Helpful Tips: Heavy Cream
Written By: Beth Zupec-Kania & Dawn Martenz Heavy whipping cream is often a food staple in medically prescribed ketogenic diets. During this time when grocery stores are unable to restock fast enough, cream may be temporarily out of stock. The following will help you to strategize this predicament. Talk To...
A Well Stocked Keto Pantry
What should you buy? What makes a well stocked pantry? It’s simple, the most nutrient dense foods possible. Fat, protein and carbohydrates in that order. Most people who “food prep” plan in the opposite order with carbohydrates as the bulk of the meals and food storage. However, fat is more...
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...
Non-nutritive Sweeteners
Authors: Kristi Storoshuck, Beth Zupec-Kania, Dominic D'Agostino Man-made sweeteners known as “non-nutritive sweeteners”, are commonly consumed as an alternative to sugar. Their use in baked goods, beverages, and other food products allow many people to be compliant to low-carbohydrate diets. However, not all sweeteners are recommended on a ketogenic diet....
Nathan
Author: Nathan's mom and advocate. I want to share Nathan’s journey which started when he was just 15 months old. It started before he received a formal diagnosis, although we had our suspicions since day one but the doctors would not listen nor do any testing. His seizure was brought...
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...
Cooper
Cooper was 6 weeks old when he was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Epilepsy, and 10 weeks old when he was diagnosed specifically with Infantile Spasms. One Friday morning when Cooper was about 6 weeks old, he started doing this odd repetitive movement where his arms and legs would very briefly extend...
Tomas
This is Tomas, aka The Ketolicious Kid, superhero and epilepsy warrior. His superpowers include running really really fast, melting away anger with his cuteness, and kicking some serious butt against all odds. Fueled by his secret weapon, the Keto Diet, he’s fighting back with fat and nothing can stop...
SUDEP & Ketogenic Therapies: Part Three
Read Part One and Two of this series. About twenty years ago, the epilepsy community became aware of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). In my view, nothing has exposed the medical community’s anti-ketogenic diet bias more than in the area of SUDEP. In March, 2017 the International League Against Epilepsy...
Sofia
(English translation, original in Spanish below) Sofia has epilepsy and on October 24, 2019 she began the Ketogenic Diet due to drug resistant epilepsy. We tied many medications and did not get good results. Between the seizures that increased daily and the effects of drugs, she lost abilities. The effects...