date:Mar 11, 2013
reat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Pediatrician and caregiver Dr. Mary Newport, M.D., knows first-hand how important saturated fats are for healthy brain function, having published a study in 2008 documenting her successes in treating her husband's brain degeneration with coconut oil.
Our cells can use ketone bodies as an alternative fuel when glucose is not available, explains Dr. Newport in her groundbreaking paper. Brain cells, specifically neurons,