Welcome to Matthew’s Friends Canada
Our mission at Matthew’s Friends Canada is to improve the quality of life and independence of those who are requiring the ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
Matthew’s Friends is a UK registered charity, operating since 2004 and specializing exclusively in medical ketogenic dietary therapies. In the UK, they support patients, families and professionals by providing information, training, research and grants to develop ketogenic services and support systems for drug resistant (refractory) epilepsy, as well as other neurological and metabolic disorders and emerging cancer types. This charity is supported by key medical experts in these fields so as to ensure the safety and efficacy of information.
Matthew’s Friends has chapters in other countries. Matthew’s Friends is one of these chapters that carries forward the mission to Canada. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and independence of Canadians who are requiring the ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
Please watch the introduction to Matthew’s Friends video, as well as our Matthew’s Friends Canada video.
Ketogenic Therapies
Who can use them and how to prepare yourself and your family for treatment.
Keto Kitchen
Keto Events
Meet others in your situation and find out what Keto events are happening in your area.
What Is A Ketogenic Diet?
A medical ketogenic diet is a very low carbohydrate, high fat diet which changes the metabolism in the body from burning glucose for energy to burning fat for energy. It is currently a recognised treatment for intractable (drug resistant) epilepsy, Glut 1 Deficiency and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency. Increasingly the diet is being looked at in other neuro-metabolic conditions as well as Brain Cancer.