Natural remedies for seizures

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She makes her own lobelia tincture. What you,d find in the stores wouldn,t be very powerful any way. I,ll write her and ask if she has any advice to offer.

 

Renee

 

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Thank you so much for your response. Please check with your friend.

This month seems to be a "rock and roll" month, since he has had more

seizures than he has had in a while. We thought we were getting them

under control and really thought we had found the root cause with the

change in diet, but now things seem to be going in reverse. Please

find out also where she got the lobelia. I'm hesitant to use over-

the-counter supplements, but if we could find a reputable source for

them that would not be a problem.

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Here is the info I got back from the herb list. A few people have answered so far. The last one is the woman who's son had seizures. I will send you her addy privately.

 

Hello,/ Every time I read the word "stress' in your letter, the herb skullcap came to mind. I do not have issues with seizures but I can attest to it being a great herb for anything stress related. Not only is it effective in the short term, it is also said to be nutritive to the nervous system,thus being a safe call for anyone with any nervous or stress related disorders. I would highly recommend it be added to this persons regimen both ongoing and increasing during higher stress periods.I use it often and have seen amazing results with others.Good luck.....Will

 

 

 

Renee, my friend had great success with smoking scullcap when pre-seisure signs started. She said pot was the first choice, but it is illegal and she refused to try it.

Elaine

 

 

Short form answer for now, please send to your friend.1. Check for hypoglycemia and have a high protein snack before bedtime.Cheese is good.2. Blaylock's book, "Excitoxins" discusses the MSG, aspartame, brainIrritators. I am glad they made the connection. Recommended reading for everyone,Not seizure limited.3. Increase healthy brain fats: fish oil for EPA and DHA, virgin coconutOil, high quality butter as well as olive oil. EPA and DHA can make a hugeDifference. Charlie got 10 grams of fish oil a day.4. Tulsi tea (Holy basil) may help to calm as can SJW and a few other herbs.5. L-Taurine amino acid calms some neurotransmitters. B-complex and enoughUseful Magnesium are also critical in controlling and diminishing theFrequency and duration of Charlie's seizures.6. Lobelia inflata is very effective with just a few sublingual drops toStop seizure activity, it is not preventative.7. NEURONTIN is awful. See and ask for help on withdrawal from theNeurologist and/or _www.Andrews-reiter.com_ (http://www.Andrews-reiter.com) WeFirst sought their help with Charlie in about 1988.8. A side-effect of Lamictal is cancer.Hope this helps and tell these folks it is OK to contact me directly.Mjh

[Guest guest]

One more thought from the herb group

 

 

In your friend's report on their life style, she mention they drink well water. Since they live on a farm with well water, nitrates in the water can be a real possibility. Even though they have tried to live chemical free doesn't guarantee the previous owners of the land, or those surrounding the land, are living chemical free. I suggest she get her water tested for chemical contaminants particularly nitrates. Just because it is a deep well doesn't guarantee it can't get contaminated. Since he reacted so badly to eating bacon (full of nitrates again) I think nitrate contamination may be a real possibility. She mentioned they raise some of their own produce. There again test the soil for nitrates. Removing chemicals like nitrates from the water can be a hard or next to impossible task. My well sits next to a farmers field that hasn't been farmed for twenty years but the fertilizer nitrates are still in the ground and thus leach into my water. It's worth her looking into Contaminated water given the extreme sensitivity of her family. Eating fava beans daily or making a fava bean extract (dopamine) and taking St. Johns Wort (SSRI) may also help. I wish her all the best.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Shara, the May 2008 issue of Dr. Marcus Laux's newsletter " Naturally

Well Today " has an article about seizures. It relates his experience

in working thru the medical system that is still in the " dark ages "

to find help for his son who developed seizures at 7 months. It is a

lengthy article, and I hope you can find a copy to read for yourself,

but here are some of the highlights: He talks about what we think we

know about the brain, and the mainstream treatments. The first thing

he recommends trying is the ketogenic diet in which about 0ne-third

patients become nearly or completely seizure free, and another third

are helped. But he says it is important to start the diet in a

hospital because it can have toxic effects. There is a website that

he says is a reliable source of info:

http://www.charliefoundation.org He says to find out if you have

parasites and if you do, get rid of them. Check with your pharmacist

for any prescription and over-the-counter drugs for potential drug

interactions. Neural tissue in the brain becomes hypersensitive to

irritation with low B6 levels. Anticonvulsant drugs cause B6

deficiencies. Many people cannot utilize the form of B6 (pyridoxine)

that is found in most supplements because they lack the ability to

convert it to its activated form, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (P5P). The

resultant deficiency can at least contribute to, if not cause, a

seizure disorder. Rather than take megadoses of vitamin B6 which can

worsen seizures, he recommends taking P5P for its superior

absorption, 25mg daily.

