Monthly Archives: April 2012

Diet and Treatment Update

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

As we reported last week, Nora had another tonic-clonic in the early morning hours of her sleep (boo). That makes 3 of these while on the diet, but the last 2 have NOT been followed by myoclonic seizures (yay). Although … Continue reading →

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Tips on Heavy Cream

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Nora goes through a lot of heavy cream. She has at least 1/4 cup every day, most of it as “hot cocoa” as a bedtime snack. We heavily rely on it as a source of concentrated fat. But we have … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Scones

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

A labor of love. Emphasis on labor. The ketogenic diet relies on a precise measurement of macronutrients. So any recipe that results in clumps of food, particularly carby food, is a bit dangerous. I worked very hard to make sure … Continue reading →

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What goes up…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Seems that we are looking at a seizure pattern. Nora had another tonic-clonic in her sleep around 5 am again this morning. Grandma Sheryl was sleeping with her. Poor thing. This one was also about 1 minute, but seemed a … Continue reading →

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The Virtues of Fiber

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Fiber is our friend. It is counted as a carb on nutritional labels, but we can subtract it out of the “total carbs” to get effective “net carbs.” It lets Nora eat fabulous things like La Tortilla Factory’s Smart and … Continue reading →

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Cheddar Bread

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

When Nora first started a diet therapy, we began with the least-extreme diet that has worked for treating epilepsy: the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD). As part of my education, I borrowed the Atkins weight loss book from the library (the … Continue reading →

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Efficiency is Life

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Nora needs several supplements everyday, some multiple times a day. It’s tedious to crush tablets and add them to foods on a meal-by-meal basis, so here’s one of my time saving processes to ease the daily grind. Peanut butter (B^3) … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ted Brekken

Nora is doing well.  She has not so far has another tonic clonic since April 5, and significantly, she has not had any waking myoclonics in the aftermath. We have upped her ratio a little bit, and especially made sure … Continue reading →

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So far, so good today.

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Quick update since yesterday’s early morning tonic-clonic seizure: Nora is going strong. She had a great day yesterday, and is her regular self today. Her ketone level seems fine and we have not seen any waking myoclonic seizures. She has … Continue reading →

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The dance continues

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Christy Anderson Brekken

Nora had another tonic clonic in her sleep at 6 am this morning. Grandma Margie had just returned for a visit and was sleeping with her. On the bright side, it was very short and mild. It’s also a vulnerable … Continue reading →

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