamine. So you need specific drugs to target the glutamine for cancer. You can't do it with any diet. People, oh, you know, I take glutamine for weightlifting and all this other stuff. That's great. If you don't have cancer, don't worry about it.

And it is. People need to know that glutamine is not a risk factor for cancer. Glucose is for creating inflammation, but not glutamine. So you need specific drugs to target the glutamine for cancer. You can't do it with any diet. People, oh, you know, I take glutamine for weightlifting and all this other stuff. That's great. If you don't have cancer, don't worry about it.