Physician, Caregiver, Author,
International Speaker
Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist
Who is Mary T Newport MD?
Mary T. Newport, M.D. became a messenger in 2008 when she found a nutritional intervention that supplied ketones as alternative fuel for the brain for her husband Steve Newport with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Steve responded dramatically to consuming medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) from coconut oil which produce ketones when consumed. Two years later he improved again in a pilot study of one person consuming the Veech ketone ester…this ester added twenty more months of stability. Together these solutions gave him nearly four more better-quality years.
Dr. Newport grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Xavier University for pre-medicine, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1978. She trained in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati and completed her fellowship in neonatology, the care of sick and premature newborns, at the Medical University Hospital in Charleston, SC. She practiced neonatology in Florida for 30 years and served as founding medical director for two newborn intensive care units in the Tampa Bay area. After taking some time off to care for Steve, she resumed medical practice at the opposite end of the spectrum and now makes home visits with people who have chronic conditions. Dr. Newport was married to Steve Newport in 1972 and they have two daughters and a grandson. Steve lost his battle with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia in 2016. To carry on his legacy, she remains a fervent messenger for ketones as an alternative fuel for the brain for Alzheimer’s and other disorders. She is author of four books and an international speaker on the subject of ketones as an alternative fuel for the brain, with numerous speaking engagements throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and many countries in Europe and Asia.
Dr. Newport is a Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist (CKNS) since September 2019 through the American Nutrition Association.
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Published Scientific Articles by Dr. Newport
Ketogenic strategies for Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairments: History, rationale, and 288 caregiver case reports.
Mary T. Newport, M.D. Medical Research Archives April 30, 2024
A New Way to Produce Hyperketonemia: Use of Ketone Ester in a Case of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Newport MT, VanItallie TB, Kashiwaya Y, King MT, Veech RL Alzheimers & Dementia 2015 Jan;11(1):99-103.
The Lipid-Heart Hypothesis and the Keys Equation Defined the Dietary Guidelines but Ignored the Impact of Trans-Fat and High Linoleic Acid Consumption.
Mary T. Newport, M.D. and Fabian M. Dayrit, Ph.D., Nutrients May 11, 2024
Books by Dr. Newport
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Alzheimer’s Disease: What If There Was a Cure? The Story of Ketones (3rd Edition)
by Mary T. Newport, MD, Turner Publishing, 2023
In the 1990s, Richard L. Veech, MD, DPhil of the NIH began to study intensively the potential therapeutic uses of ketones for cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s disease. Steve Newport’s battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s inspired this book, detailing his remarkable improvement with coconut and MCT oils and Dr. Veech’s ketone ester. The third edition completes Steve’s story and shares accounts of many others with Alzheimer’s, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson’s, and other brain disorders who have benefited from ketones. The book explains how coconut oil helps brain function and how ketones can prevent cognitive decline by overcoming insulin resistance, filling in a brain energy gap, and reducing brain inflammation. This 3rd edition documents new research since the previous edition in 2013 on ketone supplements, ketogenic diets, and other ketogenic strategies for neurological, psychiatric, and metabolic disorders like diabetes.
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Clearly Keto for Healthy Brain Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
by Mary T Newport MD, Turner Publishing, 2022
Think better, age better, feel better!
Did you know that at least 40% of dementia cases may be preventable by eating a healthy whole food diet and making better lifestyle choices? Learn about ketones for brain health, how coconut oil helps brain function, and how a ketogenic diet could improve symptoms of memory impairment and Alzheimer’s. Learn how to plan a whole-food low-carb ketogenic Mediterranean-style diet, about the importance of controlling blood sugar, getting more exercise, adequate sleep, treating sleep apnea and high blood pressure, and many more things you can do and things you should avoid to slow cognitive decline and enjoy health aging with step-by-step instructions for making these important changes in your lifestyle. The chapter took ten months to write and explains what goes wrong in the Alzheimer’s and aging brain and how ketones could help. BUY NOW
Video: Why I Wrote Clearly Keto
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The Complete Book of Ketones: A Practical Guide to Ketogenic Diets and Ketone Supplements
by Mary T Newport, MD, Turner Publishing, 2019
Everything you ever wanted to know about ketones!
Ketones provide fuel to the brain and ketones can improve brain function. The book explores the roots of the ketogenic diet a century ago as an effective treatment for epilepsy and the wide range of disorders under investigation now. Also included are interviews with 16 top ketone researchers, dietitians, physicians, and people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases who have had sustained improvement for years by adopting a ketogenic lifestyle including coconut oil, MCT oil, a ketone ester developed at the NIH, and a low-carb ketogenic diet. You will find information on monitoring ketone levels, how to avoid the “keto flu”, and recommendations for children, pregnant women, and elderly adults. You will find step-by-step instructions for planning a healthy whole food low-carb or keto diet and for other ketogenic strategies like adding coconut oil, MCT oil, ketone salts, ketone esters, overnight fasting, exercise, and caffeine. BUY NOW
The Coconut Oil and Low Carb Solution for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Other Diseases
by Mary T. Newport, M.D, Turner Publishing, 2015
The medium-chain fatty acids in coconut oil are converted to ketones no matter what you consume with it. Ketones are a brain fuel, and you will learn in this book how ketones work to protect the cognitive function. This book discusses in detail how coconut oil benefits the brain, explains that diabetes is a major risk factor for dementia, and how consuming too much sugar is harmful to the brain and other organs. This book is shorter and lighter on the science than Dr. Newport’s other books and offers a step-by-step guide to using coconut oil and MCT oil, reducing sugar and starchy foods in the diet, and increasing heathy fats to increase ketone levels. This is a reasonable, healthy whole-food diet that you can enjoy for a lifetime, and you will find many tasty recipes with coconut and MCT oil to help you get started on your journey to healthier aging. The book includes testimonials from people who have had improvement in their memory and other symptoms. BUY NOW
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