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....
Dr. Mary Newport leads the world in understanding ketogenic therapy for brain health
Mary Newport discusses ketogenic therapy for the aging brain.
Dominic D'Agostino, PhD, leading scientist in the quest to optimize brain health
Dominic D’Agostino, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida where he teaches students of the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) to assist with their...
Dr. Asseem Malhotra, world renowned preventative care cardiologist and health advocate
Dr. Aseem Malhotra is a cardiologist and world renowned expert in the prevention, diagnosis and management of heart disease. He is honorary council member to the Metabolic Psychiatry Clinic at Stanford University school of medicine. In 2015 he helped co-ordinate the Choosing Wisely campaign by the Academy of Medical Royal...
Thomas Seyfried, PhD, Professor, researcher and pioneer of cancer as a metabolic disease
Dr. Seyfried, PhD published a groundbreaking treatise entitled, Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley, 1st ed., 2012). His research describes a theory that cancer can be best defined as a mitochondrial metabolic disease rather than as a genetic disease. Calorie restriction and fasting are...
Dr. Eric Kossoff, a leader in advocating ketogenic diets for epilepsy
Dr. Eric Kossoff was interviewed by Jim Abrahams of The Charlie Foundation during the 2020 Metabolic Health Summit. He provided current views on the use of ketogenic diet therapy in people with epilepsy. Dr. Kossoff is a professor of neurology and pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During...
Beef up your immunity against COVID-19
Homemade Fresh Ginger Tea Author: Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD COVID-19 is an unwelcomed virus that affects everyone on the planet in some manner. Aside from staying on top of the news, practicing stellar hygiene, and avoiding crowds and people who carry this highly contagious virus, you may be wondering what...
Ketosis for migraine headache - does it work?
Authors: Beth Zupec-Kania, Kristi Storoschuk, Dominic D'Agostino, Elena Gross The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that migraine headache is the third most common disease worldwide. One in seven adults in the US are affected by migraines; approximately 20% of women and 7% of men. Migraine can truly limit one’s quality...
Nehe's Recovery From Epilepsy with Ketogenic Therapy & a Special Presentation!
Jim and Nancy Abrahams (left) met Nejemia's (Nehe) parents at an epilepsy conference in Los Angeles in 2015. They were desperate to find a solution to Nehe's epilepsy which worsened with medications and made his behavior unbearable. Nehe had his first Tonic Clonic seizure at 2 and half years old. ...
Checking for Ketones
Checking for ketones By Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD A frequently asked question when starting a ketogenic diet therapy is “how do I know I’m in ketosis?”. There are three different methods for checking and monitoring ketosis. I’ll explain each then give examples of how my patients have selected the one...