Putting a child on the powerful drugs that are used to treat our kids is not easy. As a result, many parents are turning to the oldest known treatment for epilepsy: The Ketogenic Diet. Many have had great outcomes. We urge you to learn more about it.
Movies
- First Do No Harm tells the story of how this diet was brought back from history for epilepsy treatment.
- The Magic Pill gives a compelling overview of the diet.
Foundations
These foundations are dedicated to the ketogenic diet offer a wealth of resources.
- Charlie Foundation (US)
- Matthew’s Friends (UK)
Papers
Important papers well worth reading and/or taking to your physician about.
- Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy: What We Know So Far, January 29, 2019
- The gut microbiota mediates the anti-seizure effects of the ketogenic diet, May 24, 2018
- Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group, April 25, 2018
- Ketogenic Diet Modulates NAD+-Dependent Enzymes and Reduces DNA Damage in Hippocampus, August 30, 2018