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,...
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...
Author: Beth Zupec-Kania RDN, CD Consultant for The Charlie Foundation. Dietary fat has endured a long history of controversy in its role in health. Saturated fat, found predominately in animal products (butter, cheese, cream, meat fats), and, in coconut oil, have been villainized as “bad” fats. Newer research is turning...