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8/8/2020

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I am experimenting with the Keto diet and autophagy to see if it improves my eye condition. I have AMD (age related macular degeneration).

I now call it AMR - age related macular regeneration as that is what I am interested in and I  do think that regenerative medicine will be the medicine of the future.

Autophagy is the the body's self cleansing mechanism, and it appears to be activated by a combination of the Keto diet and intermittent fasting.

All healthy stuff, and weight loss and great energy appear to be a bonus (I have been doing this for just 3 - 4 weeks). It is fascinating.


Good starting points for research I have found are academic research papers, Drs Jason Fung and Michael Mosley on YouTube, and the work of Nobel prizewinner for autophagy, Dr Yoshinori Ohsumi.

am writing this at sunrise and another lovely day is forecast..


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Grace
8/8/2020 10:54:19 pm

I must look into this to see if it can help with osteoporosis. Do you have a Keto diet book to recommend? What a beautiful morning in Ardentinny. We are in the throws of a heatwave in Paris. Already over 25 at 8am and heading for 38.

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Freda
9/8/2020 03:20:36 pm

I am learning mostly online Grace though I have one recipe book someone lent me . It is The Keto Reset Cookbook by Mark Sisson and looks interesting. Stay cool!!

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Sheena
9/8/2020 02:53:34 am

Really hope it helps your eye regeneration and feeling really well and full of energy is a great bonus. Enjoy the beautiful day.

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Freda
9/8/2020 03:22:54 pm

Thanks Sheena - it has been gorgeous today. I hope you enjoyed it too. We do usually get a little breeze here so it's not too hot, unlike Paris!

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Gail
9/8/2020 04:19:45 am

Best wishes that this helps your eyes

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Freda
9/8/2020 03:23:33 pm

Thank you Gail.

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Lisa
9/8/2020 02:04:23 pm

That looks delicious. My husband has macular degeneration so I always interested in your posts regarding regeneration! I have heard there is a new type of acupuncture for eyes including AMD. Do you know about this?

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Freda
9/8/2020 03:26:15 pm

No, I've not heard of this, but tha latest newsletter of the Macular Society talks of a new drug being developed which can be injected into the eyes for dry AMD.

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Swissrose
11/8/2020 11:04:36 am

Freda, we have been doing keto for 3 years, now, as a result of research when a surgery my husband had wouldn't heal and he was diagnosed with diabetes. The deep wound healed up within 2 weeks, after having messed around with all kinds of therapies for 4 or 5 months with little progress... he went on to lose a lot of weight and the keto diet made a huge difference to his blood sugar levels, so much so that he came off the medication altogether and is deemed "cured" (not that there is really a cure, but no meds is a plus!). It's not always easy to stick to long term, but the benefits are there; I also lost some weight on it but don't do it as strictly any more, admittedly, too many temptations out there!! Although I still eat much lower carb than is usual. We found a lot of very sound information on dietdoctor.com along with many many recipes to access without having to take up a membership, they work together with Dr. Jason Fung. There was some adjustment initially and in Britain I had difficulty finding high fat options because the trend is so "low-fat" but many of the recommendations are most pleasurable indeed ;)
I don't think it's a cure-all and it may not be for everyone or all body types, but it does work for a lot of people and it would be interesting to see if you find it regenerative. It was originally developed to treat children with epilepsy, at which it excelled... I can believe that there are a lot of benefits for a lot of conditions.
Have you seen/heard Robert Lustig on sugar?

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Freda
11/8/2020 02:39:56 pm

Thank you so much for sharing this Swissrose. It's very encouraging. I didn't know about the childhood epilepsy connection.I hae seen some DietDoctor videos but not looked at the recipes, and am right now off to listen to Robert Lustig. It's all very interesting indeed.

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