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Adrianna Stephenson, keto advocate and super woman

Adrianna Stephenson is the mother of two, a ketogenic diet advocate, and crusader for eating real (not processed) food. Her 4 year old son, Parker was diagnosed with a brain tumor and over the past 2 years they’ve used the ketogenic diet, alongside standard of care including surgery and chemotherapy. His latest MRI showed no evidence of cancer and he continues to thrive on a ketogenic diet! Adrianna spoke at the 2020 Metabolic Health Summit in Long Beach, California about this journey and received a standing ovation. She is a remarkable person and is the epitome of an informed health care advocate for her child. Adrianna is also a librarian and information scientists and has an innate ability to dig into topics and to use knowledge as power. For these attributes she deserves to be ranked as a super woman.

Please watch all of Adrianna’s videos on our Charlie Foundation YouTube channel!

• Can keto help cancer? A mother discusses her son’s treatment
• What diet is best for fighting cancer?
• Is the keto diet used to treat brain tumors?
• How to sustain a keto diet plan for the whole family?
• Can the keto diet be used during chemotherapy?
• Does sugar feed brain tumors?

Author

Beth Zupec-Kania

A Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who has managed ketogenic diet therapies since 1991. Designer of KetoDietCalculator, online program for creating ketogenic diets, and prolific author. Beth has trained over 300 medical centers globally on implementing keto diets and has recently published a keto pocket guide for professionals.

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by Beth Zupec-KaniaJun 12, 2024

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Although ketogenic diets are riding a wave of popularity, it’s fascinating to know the history of this discovery and how it evolved. The Charlie Foundation is celebrating 100 years since the invention of ketogenic metabolic therapy. In the 1920s, Dr. Russel Wilder at the Mayo Clinic began using a ketogenic...

Adrianna Stephenson, keto advocate and super woman

by Beth Zupec-KaniaJun 3, 2020 3

Adrianna Stephenson is the mother of two, a ketogenic diet advocate, and crusader for eating real (not processed) food. Her 4 year old son, Parker was diagnosed with a brain tumor and over the past 2 years they’ve used the ketogenic diet, alongside standard of care including surgery and chemotherapy....