Keto versus Goliath
Keto Vs Goliath By Jim Abrahams Among my favorite medical euphemisms is the word “underutilized.” Underutilized, along with “last resort” are frequently used terms by medical professionals to describe the Ketogenic Diet as a treatment for epilepsy. So what does underutilized mean in this context? It means that worldwide over...
Charlie Foundation Celebrates 25th Year Anniversary!
OUR TIMELINE The Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies is proud to announce its 25th year of advancing awareness of Ketogenic Therapeutics! The Foundation launched in 1994 after twenty-month-old Charlie Abrahams’ severe epilepsy was cured by a Ketogenic Diet. Charlie had suffered through thousands of seizures, seven anti-epileptic medications, and a...
SUDEP & Ketogenic Therapies: Part Two
At The Charlie Foundation, our greatest hope is that people achieve seizure freedom—be it through medications, surgery, cannibidiol, or diet therapy. The question we ask is why the esteemed authors of a recent SUDEP article would choose to censor nearly 100 years of published science, including two randomized controlled studies,...
SUDEP & Ketogenic Therapies: Part One
In March, 2017 The Educational Journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) published a paper entitled: “SUDEP: what every neurologist should know”. In it they write: “SUDEP risk increases with less well controlled epilepsy.” “There are currently no established evidence based prevention strategies.” Though the ILAE makes strong suggestions...