A couple of points made by Paolo I'd like to address, not correcting, just adding:
1) Fasting works to end seizures, especially temporarily for seizure clusters, is because it allows the intestine to rest and heal.
2) 95% of our body's serotonin is produced in the gut, not the brain. Too much serotonin is implicated in things like spastic colon/irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I believe spasm can cause seizure due to intestinal irritation associated with nerves in the intestines.
3) The intestinal fat increase Paolo discusses from a ketogenic diet is due to shifting flora which manufacture fats such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids which promote balance, modulating immunity and reducing inflammation. It's not the actual fat in the diet.
1) Fasting works to end seizures, especially temporarily for seizure clusters, is because it allows the intestine to rest and heal.
2) 95% of our body's serotonin is produced in the gut, not the brain. Too much serotonin is implicated in things like spastic colon/irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). I believe spasm can cause seizure due to intestinal irritation associated with nerves in the intestines.
3) The intestinal fat increase Paolo discusses from a ketogenic diet is due to shifting flora which manufacture fats such as butyrate and other short chain fatty acids which promote balance, modulating immunity and reducing inflammation. It's not the actual fat in the diet.