Anella's Story
Life is truly better with BUTTER. We are a success story, so if you have a baby or toddler start NOW on the ketogenic diet because you have nothing to loose and it is easier than trying it as an option later. Why does age make a difference? They can't talk...
Updated Keto Pantry List & Printable!
New printable format of the Keto Pantry! Use the keto pantry to determine food preferences prior to starting the diet OR use it to expand your current diet. CLICK HERE: Keto pantry printable PDF
How to Freeze Avocado
If you are avocado lovers, this is a great tip! Avocados are great for the ketogenic diet. It's one of the few foods that can be eaten "straight up"with nothing added and still remains balanced at a 4:1 ratio with the fiber subtracted. The instructions are super simple... 1. Peal...
Brandon’s Story
Brandon’s Story Brandon had his first afebrile seizure on August 30, 2009. We were on a family vacation and getting ready to go to breakfast when he just fell over onto his older sister while having a tonic/clonic seizure. At that moment, although we didn’t know it yet, our lives...
Luke's Story
My name is Dawn Iversen and I have a child with Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy aka: Doose. Our nightmare began on April 19, 2009 when our little guy, Luke was just 2 years old, almost 3 in July. Luke started with one Tonic Clonic, aka: a Grand Mal, that lasted about...
Keto-On-The-Go Bag
Do you have "Go Bag"? I have had a bag like this fully packed and stored near my front door since 2012 when this post was originally written. There have been some minor changes to the contents helping to make it lighter and more efficient, but the basics are still...
3-Day Cooler Bag & TSA Info
Flying and travel with a keto, takes a lot of preparation, organization, and work! I'm taking 3-days worth of food with us for a 5-hour flight. Not only do I not have to worry about delays, I don't have to worry about cooking ketogenic meals for 2 days following our arrival. I'm...
Geoffrey's Story
On April 9, 2011, our world changed forever. Our son Geoffrey was 16 months old. On the previous day, my mom had called me at school and said that Geoffrey had fallen and hit his head 2 different times and she didn't know why. We thought maybe he just slipped...but...
Jonathan's Story
Today we're celebrating a little over 10 months of being seizure free, and 2 weeks of being completely med-free! This is our story. Jonathan started on the classic 4:1 ratio in early February 2011. Prior to that he'd been having 3 to 6 tonic and tonic/clonic (grand mal) seizures...
Rian
I was 9 years old when my mother started noticing my epileptic episodes. In the middle of conversations I would abruptly stop speaking as if somebody pushed pause on the DVD player. Ten seconds later my seizure would be over. The metaphorical resume button was pushed. That would bring me...