Andrew Huberman· PhD
And the reason it was developed is because of this longstanding observation, since the time of Hippocrates, that fasting can stop seizures.
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And the reason it was developed is because of this longstanding observation, since the time of Hippocrates, that fasting can stop seizures.
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So it can be a good short-term intervention. The fasting can take a few days because it can take a few days to get ketosis. And then you can get some relief from chronic seizures.
What I find incredibly interesting, which is epilepsy and the longstanding use of ketogenic diet and fasting to treat epilepsy.
Well we knew that fasting controlled seizures Right. I mean like that was the first observation.
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