PROJECT AIMS
The CHAJA Foundation is committed to spreading knowledge about ketogenic nutritional therapies and supporting their use for various diseases.
KETOGENIC THERAPY
A ketogenic diet imitates the metabolism during fasting, with the body using mainly fats instead of glucose as an energy source.
This diet has been used successfully for years in the treatment of epilepsy. Promising results are also accumulating for other non-infectious diseases.
PROJECT FUNDING
Since 2021, we have been supporting the expansion of the ketogenic diet as a therapy method at the Epilepsy Center of the University Hospital Frankfurt, so that it can also be offered to adults and accompanied by professional, specialized nutritional advice.
At the annual conference of the Keto Live Project e.V., which we support, international scientists and experts come together to stay up to date with the latest research and to network.
In Banff in 2016, we met Jim Abrahams, the founder of the CHARLIE FOUNDATION. We then campaigned to make the German dubbing of the feature film “Solange es noch Hoffnung gibt” starring Meryl Streep available again. After a lot of research and negotiations, the special edition DVD was presented to the doctors and dietitians attending the Network Symposium for Ketogenic Nutrition Therapy in Frankfurt am Main in January 2020.
Genre: Feature film
Year of production: 1997
Studio, distributor, sales:
eduflat (Medienhandel Kay Gollhardt e.K.)
Item number: ZRN001
Running time: 90 minutes
Age rating: from 12 years according to § 14 JuSchG
Languages: German, English
The movie: As long as there is still hope
The Reimullers are a happy American family. This changes when one day, their youngest child is found to have epilepsy. Mother Lori (Meryl Streep) takes passionate care of her son. But hospital treatments seem to make no difference – in fact, conventional medicine appears to have reached the limit of what it can do. Desperate, Lori decides to try a new approach and an alternative treatment – against the resistance of her son’s attending doctors…
BONUS MATERIAL
– Interview with Professor Dr. med. Jörg Klepper
– Introduction to the ketogenic diet by Meryl Streep
– Meryl Streep thanks the CHARLIE FOUNDATION for its recognition
For teachers and lecturers: (for use in schools and universities)
DOWNLOAD LINK: 8 EUR
