Create positive health outcomes through

the ketogenic diet

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Why is the ketogenic diet right for you?

A Ketogenic Diet is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that changes the body’s fuel source from carbohydrates to burning fats, much like the body does during starvation. Usually carbohydrates contained in foods are converted to glucose, but when they are limited, fat is broken down in the liver forming ketones. Hence the name “Ketogenic Diet”. This metabolic change can cause a reduction in blood sugar and insulin levels.

Ketogenic medical nutrition therapy has been utilized efficaciously for a century in the treatment of epilepsy. More recently reports are indicating the positive outcome of medical nutrition therapy in the treatment of cancer and brain tumors, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism.


Let me be your nutritional guide along your journey

What i Do

As a registered dietitian, I have treated hundreds of patients from infancy through adulthood with Ketogenic Diets. Along the way, I created a more liberalized version of the classic Ketogenic Diet, called the Low Glycemic Index Treatment (LGIT). This allowed those who found it difficult to comply with the restrictiveness of the classic Ketogenic Diet to also obtain the positive outcomes. I will work closely with you to determine which individualized treatment is best for you.

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My work has allowed me to give lectures nationally and internationally on all aspects of ketogenic dietary treatment management and the use of Ketogenic Diet in the treatment of cancer.


"The best part of my career has been working directly with patients and their families to provide the best outcome possible through nutrition."

- Heidi H. Pfeifer, RD, LDN
Clinical Nutrition Specialist