Inside the Science of Ketogenic Healing | Beth Zupec-Kania - E420

Dec 8, 2025

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Beth Zupec-Kania is a leading global expert in ketogenic therapy, known for her decades of clinical experience and clear, compassionate guidance. A registered and certified dietitian-nutritionist, she has spent more than 30 years helping clinicians, patients, and families use therapeutic ketosis safely and effectively for neurological, psychiatric, metabolic, and even select cancer-related conditions.

In this episode, Dr. Tro, Dr. Brian, and Beth talk about…

(00:00) Intro
(02:23) What The Charlie Foundation is and how Beth first became involved
(05:09) The frustrations Beth faced as a nutritionist promoting an, at the time, very taboo diet in the ketogenic diet
(09:37) How Beth initially came to see the power of keto as a therapy for people with epilepsy
(12:16) The evolution of the keto diet over the decades
(18:40) How the keto diet can be life changing for children with epilepsy
(27:28) Epilepsy patients weaning off of the keto diet
(30:22) Why a supplemental or drug cannot replace the keto diet for epilepsy patients
(32:44) How sugar and the microbiome play into epilepsy and seizure disorders
(41:28) Beth's personal experience with the ketogenic diet
(47:38) HRT, women's health, and the keto diet
(51:54) Addiction and denial
(56:55) Fatty liver disease and the keto diet
(01:00:02) The new dietary guidelines
(01:04:04) Eating REAL fats
(01:05:52)

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Beth Zupec-Kania:

The Charlie Foundation: https://charliefoundation.org/
Website: https://www.bethzupeckania.com/
Keto Mastery: https://www.ketomastery.pro/

Dr. Brian Lenzkes:

Website: https://arizonametabolichealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianLenzkes?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author

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