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Expert: Tanya Zilberter, PhD - 10/18/2009


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Hello Tanya,

I've just read on your website that you work on a neuroprotective effects of the ketogenic diet, is that right? Any good news from your research? Thank you very much,

Dennis

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Dennis,

I am doing research on ketogenic diet since 2002. However, now that there are new data about neuroptotective effects of energy substrates, I need to put together a popular article about these results. Generally, it became more clear how the ketogenic diet works, but it's still all too technical. It also became clear that not only ketone bodies but also other brain fuels (lactate, pyruvate) work well to protect brain cells from many kinds of damages and at least two of the so called neurodegenerative diseases - epilepsy and Alzheimer's.

You might want to take a look at http://brainfuels.com and ask any further questions.

Tanya Zilberter

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Tanya Zilberter, PhD

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I am in neurophysiology since 1972, my research started with studies of neuronal interactions in the hypothalamic centers of hunger and satiety. I worked for 20 years in interdisciplinary teams, with physicists and mathematicians, as an expert in neuroscience preparing conceptual models of brain regulatory systems for their further implications in larger-scale mathematical and computer modeling. Since 2007, I focus on the metabolic aspects of neuroprotection.

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Tanya Zilberter, PhDAcademic print books:


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I am a freelance research consultant for the Infotonic Consultancy. I participate in a research project concerning neuroprotectors including energy substrates. The website related to this project is Brain Fuels where I'm trying to popularly write about brain metabolism and neuroprotection.



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Popular print books:

  • The Banta Diet
  • 180 Banta Diet Recipes
  • Calorie Theories, Longevity, and Natural Health
  • Reflexo-therapy From Kuznetsov's Applicator to Shakti Mat: Forty year-long success story

    Education/Credentials
    PhD in Physiology

    Past/Present Clients
    Currently, I affiliate with Infotonic Consultancy as a freelance research consultant. In 1972-1991, I wrote for/collaborated with: Informatics Div., Moscow State University, Institute for Continuing Education for Physicians (Russia), Glushkov's Institute of Cybernetics (Ukraine), State Institute of Scientific and Technical Information (Russia). In 1995-2007, I used to write for the online publishers such as about.com, lifetips.com, dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, bantadiet.com, reflexo-therapy.com. In 2005-2007 and in 2009, I worked for the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, Marseille, France.

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