: Episode 1357 - Jennifer joins Vinnie for this Saturday listener show, and the two discuss her struggle with seizures, treating epilepsy with a ketogenic diet when no other medication worked, her weight loss along the way, resistant doctors and more. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club FAT DOC PRE-ORDER IS LIVE The release date is currently set for July 30th Go order it now! We need people to order it in order for it to stay at the top of iTunes pages Currently second overall under 'pre-order', and at the top of documentaries Please, if you are not going to order, share it with family and friends! Here is the link to the Pre-Order/iTunes page If you don't have iTunes, pre-order it at Vimeo here! You can also get the hard copy on Amazon TREATING EPILEPSY Jennifer is in her 40s Has an awesome boyfriend who Vinnie gets along with Lives in Seattle, WA Jennifer's handle on Twitter was SeizureSalad Caught Vinnie's attention She's had seizures since she was 12 Partial complex absence seizures Didn't realize they were seizures, didn't connect it with epilepsy Diagnosed with epilepsy at 20 Prior to then, had no pharmaceutical help Her brother developed bad epilepsy in his 20s For her brother and her mom, medication controls them She had seizures in clusters Affected her memory Couldn't remember what she looked like, where she was, etc. Passes after a few minutes Reacts violently during the seizures to anyone touching her Medicine did not work for her epilepsy Her hormones did not help her case Developed uterine cancer and realized she had endometriosis Medicines actually affected her badly On one medication, her co-workers thought she was having a stroke Started a ketogenic diet to treat it instead Was sick of being a guinea pig with new medications, etc. Found the Charlie Foundation (featured in the Fat Doc) Her doctor did not recommend it but she knew she had to try Began with a two day fast Within the first couple of months, she had no seizures or auras After 6 months, she had not had any seizures First time in her life Also lost weight, her insomnia faded, etc. She came off of her medication during this time Jennifer has also lost 140 lbs! Got up to 280 at one point She is a totally different person - health wise, and psychologically