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Fighting Back with Fat: A Guide to Battling Epilepsy Through the Ketogenic Diet and Modified Atkins Diet Kindle Edition
Written by two mothers who have children on the Ketogenic diet, Fighting Back with Fat provides essential information to educate parents on the diets, as well as gives advice to parents to navigate the emotional minefields that often come with attempting these diets. Common stress factors such as fear of failure, hyperresponsibility, dealing effectively with a child's non-compliance, and educating non-supportive relatives, friends and peers, are all addressed in heart-to-heart frankness from mothers who have covered the territory personally.
The authors include first-person accounts of the successes and trails of other families as well as a rare glimpse of what kids think of the diets, in their own words.
The book closes with the KetoCalculator 101, with tips and advice from the Charlie Foundation's Beth Zupec-Kania, RD, CD, the Keto Calculator's creator and a recipe section offering simple, delicious recipes organized by age group, each with "Keto Bites," fun food facts or practical advice that correspond to each recipe.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDemos Health
- Publication dateDecember 13, 2012
- File size1417 KB
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Editorial Reviews
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"Beyond being an invaluable resource for understanding and implementing diet therapies for epilepsy, "Fighting Back with Fat" helps you recognize that you're part of a community--a large, and caring, and supportive community. I literally got a lump in my throat remembering back to the mid-'90s when Charlie was on the Ketogenic diet and imagining how much clearer things would have been, and less isolated we would have felt, if my family had this information and support." --Jim Abrahams, Charlie's Dad, Director, The Charlie Foundation to Help Cure Pediatric Epilepsy
""Fighting Back with Fat" should be required reading for everyone involved with the Ketogenic or Modified Atkins Diet. Whether you are a family who is considering the diet, are currently on the diet, or even neurologists administering the diet, this is everything you need to know about what it is really like, from parents who have been there. This labor of love is truly outstanding!" --Gerry Harris, The Carson Harris Foundation
"Through this book, keto moms Erin Whitmer and Jeanne Riether become keto coaches who are leveling the battleground for those who fight for seizure-freedom. You will be encouraged and empowered with information, testimonials, and yes, even recipes. "Fighting Back with Fat" invites you to put on the boxing gloves in the kitchen to win the battle over seizures." --Paulette George, Author of "Good Morning, Beautiful: Winning the Battle Over Seizures"
"Every keto diet team should read this and see the diet from a caregiver's eyes. Terrific insight into what families face when they embark on this journey. Every team all over the world, and every keto family, should read this very carefully." --Dr. Janak Nathan, Epilepsy and Keto Medical Research Trust, Mumbai, India
""Fighting Back with Fat" is honest, compelling, and all-encompassing. It is exceptionally written by some of the best experts in dietary therapy for epilepsy, the 'keto parents' themselves, wh
About the Author
Jeanne L. Riether co-founded and directs the Healing Young Hearts Project (healingyounghearts.org) to help young children build resilience in this challenging world. With little support, she started her teenage son, Jordan, on the Modified Atkins Diet. He is now seizure and medication free.
Erin Whitmer has an MFA in creative writing and has contributed to National Geographic Kids magazine. She lives outside of Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and two sons. Her son, Noah, was on the Ketogenic diet for two years and is now medication free, diet free, and seizure free
Product details
- ASIN : B00ALRUYVM
- Publisher : Demos Health; 1st edition (December 13, 2012)
- Publication date : December 13, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 1417 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 337 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #712,980 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #42 in Brain Cancer
- #170 in Ketogenic Diet (Kindle Store)
- #253 in Nervous System Diseases (Kindle Store)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
Hi, I’m Erin. I love lifting lessons out of life's messes. And then sharing them with you.
When my son nearly died at four and a half months old, all my dreams took a nosedive into the abyss of the brokenhearted, and I struggled to make sense of anything. But in that dark place, I sought the face of God and He showed up in a big way. As it turns out, if you believe, you will see the glory of God (John 11:40). My young dreams took a detour, but God has shown me that those phases, perceived failures, and even tragedy have been fateful encounters with my purpose – and boy have they humbled me.
