Fighting Back with Fat - by Erin Whitmer & Jeanne L Riether (Paperback)

About the Book

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" guides the reader through the Ketogenic Diet, Modified Atkins Diet and The Low Glycemic Index Treatment intrepidly discussing the struggles and emotional bombshells that come with diet therapy. 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.
Finally 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 moderator and an extensive recipe section offering simple, delicious recipes organized by age group, from infants to adults, each with "Keto Bites," fun food facts or practical advice that correspond to each recipe.

Book Synopsis

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.

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Review Quotes

"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

Erin Whitmer, who has an MFA in creative writing and is a former contributor to National Geographic Kids magazine, has used her blog NoahsRoad.com as a way to empower herself since her son suffered a traumatic brain injury nearly three years ago at the age of four months.
Jeanne Riether lives in China and co-founded and directs the Healing Young Hearts Project (Healingyounghearts.org) by helping 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-free.