Last week I posted about MCT Oil as the first step in the Madcap Diet for Narcolepsy Diet Basics plan. Today I wanted to boil down that post to its absolute barest minimum to get you started. In other words, this post has none of my Madcap commentary 🙂 If you want the full commentary you can check out the original post.
Why use MCT oil?
- MCT oil turns into ketones even without other dietary changes
- We get some of the benefit from a full on keto diet
- It will help with mental clarity and brain fog
- It will curb your appetite
- ***To be super clear… THIS IS THE ONLY DIETARY CHANGE YOU HAVE TO MAKE RIGHT NOW. ***
START. SLOW. Or suffer Disaster Pants.
- If you started taking the full dose (2 tablespoons a day) you will have digestive upset
- Here is the build up schedule:
- 1 teaspoon total a day for 2 days
- 1 teaspoon twice a day for 2 days
- 2 teaspoons in the AM and 1 teaspoon in the PM for 2 days
- 2 teaspoons in the AM and 2 teaspoons in the PM for 2 days
- 3 teaspoons (equals 1 tablespoon) in the AM and 2 teaspoons in the PM for 2 days
- 3 teaspoons (equals 1 tablespoon) in the AM and 3 teaspoons (equals 1 tablespoon) in the PM for 2 days
- If you step up to the next level and get digestive upset, step back and do each step for a week instead of 2 days
- Your goal is to have 2 tablespoons a day, preferably one in the morning and one in the afternoon
- This step up process will take you approximately 2 weeks
- Then give me an additional 2 weeks at the full dose
How do you use it?
- Bulletproof Coffee
- Blend together coffee, MCT oil, 1T of unsalted butter or heavy cream… can add a sweetener of choice
- Bulletproof Tea
- Blend together hot tea, MCT oil, 1T of unsalted butter or heavy cream… can add a sweetener of choice
- Just swallow it down undiluted by anything else
- Mix into a smoothie or shake
- A great diet friendly shake is the Premium Protein shake. Pour it in a blender and blend in your MCT oil.
- Mix with melted butter and pour over veggies
- Mix with your favorite salad dressing
- Use as part of the fats in a fat bomb
- Go to Google and run a search for “Keto Fat Bombs“
- This is an oil! It MUST be blended!
Which brands are best?
- Not all MCT oils are equal. The ones that are BEST for us PWN are the MCT oils with +90% C8’s. DO NOT GO CHEAP HERE! You won’t get the same results.
- Here are the approved brands:
I hope this boiled down version is helpful in getting you started. Feel free to reach out if you need any further assistance via the comments or an email at madcapnarcolepsy@gmail.com
Now go get some MCT and take this first big step at a more wakeful life!
Your Madcap Miss (a.k.a. Gina Dennis)
Wanna know how to take MCT oil to the MAX? Check out the next post: MCT Oil to the MAX: The PWN’s High Octane Fuel Source
Let me be totally up front here…I AM NOT A DOCTOR, nor am I a nutritionist, I only have a tiny amount of formal training in such things as a Health Coach. But I am a person with narcolepsy who uses dietary and lifestyle changes to mitigate my narcolepsy symptoms. I’ve been experimenting with these changes since July 2011 and have successfully maintained a high level of narcolepsy symptom management since that date. And so has my family with narcolepsy. This website contains our personal stories, failures, and experiments. In this website I will share with you the information that I have found most credible and some practical ideas for mitigating narcolepsy symptoms. I beg you to check with your doctor before initiating any of the dietary changes I speak of, especially if you are taking any medications.
