Fighting back with fat : a parent's guide to battling epilepsy through the ketogenic diet and modified Atkins diet / by Erin Whitmer and Jeanne Riether.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitmer, Erin.

Contributor:

Riether, Jeanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epilepsy--Diet therapy.

Epilepsy.

Ketogenic diet.

Low-carbohydrate diet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical Publishing, LLC, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by two mothers who have children on the Ketogenic diet, Fighting Back with Fat provides essential information to educate parents on every aspect of diet therapy, as well as giving counsel for parents navigating the emotional minefields that often come with attempting Ketogenic diets. Common stress factors such as fear of failure, hyper-responsibility, 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.Fighting Back with Fat guid

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Researcher; Contributing Medical Professionals; Reading Panel and Consultants; Contributors; How to Use This Book; Chapter 1: Enlis ting; The Skinny on High Fat Diets; Choosing to Enlist; Picking Your Battle; Understanding the Differences in the Ketogenic Diet and the Modified Atkins Diet; The Ketogenic Diet; The Modified Atkins Diet; A Closer Look at These Diets; Mad; Additional Variations of the Ketogenic diet: LGIT and MCT; Lgit; Mct; How We Picked Our Battle: First-Person Accounts from Parents; Preparing for Battle

Managing ExpectationsDetermining Realistic Expectations; A Challenging Experience That's Worth the Work; Endurance Training; Choosing Your Keto Clinic; Decision Factors; A Professional's Perspective; Switching Keto Clinics; Charitable Assistance for Medical Transport and Accommodations; Solo Mission-Doing MAD with Limited Support Resources; Jeanne's MAD Solo Journey in China; Pam's MAD Solo Journey in the US; Chapter 2: Boot Camp, i.e., Retraining Your Brain; Know Your Enemy: Targeting Dysfunctional Attitudes; Coping with the Fear Factor; Lifting the Burden of Guilt

Healthy Grief and Moving ForwardAllied Forces: Preparing Your Family and Friends to Fight by Your Side; Bracing for Impact: Ketogenic Diets and Your Cushion of Support; Foxhole Strategies: Creating an Effective and Emotionally Safe Circle of Support; Take Care of the Caregiver-You! Survival Strategies 101; Preparing Your Child for Battle (and Sometimes Preparing to Battle with Your Child); Recruiting Child Soldiers; The Empowerment of Choice; Schooltime Strategies; Teenage Recruits; March a Mile in Their Boots: Try Out Atkins Yourself; Eating Low Carb as a Family; Courage under Fire

Dealing with "Crazy Makers"Siblings of Diet Warriors: In Pursuit of Justice; Chapter 3: Calling All Comrades; Enlisting Help; Phase One: Just Starting Out-When Managing the Diet Seems to Take All Your Time, Thought, and Effort; Phase Two: Hitting Your Stride-When You've Settled into a Busy but Familiar Routine; The Importance of Seeking Help; Creative Ideas for a Crowd; Teamwork At Its Best; Finding Additional Support Resources; For the Boys; John's Story; Orlando's Story; For the Boys: Q&A; Chapter 4: The Mess Hall; Re-Thinking Food; Oils; Avocado; Cream; Mayonnaise; Butter; Nuts

Are All Carbs Created Equal?Carb Counting Tools; Books; Online Resources; Different Camps of Thought about Food; Finding a Compromise; Just a Reminder: Epilepsy is the Enemy; Crossing Enemy Lines: The Ketogenic Diet and MAD; Mess Hall Duty; Baking Without Flour; Arming Your Kitchen; Feeding an Army: Batching and Making Meals in Advance; Recipe Creation; How to Search for Recipe Ideas; Finding Your Inner Keto Cook-Dawn Martenz, Co-Author of The Keto Cookbook; The Mission: Swapping Out Ingredients; Camp KetoCalculator

KetoCalculator Q&A with Beth Zupec-Kania: Answers to Questions You Might Not Have Thought to Ask

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61705-144-6

OCLC:

823719581