Videos
In April, 2008, at the International Symposium For Dietary Therapies For Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders, we had an opportunity to interview physicians who oversee ten of the leading ketogenic diet programs in the world. Here are their answers to three basic questions:
2) What success do you see with the ketogenic diet?
3) What is your advice to parents who encounter medical resistance to the ketogenic diet?
Charlie's Speech
On April 2, 2008 Charlie Abrahams, whose epilepsy had been cured by the ketogenic diet, addressed an audience of over 300 scientists, neurologists, dietitians, and nurses at the first "International Symposium on Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders." He presented an award to Millicent Kelly, R.D. the Johns Hopkins dietitian who taught his family the diet.
2004 Dateline NBC (part one)
Dateline reports how the ketogenic diet cured Charlie Abrahams’ epilepsy.
2004 Dateline NBC (part two)
Dateline reports how the ketogenic diet cured Charlie Abrahams’ epilepsy.
"In 1998 Meryl Streep starred in "First Do No Harm," an ABC television movie about a family's true story finding the ketogenic diet that cured their son's epilepsy. The movie was produced and directed by Jim Abrahams. The following are seven selected scenes from the movie:
Why would they rob us of hope?
Dr. Peterson argues for the ketogenic diet.
The diet works. A mother reflects.
Meryl Streep introduces the ketogenic diet
In 1994 The Charlie Foundation launched the modern era of the ketogenic diet with its video entitled, "An Introduction To The Ketogenic Diet," hosted by Meryl Streep. Over one hundred fifty thousand copies have been distributed during the intervening years. The complete video is forty-five minutes and can be obtained through the foundation.
Page last updated: May 9, 2008
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