 

Some people have been helped when taking Taurine sublingually, 15-20

drops of the liquid daily, or as in injection. (MSG depletes taurine

levels)

 

L-Lysine, another amino acid found naturally in dairy, meat, and fish

has been found to have brain-suppressing effects similar to those

caused by anticonvulsant drugs, but without the side effects. It also

has a synergistic benefit with GABA.

 

GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain. Any

disorder of GABA's functions in the brain can lead to a seizure . He

says that only natural GABA from Japan has had any benefit for his

son. The Japanese dosage is 250mg, 3 times a day.

 

Boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is created when the amino acid

tryptophan is converted in the body to 5-HTP, which is then converted

into serotonin. Vitamin B6 is involved in this conversion. At every

meal eat one or more of these: turkey,seafood, quinoa, whole grains,

brown rice, legumes, eggs, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin

seeds, and almonds all of which contain tryptophan.

 

I hope this will be helpful to you, Shara. And by the way, I hope you

are taking care of yourself. Being a loving care-giver is one of the

hardest jobs on earth. I am in awe of all the things you are doing!

 

Betty-- In oleander soup , " blondfury123 "

<showard208 wrote:

>

> Hi Tony,

> I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening

in "

> on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since

> it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

> seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial

> seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to

doctors,

> had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. He

> was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The

medications

> took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at

> least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was having

up

> to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

>

> We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and

> processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat nothing

> processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and chickens,

> milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are

not

> in season, we eat " weeds " from the yard, i.e., chickweed,

dandelion,

> violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural.

Even

> our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables,

the

> rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We

even

> grow our own bird food for our doves.

>

> He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he

tries

> to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them at

> least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as

> completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to

the

> pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as a

> possible alternative?

>

> We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they

once

> were, but we would really like to have them go away and would like

to

> do it without synthetic medications.

>

> By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very

> familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed

> daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact that

> most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the

actual

> disease.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Shara

>

[Guest guest]

Betty, Tony, Loretta, and the rest of you guys,

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I apologize for not responding to

any posts for the past couple of days. My husband is now back to

himself again. This month was the toughest one we've had in a

while. I had no time to get through the posts, except just glance at

them because he was having a very difficult time. However, I am

going to go through and make a list of all the suggestions that we're

not already doing. You guys don't have any idea how much I

appreciate the responses. I'm new to this group and decided to take

a shot, since all the advice I read on oleander and other topics was

so good.

 

Please keep posting more information as you get it. We've been

dealing with these things for the past 11 years and know that the

medications don't work. We were satisfied for a while that they

calmed them down, but now they aren't even doing that. He is going

to wean off the Neurontin, but it will be a slow wean, probably over

the next 1 to 1-1/2 months. He's been only taking it once a day

(instead of the prescribed 3 times a day) for about a year now and

the seizures have stayed the same until this month. As soon as I get

my list made, we're going to get the suggested herbs and supplements

(if I can find natural supplements...I'm a stickler

there...otherwise, I'll find a way to make them myself, lol). We're

also getting rid of all offending pots and pans. We'll be getting

filters for our showers and sink, since our house water is city

water. Our spring shouldn't be tainted, since this land was not farm

land. It's mostly rocks and clay...hardly grows weeds! Our

fertilizer is from our animals and they eat naturally too, so no

worries there. Our dirt is our compost put into holes dug into the

rocks and clay. So much to process, but thanks to you guys, I know

we will finally be able to stop these things.

 

Again, thank you so much and please forgive me for not responding

sooner.

 

And Betty, now is my turn to take care of me. I'm going to get up

early in the morning and go get some guineas to get rid of all the

icky little bugs around here, lol! I'm tired of picking ticks every

time I go for a walk...sigh...I love living in the woods!!

