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School 😱
You know what, it's hard enough sending your toddler to preschool for the first time. It is even harder doing it when they have epilepsy....
Sep 12, 20205 min read
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How We Keto
It's frustrating at times to read about parents with keto kids who are old enough to explain the diet to, who can express interest in...
Feb 2, 20206 min read
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Milestones and ratios
We made it to 7 months seizure-free in early November - an incredible milestone and the longest M had gone in his entire life without a...
Dec 18, 20193 min read
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Nuts!
You may recall that one of our major challenges with this diet is that keto diets typically make use of a lot of nut-based foods - milk...
Jul 13, 20194 min read
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Strawberry Shortcake
We've been in the thick of strawberry season here in New England for a few weeks, and while I think it's finally trailing off, it's never...
Jul 13, 20192 min read
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Off-the-shelf keto: cereal, ice cream, Suntella, hemp milks
It is always much easier to buy something than to make it from scratch, but that's super hard on medical keto so it's always a joy to...
Jun 21, 20194 min read
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Lots of catching up to do
It's been a while. Here's what's been going on.
Jun 21, 20192 min read
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Salmon cakes
Ah, fish. The source of so many good fats, and the source of such a strong taste that it can be a bit of a battle with young kids to eat...
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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Traveling with keto and epilepsy
Because we are a bi-national family we have family and friends literally all over the world, and regular air travel is a fact of life for...
Mar 27, 20195 min read
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A few more 1.5:1 off-the-shelf snack unicorns
We're of course going to put everything we've got toward the new 2:1 ratio for M, but I can't help but be a little disappointed that...
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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Up we go
You may have noticed it’s been a little quiet lately. The last four weeks have been pretty long. First, M had pneumonia, which came with...
Mar 8, 20193 min read
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Nerd alert: ketogenic diet and Mozart
During that weekend in the hospital with M when they decided to do genetic testing and I discovered Dravet Syndrome, even as I was on an...
Feb 18, 20195 min read
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Useful resources
Things I find myself referring to regularly - to be updated as I find more good stuff. Dravet Syndrome/SCN1A epilepsies The Dravet...
Feb 12, 20191 min read
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Pantry staples
I am an advocate of a well-stocked pantry and being able to try new things without a specific trip to the grocery store. Here are the...
Feb 6, 20193 min read
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An inconvenient food allergy
If you've researched keto you've probably seen a lot of recipes incorporating eggs - because they're so versatile - and nuts - because...
Feb 2, 20192 min read
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Got it in one
I remember asking around on parent Facebook groups how you keep a kid as young as M eating everything he needs to stay on ratio when most...
Jan 29, 20193 min read
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Getting your kitchen keto-ready
Among the various treatment options M's medical team presented us with, the ketogenic diet was a little intimidating due to its strict...
Jan 27, 20196 min read
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Keto vs Keto
I spent a year living and working in the Bay Area tech industry where every next person has gone keto, so when M's epileptologist...
Jan 26, 20195 min read
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