Jenniffer Z.

Jennifer has an absolutely amazing story about how switching to the ketogenic has impacted her health for the better. – Dr. Perlmutter My name is Jenniffer, I am 54 years old and for quite a number of years I had been dealing with some very questionable illnesses. I was overweight with no success in getting my weight down, was chronically tired, had trouble concentrating and had developed an autoimmune skin disorder called vitiligo where the skin no longer produces pigment. A couple of years into these problems I was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and went through surgery and very aggressive immunotherapy as well as radiation. The treatment for the cancer left me very damaged nerves, damaged skin, no energy at all, arthritis and joint pains so bad I could hardly walk sometimes and the brain power of a pea. I could not remember things that I had known all of my life nor could I concentrate on anything. With all my research trying to figure out how long this would last I was led to the conclusion that this would be my new normal and I would just have to deal with it.  I am an avid horsewoman and this left me feeling that everything I had worked towards was being taken away. Then one day about 7 months ago a friend shared with me an article about a doctor that was diagnosed with untreatable stage 4 brain cancer.  In his quest to fight for his life he discovered the Ketogenic lifestyle. I say lifestyle because it is not a diet to be jumped on and off of but a new way...
Source: Renegade Neurologist - A Blog by David Perlmutter, MD, FACN - Category: Neurologists Authors: Tags: Success Source Type: blogs