 

Shara

 

 

oleander soup , " beted711 " <beted711 wrote:

>

> Shara, the May 2008 issue of Dr. Marcus Laux's

newsletter " Naturally

> Well Today " has an article about seizures. It relates his

experience

> in working thru the medical system that is still in the " dark ages "

> to find help for his son who developed seizures at 7 months. It is

a

> lengthy article, and I hope you can find a copy to read for

yourself,

> but here are some of the highlights: He talks about what we think

we

> know about the brain, and the mainstream treatments. The first

thing

> he recommends trying is the ketogenic diet in which about 0ne-third

> patients become nearly or completely seizure free, and another

third

> are helped. But he says it is important to start the diet in a

> hospital because it can have toxic effects. There is a website that

> he says is a reliable source of info:

> http://www.charliefoundation.org He says to find out if you have

> parasites and if you do, get rid of them. Check with your

pharmacist

> for any prescription and over-the-counter drugs for potential drug

> interactions. Neural tissue in the brain becomes hypersensitive to

> irritation with low B6 levels. Anticonvulsant drugs cause B6

> deficiencies. Many people cannot utilize the form of B6

(pyridoxine)

> that is found in most supplements because they lack the ability to

> convert it to its activated form, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (P5P). The

> resultant deficiency can at least contribute to, if not cause, a

> seizure disorder. Rather than take megadoses of vitamin B6 which

can

> worsen seizures, he recommends taking P5P for its superior

> absorption, 25mg daily.

>

> Some people have been helped when taking Taurine sublingually, 15-

20

> drops of the liquid daily, or as in injection. (MSG depletes

taurine

> levels)

>

> L-Lysine, another amino acid found naturally in dairy, meat, and

fish

> has been found to have brain-suppressing effects similar to those

> caused by anticonvulsant drugs, but without the side effects. It

also

> has a synergistic benefit with GABA.

>

> GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain.

Any

> disorder of GABA's functions in the brain can lead to a seizure .

He

> says that only natural GABA from Japan has had any benefit for his

> son. The Japanese dosage is 250mg, 3 times a day.

>

> Boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is created when the amino acid

> tryptophan is converted in the body to 5-HTP, which is then

converted

> into serotonin. Vitamin B6 is involved in this conversion. At every

> meal eat one or more of these: turkey,seafood, quinoa, whole

grains,

> brown rice, legumes, eggs, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin

> seeds, and almonds all of which contain tryptophan.

>

> I hope this will be helpful to you, Shara. And by the way, I hope

you

> are taking care of yourself. Being a loving care-giver is one of

the

> hardest jobs on earth. I am in awe of all the things you are doing!

>

> Betty-- In oleander soup , " blondfury123 "

> <showard208@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Tony,

> > I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening

> in "

> > on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic,

since

> > it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

> > seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial

> > seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to

> doctors,

> > had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up.

He

> > was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The

> medications

> > took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at

> > least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was

having

> up

> > to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

> >

> > We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and

> > processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat

nothing

> > processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and

chickens,

> > milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are

> not

> > in season, we eat " weeds " from the yard, i.e., chickweed,

> dandelion,

> > violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural.

> Even

> > our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables,

> the

> > rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We

> even

> > grow our own bird food for our doves.

> >

> > He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he

> tries

> > to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them

at

> > least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as

> > completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to

> the

> > pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as

a

> > possible alternative?

> >

> > We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they

> once

> > were, but we would really like to have them go away and would

like

> to

> > do it without synthetic medications.

> >

> > By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very

> > familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed

> > daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact

that

> > most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the

> actual

> > disease.

> >

> > Thanks in advance.

> >

> > Shara

> >

>

[Guest guest]