“NOW, IN THIS CRAZY WORLD OF HASHTAGS AND BROKEN PEOPLE, I GET TO SHARE MY JOURNEY OF REDEMPTION AND HOPE WITH YOU. NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM, YOUR BACKGROUND, OR HOW YOU’VE BEEN BROKEN, I CAN’T WAIT TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW YOU’VE BEEN CREATED TO SHINE.”
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Customers find the book provides practical advice and resources for a ketogenic diet. They appreciate the holistic approach and emotional support provided by the book. The stories are described as good, with personal perspectives, and children's recipes included. Overall, customers consider it an excellent resource for families using the ketogenic diet and professionals.
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Customers find the book informative and practical for those newly diagnosed with epilepsy. They appreciate the helpful advice, facts, recipes, tips, and resources provided. The book covers areas like day-to-day struggles and diet therapies. It's based on solid medical, neurochemical, and nutritional research.
"...again, they learned, and ultimately they have compiled an impressive array of facts, recipes, tips, and resources that anyone can dig into and take..." Read more
"...It is extremely well written, with tons of information and considerations for parents embarking on this journey...." Read more
"This book provides the reader with very practical advice on what makes the Keto (or Modified Atkins, etc.)..." Read more
"...things about the different types of diet therapies, tips for making the diets easier to follow, and was encouraged to keep persevering by stories of..." Read more
Customers like the diet. It works to minimize or fully heal seizures, and is a good diet to try. The book provides medical, neurochemical, and nutritional research and is endorsed by medical professionals. It's a great resource for families using the Ketogenic diet and professionals who use it.
"...important contribution to what is known and understood about diet in treating epilepsy, and it deserves a widespread audience among those who can..." Read more
"...and degrees of benefit --some families saw a reduction in frequency or severity of seizures and were able to wean off of some but not all meds etc.,..." Read more
"...find administering the diet is a wonderful, effective way to proactively treat certain seizure disorders, and it is so much easier than watching..." Read more
"...These diets are healthy and offer the patients a real chance to be completely healed." Read more
Customers appreciate the emotional support provided by the book. They find it helpful for coping with seizures and providing needed emotional support. The holistic approach is also appreciated.
"...Another aspect that I found impressive was the holistic approach in recognizing that every family is dealing with fear, exhaustion, anxiety, guilt,..." Read more
"...offers medically accurate advice, parent-approved tips, much needed emotional support, and recipes that your keto kid will enjoy...." Read more
"...I found some great time saving tricks and also found emotional validation within the pages of this book. Thank you to the author." Read more
"...I bought this book while we were deciding to start and it really eased my mind but also made me feel like we could do the diet - the family stories..." Read more
Customers enjoy the stories. They find the family stories and personal stories to be the best.
"...This is also accomplished by incorporating other families' stories and lots of quotes from those who've "been there, done that."..." Read more
"...I love that, in addition to the straight talk, there are personal stories, perspective stories, and that this is written by two moms who have fought..." Read more
"The stories were very good, but it does not really include much in the way of practical application." Read more
"...mind but also made me feel like we could do the diet - the family stories are the best." Read more
Customers enjoy the recipes. They say it's an excellent book for getting started with keto.
"...and ultimately they have compiled an impressive array of facts, recipes, tips, and resources that anyone can dig into and take what is most useful..." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013This book packs a wallop on many levels, not the least of which is the sheer grit of these two mothers. Not only have they fought the learning curve of understanding and implementing the ketogenic diet along with all the other psychological, emotional, and logistical issues of running families in which a child has seizures, but they also had the heart, compassion, and skill to pull together this book to benefit all the other families struggling with the same issues. They searched, they studied, they tested, they experienced ups and downs, they tried again, they learned, and ultimately they have compiled an impressive array of facts, recipes, tips, and resources that anyone can dig into and take what is most useful to their specific situation.
FIGHTING BACK WITH FAT is extremely well written and well organized. It's easy to read from start to finish or, if it makes the most sense for you, use the table of contents or index to find relevant information. Important tips are highlighted in boxes, and all the content is broken up into easy-to-digest sections.
