Mind the Fat - Controlling rheumatoid arthritis with the ketogenic diet.

The therapeutic effect of the ketogenic diet has been known in the treatment of epilepsy for almost a century. At the same time the ketogenic diet offers novel approaches in the nutritional therapy of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and autoimmune diseases. A strict ketogenic diet controls chronic inflammatory conditions through the reduction of blood glucose, the synthesis of ketone and increased resistance against oxidative stress. This book is aimed at readers who are interested in the anti-inflammatory potential as well as the physiological basics of the ketogenic diet. This book illustrates: 1. the personal experience of the author in controlling her symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis by means of the ketogenic diet 2. the principles of a wholesome ketogenic diet with a seven-day food plan, including the content of macro- and micronutrients 3. the biochemical basics of ketogenesis 4. the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of the ketogenic diet