We understand! Living in the woods? I love it! You sound like someone who might like our Natural Living section of The Best Years in Life Website.Check it out:/natural_living.htm Tony--- In oleander soup , "blondfury123" <showard208 wrote:>> Betty, Tony, Loretta, and the rest of you guys,> Thank you, thank you, thank you! I apologize for not responding to > any posts for the past couple of days. My husband is now back to > himself again. This month was the toughest one we've had in a > while. I had no time to get through the posts, except just glance at > them because he was having a very difficult time. However, I am > going to go through and make a list of all the suggestions that we're > not already doing. You guys don't have any idea how much I > appreciate the responses. I'm new to this group and decided to take > a shot, since all the advice I read on oleander and other topics was > so good.> > Please keep posting more information as you get it. We've been > dealing with these things for the past 11 years and know that the > medications don't work. We were satisfied for a while that they > calmed them down, but now they aren't even doing that. He is going > to wean off the Neurontin, but it will be a slow wean, probably over > the next 1 to 1-1/2 months. He's been only taking it once a day > (instead of the prescribed 3 times a day) for about a year now and > the seizures have stayed the same until this month. As soon as I get > my list made, we're going to get the suggested herbs and supplements > (if I can find natural supplements...I'm a stickler > there...otherwise, I'll find a way to make them myself, lol). We're > also getting rid of all offending pots and pans. We'll be getting > filters for our showers and sink, since our house water is city > water. Our spring shouldn't be tainted, since this land was not farm > land. It's mostly rocks and clay...hardly grows weeds! Our > fertilizer is from our animals and they eat naturally too, so no > worries there. Our dirt is our compost put into holes dug into the > rocks and clay. So much to process, but thanks to you guys, I know > we will finally be able to stop these things. > > Again, thank you so much and please forgive me for not responding > sooner. > > And Betty, now is my turn to take care of me. I'm going to get up > early in the morning and go get some guineas to get rid of all the > icky little bugs around here, lol! I'm tired of picking ticks every > time I go for a walk...sigh...I love living in the woods!!> > Shara> > > oleander soup , "beted711" beted711@ wrote:> >> > Shara, the May 2008 issue of Dr. Marcus Laux's > newsletter "Naturally > > Well Today" has an article about seizures. It relates his > experience > > in working thru the medical system that is still in the "dark ages" > > to find help for his son who developed seizures at 7 months. It is > a > > lengthy article, and I hope you can find a copy to read for > yourself, > > but here are some of the highlights: He talks about what we think > we > > know about the brain, and the mainstream treatments. The first > thing > > he recommends trying is the ketogenic diet in which about 0ne-third > > patients become nearly or completely seizure free, and another > third > > are helped. But he says it is important to start the diet in a > > hospital because it can have toxic effects. There is a website that > > he says is a reliable source of info: > > http://www.charliefoundation.org He says to find out if you have > > parasites and if you do, get rid of them. Check with your > pharmacist > > for any prescription and over-the-counter drugs for potential drug > > interactions. Neural tissue in the brain becomes hypersensitive to > > irritation with low B6 levels. Anticonvulsant drugs cause B6 > > deficiencies. Many people cannot utilize the form of B6 > (pyridoxine) > > that is found in most supplements because they lack the ability to > > convert it to its activated form, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (P5P). The > > resultant deficiency can at least contribute to, if not cause, a > > seizure disorder. Rather than take megadoses of vitamin B6 which > can > > worsen seizures, he recommends taking P5P for its superior > > absorption, 25mg daily.> > > > Some people have been helped when taking Taurine sublingually, 15-> 20 > > drops of the liquid daily, or as in injection. (MSG depletes > taurine > > levels)> > > > L-Lysine, another amino acid found naturally in dairy, meat, and > fish > > has been found to have brain-suppressing effects similar to those > > caused by anticonvulsant drugs, but without the side effects. It > also > > has a synergistic benefit with GABA.> > > > GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain. > Any > > disorder of GABA's functions in the brain can lead to a seizure . > He > > says that only natural GABA from Japan has had any benefit for his > > son. The Japanese dosage is 250mg, 3 times a day.> > > > Boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is created when the amino acid > > tryptophan is converted in the body to 5-HTP, which is then > converted > > into serotonin. Vitamin B6 is involved in this conversion. At every > > meal eat one or more of these: turkey,seafood, quinoa, whole > grains, > > brown rice, legumes, eggs, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin > > seeds, and almonds all of which contain tryptophan.> > > > I hope this will be helpful to you, Shara. And by the way, I hope > you > > are taking care of yourself. Being a loving care-giver is one of > the > > hardest jobs on earth. I am in awe of all the things you are doing!> > > > Betty-- In oleander soup , "blondfury123" > > <showard208@> wrote:> > >> > > Hi Tony,> > > I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate "listening > > in" > > > on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, > since > > > it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with > > > seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial > > > seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to > > doctors, > > > had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. > He > > > was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The > > medications > > > took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at > > > least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was > having > > up > > > to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month. > > > > > > We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and > > > processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat > nothing > > > processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and > chickens, > > > milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are > > not > > > in season, we eat "weeds" from the yard, i.e., chickweed, > > dandelion, > > > violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural. > > Even > > > our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables, > > the > > > rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We > > even > > > grow our own bird food for our doves. > > > > > > He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he > > tries > > > to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them > at > > > least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as > > > completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to > > the > > > pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as > a > > > possible alternative? > > > > > > We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they > > once > > > were, but we would really like to have them go away and would > like > > to > > > do it without synthetic medications.> > > > > > By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very > > > familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed > > > daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact > that > > > most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the > > actual > > > disease.> > > > > > Thanks in advance.> > > > > > Shara> > >> >>

