4. Benefits Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s, unfortunately, drains the brain’s ability to use sugar. When practicing an MCT ketogenic diet it is helpful to know that it offers your body a different source of energy which are the ketones. We hear about those ketones quite often proving they have a lot of uses. Most importantly, ketones allow your brain cells to survive better and also block the receptor where the brain causes memory.
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Through small studies, it was disclosed the benefits of capric and caprylic acid, two acids I mentioned early, showing that they improved the symptoms of short-term cognition and mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s.
Of course, the dosing is determined by the severity of the disease.
