: Episode 1261 – Vinnie Tortorich talks with Gillian Szollos this Friday, and the two discuss treating epilepsy with a ketogenic diet, cutting out sugar to prevent the return of cancer, lipedema, her diet, exercise, and more on this fantastic show.
- She is located in Canada
- Vinnie and Serena met her through Ross Taylor (F-Bomb guy)
- Presents at many conferences and conventions – lots of public speaking
- She has epilepsy and treats it with a ketogenic diet
- Had seizures as a child but subsided until she was about 44
- Gillian will be 50 this year
- Was up to 130 seizures a month
- Suffered from seizures like the ones that they show in movies, and from other kinds, too
- Gillian encourages everyone to go online and learn what different seizures look like
- About 50% of people can get seizure freedom from medication
- This was not the case for Gillian
- Her neurologist told her keto diets only worked for kids – said she could try, but didn’t think it would work
- Keto diet is an incredible option for many who suffer from seizures
- Better outcome than any single anti-epileptic drug out there, period.
- Before she started keto, she was also morbidly obese
- 270 lbs at 5’7″
- She’s lost over 100 lbs, no longer has to take medicine for arthritis
- Also suffers from lipedema – she was told she could not lose weight
- Keto treats lipedema in an amazing way
- Need to get under 5g a carb a day
- Normally, she’s around 25g of carbs a day
- Vast majority of the time she eats 2 meals a day and does lots of exercise
- Protein (50-70g a day), green leafy veggies, some cheese and a type of fat (loves lard and olive oil)
- Try lard and hot sauce with a steak!
- Exercise makes a difference on your bones, too!
