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.
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...
Mathias' Story
Until Mathias was 4 years old he was like any children during play and in development. He learned to ride the bike, climb trees and loved social activities. Mathias has always been a joyful boy with humor and empathy. When he was 4 ½ years old, the kindergarten shared their...
Maria Fontini's Story
My story starts in Nicosia - the capitol of a small Mediterranean Greek island called Cyprus. In September, 2002 my one and only child was four months old and had her first seizure. Then after seeing Jim Abrahams movie, "First Do No Harm," we made the big step. We visited...
Zachary's Story
Zach's seizures started at 3 months of age. He started with 3,20 min T/C seizures and came home on medication. I am sure we have the same story as most. We went down the list of medications adding this to that and taking this one away only to add something....
Doug Foster's Story
My battle with epilepsy began suddenly, progressed quickly, and ended abruptly with the help of the ketogenic diet. I was a healthy child, developing normally, until the first seizure occurred when I was three years old. This was just three weeks before Christmas, 1959. During the next two months, two...