Reese
Until she was 1 1/2, Reese was pretty normal. She was a wonderful, curious, always happy, and easy going little girl. She hit nearly all of her motor milestones early and knew about 40 ASL signs, so she was communicating pretty well, although she wasn’t talking quite as much as...
Reese
We are forever grateful for the ketogenic diet. It has truly given us our daughter back!! Reese is now a beautiful, healthy 7 year old who is such an inspiration to others. On January 24th, 2016, at age 4, Reese had her first tonic clonic seizure. It was the scariest...
Furze Twins
"On December 8th 2017 my twin baby boys were diagnosed with Glucose Transporter Type 1 Deficiency Syndrome. I was told there is no cure, but amazing success treatment with the ketogenic diet. I did all my research and learned everything I could about the ketogenic diet and Glut1DS. I had...
Victoria
Check out Victoria's favorite keto recipe: Flatbread Pizza It is hard to accurately explain to most people that there are multiple types of seizures. When someone thinks of a seizure, they are generally thinking about a grand mal seizure where convulsing and unconsciousness occur. Yet what they don't realize or...
Gillian
Why Now, Why me? You never forget that feeling. An aura, such a beautiful word but the feeling that comes with it is so intense so profoundly visceral. Recognizable as the precursor to pain, even 3 decades later. I was driving so it was a bit of a shock to...
Jade
Chugging down the track, you overtook me, minding my own business, doing eight year old things, it was like you zapped me inside my tiny little body. I became extremely dizzy; the right side of my body went limp and impossible to use. You pushed me backwards and the hard...
Thanksgiving eRecipe Book
This Thanksgiving the Charlie Foundation is especially thankful for having friends like the Pierre-Louis family, who graciously prepared the dishes for this Thanksgiving eRecipe Book. Nehemiah (Nehe), their seven year old son and the eldest of three, was cured of his epilepsy by the Ketogenic Diet. In 2015 Nehe was...
Cream Cheese Cookies
4.01:1 Ratio 297 Calories 4.75g Protein 2.62g Carbohydrate makes 6 small cookies (intended to be a snack or dessert portion of 3 cookies) Ingredients 26g butter, melted 16g cream cheese, room temperature, tested with Organic Valley Cream Cheese 18g raw egg, mixed well 8g coconut flour, tested with Bob’s Red...
Updated Keto Pantry List & Printable!
New printable format of the Keto Pantry! Use the keto pantry to determine food preferences prior to starting the diet OR use it to expand your current diet. CLICK HERE: Keto pantry printable PDF
How to Freeze Avocado
If you are avocado lovers, this is a great tip! Avocados are great for the ketogenic diet. It's one of the few foods that can be eaten "straight up"with nothing added and still remains balanced at a 4:1 ratio with the fiber subtracted. The instructions are super simple... 1. Peal...