Nine-year-old Sam suffered from childhood epilepsy. He is receiving ketogenic diet therapy. The following is his recipe for the day: breakfast is eggs and bacon with a thick layer of cream; Lunch is full-fat Greek yogurt with coconut oil; Dinner is hot dogs, bacon, macadamia nuts and cheese. Every time he naively opens his eyes and holds a biscuit or candy to his mouth, hoping to get his parents' approval, the answer is "no". His snacks are also fixed every day: 2 slices of bacon, 8 nuts, less than 1/8 apples.

Epilepsy in children

Epilepsy in children is the most common recurrent nervous system syndrome in childhood, and its etiology is complex. Simply put, every attack is like a electronic brain storm. Our brain and body are full of "current", and the biochemical electrical signals generated by the brain enable brain cells, nerves and muscles to communicate with each other. During the seizure, the excessive discharge of brain neurons leads to some brain dysfunction.

Sam's seizure is not violent, but a small epilepsy with low intensity and high seizure frequency. In desperation, the doctor introduced Sam to use ketogenic therapy. This diet with a fat content as high as 90% goes against people's common imagination of a healthy diet. This diet must be as strict as taking medicine: the fat, protein and carbohydrate in the diet must be strictly matched, and the patient's calorie calculation must be accurate to single digits.

affect

Ketogenic therapy effectively controlled Sam's illness. His seizures dropped to an average of six times a day. He started skateboarding and learned to swim. Finally, he became a happy, healthy and independent child. If the epileptic symptoms disappear for 2 years, you can stop eating. But there is no definite point in time.