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....
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...
Ketogenic diet therapy for diabetes
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, the number of people who are diagnosed with diabetes continues to rise and is considered an epidemic here in the USA as well as in many other countries. The incidence of diabetes closely follows the incidence of obesity. As...
Joseph
When our son Joseph was 3 1/2 years old, our world collided with epilepsy. Joseph began having tonic clonic seizures for no apparent reason. Along with seizures came behavioral changes. Our happy little guy became dark and out of control. Our faith was tested over the next several months as...
Ketogenic Meals at School: Do You Know Your Legal Rights?
Author: Dawn Martenz School years are an exciting and integral part of childhood. Yet for students who manage health conditions with medically supervised ketogenic therapies, the school environment can sometimes be challenging to manage. Families are often concerned with how mealtimes will be managed and how compliance with ketogenic therapies...