Homemade Fresh Ginger Tea Author: Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD COVID-19 is an unwelcomed virus that affects everyone on the planet in some manner. Aside from staying on top of the news, practicing stellar hygiene, and avoiding crowds and people who carry this highly contagious virus, you may be wondering what...
Authors: Kristi Storoshuck, Beth Zupec-Kania, Dominic D'Agostino Man-made sweeteners known as “non-nutritive sweeteners”, are commonly consumed as an alternative to sugar. Their use in baked goods, beverages, and other food products allow many people to be compliant to low-carbohydrate diets. However, not all sweeteners are recommended on a ketogenic diet....
Authors: Beth Zupec-Kania, Kristi Storoschuk, Dominic D'Agostino, Elena Gross The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that migraine headache is the third most common disease worldwide. One in seven adults in the US are affected by migraines; approximately 20% of women and 7% of men. Migraine can truly limit one’s quality...
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, the number of people who are diagnosed with diabetes continues to rise and is considered an epidemic here in the USA as well as in many other countries. The incidence of diabetes closely follows the incidence of obesity. As...
Author: Dawn Martenz School years are an exciting and integral part of childhood. Yet for students who manage health conditions with medically supervised ketogenic therapies, the school environment can sometimes be challenging to manage. Families are often concerned with how mealtimes will be managed and how compliance with ketogenic therapies...
The Charlie Foundation receives questions about ketogenic diet therapy and reaches out to experts to help answer them. A commonly asked question is in regard to ketone supplements. Ketogenic diet therapy has existed nearly 100 years without the use of ketone supplements. We want to make it crystal clear that...
Jim and Nancy Abrahams (left) met Nejemia's (Nehe) parents at an epilepsy conference in Los Angeles in 2015. They were desperate to find a solution to Nehe's epilepsy which worsened with medications and made his behavior unbearable. Nehe had his first Tonic Clonic seizure at 2 and half years old. ...
Introduction by Beth Zupec-Kania. I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Chris Palmer at the 6th Global Symposium on Ketogenic Therapies in Jeju South Korea last year. We discussed his clinical work at McClean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts of applying ketogenic therapy in his psychiatric practice. He's a trailblazer in...
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...
Checking for ketones By Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD A frequently asked question when starting a ketogenic diet therapy is “how do I know I’m in ketosis?”. There are three different methods for checking and monitoring ketosis. I’ll explain each then give examples of how my patients have selected the one...
We've just created a new Recipe eBook: Dips, Dressings & Decadence! Use these creations to add flavor and fat to your favorite foods. DOWNLOAD NOW Behind the scenes at the Charlie Foundation are frequent discussions about recipes. Keto recipes receive more traffic on our website than any other topic. Good...