Another aspect that I found impressive was the holistic approach in recognizing that every family is dealing with fear, exhaustion, anxiety, guilt, and a wide range of insecurities that can affect their success in using the diet successfully or coping with the situation they find themselves in. By addressing these head-on, the authors have given readers the assurance that they're not alone and are, in fact, part of a wider support community. This is also accomplished by incorporating other families' stories and lots of quotes from those who've "been there, done that."
The book is based on solid medical, neuro-chemical, and nutritional research and endorsed by medical professionals at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
And last, but not least, in writing this book, Erin Whitmer and Jeanne Riether have given voice to the caretakers of epileptic children throughout the world and, in so doing, have given medical practitioners and researchers critical feedback on what works and doesn't work in real life. It is an important contribution to what is known and understood about diet in treating epilepsy, and it deserves a widespread audience among those who can most benefit.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024My daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy last month and this book has already been useful. I really appreciate the information provided
- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2016Good book.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013Fighting Back With Fat is a great resource for families using the Ketogenic diet, and for professionals who want to understand the day to day challenges of living with Keto from outside the clinical perspective. When my son started Keto nearly 5 years ago, the only books out there were very clinical and dry. They were mostly written by and for doctors. Fighting Back With Fat is different because it really walks the reader through the ups and downs of Keto, offering tips and hints for this highly specialized medical treatment in much the same way you might talk with a neighbor about what to do with that extra pound of hamburger. It is important to note that all of the information provided in the book has been vetted by doctors, nurses, and registered dietitians who are trained to administer the Ketogenic diet.
Several of the other reviews have talked about the challenges and struggles of doing keto--and don't get me wrong; it's no walk in the park!--but if you and your doctor decide that keto is a good treatment option for someone you care for, you will find administering the diet is a wonderful, effective way to proactively treat certain seizure disorders, and it is so much easier than watching your loved one have seizure after seizure. This book helps you be an active member of your child's treatment team!
Fighting Back With Fat offers medically accurate advice, parent-approved tips, much needed emotional support, and recipes that your keto kid will enjoy. As a Keto parent, I strongly recommend this book to any family on Keto or considering Keto, and to clinical Keto teams for the insight into the everyday aspects of Keto.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019This book was definitely a game changer for my family and my 3 year old daughter who has autism and who had intractable epilepsy. Over the course of a year, we had tried and failed 5 different anti-seizure medications and we had done testing to see about brain surgery as an option. We decided that prior to brain surgery, we would give the diet a real shot--we had nothing to lose. This book was recommended to me by another mom and it really gave me the courage to even try to implement the diet---the first hand stories from other parents were so incredibly helpful and honest. No one is claiming this to be a miracle cure though for us so far it has been, and the stories in the book reflect different levels and degrees of benefit --some families saw a reduction in frequency or severity of seizures and were able to wean off of some but not all meds etc., for us, we were super lucky and after one month of being very strict about the diet, we noticed her seizure count stabilize at 20 a day, then down to 12, then to 4, then to 1 and she has now been seizure free for 2 months and on absolutely no pharmaceutical medications. For several weeks, I would not tell anyone because I was in shock and didn't want to be wrong. We had been discouraged and practically dismissed by every neurologist we saw-- told that diet probably would not help that much and that it would be too difficult to implement. I really cannot figure out why they would not encourage it more...and I will always wish it had been what we tried first, though understand everyone's situation is different when it comes to epilepsy and there may be a need for immediate relief from the seizures (in our case, no medication every stopped them, and some made them worse, which the neurologists said was unlikely but not impossible). I honestly feel that this book saved my daughter's life.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021The stories were very good, but it does not really include much in the way of practical application.
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- DL8226Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Great!
- Sheila CummingReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2019
5.0 out of 5 stars Epilepsy and diet is important read this book
I found this book a really interesting read as it contains valuable tips and information surrounding the Keto and Atkins diets with regards to Epilepsy. Providing accounts from individuals who have different types of seizures and still on these diets gives hope to myself and other Individuals with this condition
- Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Keto diet explained
Very informative and good from a parents perspective. A very honest account.
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