LEARN HOW KETO HAS CHANGED LIVES
Most keto success stories have similarly bleak beginnings, but the important thing is to believe there is hope. The ketogenic diet is often prescribed as a last resort for families and patients that have exhausted all possible medical options, and have nowhere else to turn. A large percentage of those lucky enough to find out about the diet have amazing stories that will inspire you to consider keto as a first line defense or a tool to improve your overall health outcome.
Sidney's Story
Our five year old daughter Sidney started having countless head drop seizures every day, when she was almost two years old. After two years of numerous trips to the doctor, trying ten different medications and surgery, the seizures continued. She had to wear a helmet, she was in a wheelchair,...
Matthew's Story
When Matthew was 9 months old, he was having a bath when his first seizure occurred. I had never seen anything so frightening, and it was happening to my son. The first one lasted for over 15 minutes. That was Spring, 1995. By the time he was 15 months old...
Tim's Story - "First Do No Harm"
In April, 1971 my three year old son had a grand mal seizure. In the next four months we took him to six hospitals, 21 doctors, and he had 38 drug combinations. He was having between 150 and 200 seizures a day. He spent the last two and a half...
Max's Story
Today, Max is an active, friendly fun-loving four-year-old boy. He loves to be outdoors playing with trucks, climbing at the park, riding his bike, swimming and socializing with his friends. He also enjoys joking with people, telling stories and singing. These are all things that he is able to do...
Stephen's Story
Stephen was playing on this 'Big Boy' bed, so proud to be out of a Crib. My wife sat down next to him to listen as he chattered on about his room, his toys; anything that crossed his mind came across his lips with infectious excitement and enthusiasm. She then...
Guinness' Story
Guinness was my baby boy that I dreamed of for over 3 years after a difficult time getting pregnant. He was a sweet baby that wasn't fussy or whiny, but rather relaxed and just a joy to be around. He was completely healthy and normal at birth and was even...
Lindsey's Story
When my daughter was 10 ½ she had her first episode of status absence seizures, which was misdiagnosed as a condition called “confusional migraine disorder. We did not know it, but this was the beginning of our epilepsy nightmare. She also suffered from migraine headaches, but looking back, I think...
Haley's Story
Haley is a beautiful little 2 1/2 year old girl with a horrible disease called Infantile Spasms. Haley started seizing at 6 weeks old and was diagnosed at 3 months with Infantile Spasms. She was started on a steroid called ACTH and then 1 month later was taken off of...
Mike's Story
Michael was born on his due date, July 4, 1986. Almost immediately he began having seizures due to a grade 3 intraventricular hemorrhage (stroke), which also led to hydrocephalus (water on the brain). His seizures were controlled the first year of life with phenobarbital. The next two years were seizure-free...
Leah
Leah was 5 months old when she was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms, a catastrophic epilepsy. We treated Leah with the "gold standard" in treatment of infantile spasms, ACTH. For 13 weeks, we endured all the side effects that come along with high dose steroids: weight gain, irritability, nausea, and decreased...