[Guest guest]

Tony,

We definitely live in the woods! Snakes, ticks, sticks that trip me,

and a creek! We LOVE it! However, we're just now beginning work on

the farm, so there are a million things left to learn. I am so glad

you put the article about pasteurized and homogenized milk. We have

goats that supply our milk, butter, and cheese. We're getting some

kefir grains in the next week or two also. Our kids were a bit

reluctant to drink raw milk at first, but now they're sold. We free

range our rabbits and chickens, even though someone told us last week

that rabbits shouldn't eat grass! Can you imagine? We just smiled

and went on. We even use natural remedies on our animals! They're a

lot healthier than they were when we lived in town.

 

Our neighbor to the east just clearcut his entire woods. It is so

sad. The land looks like it's scarred. Fortunately, we own the

strip of woods between his land and ours and, even though he wanted

to buy that strip, we kept it and have trees between us and that sad

portion. My husband and I walked up the hill to the clear cut area.

The feeling was that of desolation. We had walked up there when we

bought this place and it was so peaceful and happy. The difference

was astounding. So sad.

 

Our neighbors to the front spend all week cutting their grass. It's

cute to watch them. They have about 3 acres of lawn each. They

start on Saturday morning and finally finish cutting about Tuesday.

Then, they start again on the next Saturday morning. They spend so

much time manicuring. Our rabbits are in movable cages, so they take

care of the mowing for us. The horses take care of the part across

the creek. Man, they can mow it down in NO time, lol. In the

meantime, I'm out picking dandelions, violets, and chickweed for

supper most days. Oh yes, and the watercress that is going crazy

right now. It's a wonderful life!

 

Things left to do are to start raising bees, build a bat house,

harvest the May apples (there are TONS in the woods!), and finish

planting the garden. Oh yeah, and to learn a million more things

about natural healing, herbs, making tinctures and decoctions, etc.

I love this discussion board. You guys are so knowledgeable and are

helping me so much in this journey. Renee's story was amazing! I

keep cayenne around all the time, but always forget it when we're

bleeding! Post more about stimulating memory...I think I have " old-

timer's " disease, lol. Acutally, I think it's because there is

usually so much going on that I forget the obvious until the crisis

is over!

 

Thanks so much for all your help this last week. I'm still

processing information. There is so much I have to learn. You guys

are great!

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , " Tony " wrote:

>

> We understand! Living in the woods? I love it! You sound like

someone

> who might like our Natural Living section of The Best Years in Life

> Website.

>

> Check it out:

>

> /natural_living.htm

> </natural_living.htm>

>

> >

> oleander soup , " blondfury123 " <showard208@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Betty, Tony, Loretta, and the rest of you guys,

> > Thank you, thank you, thank you! I apologize for not responding

to

> > any posts for the past couple of days. My husband is now back to

> > himself again. This month was the toughest one we've had in a

> > while. I had no time to get through the posts, except just

glance at

> > them because he was having a very difficult time. However, I am

> > going to go through and make a list of all the suggestions that

we're

> > not already doing. You guys don't have any idea how much I

> > appreciate the responses. I'm new to this group and decided to

take

> > a shot, since all the advice I read on oleander and other topics

was

> > so good.

> >

> > Please keep posting more information as you get it. We've been

> > dealing with these things for the past 11 years and know that the

> > medications don't work. We were satisfied for a while that they

> > calmed them down, but now they aren't even doing that. He is

going

> > to wean off the Neurontin, but it will be a slow wean, probably

over

> > the next 1 to 1-1/2 months. He's been only taking it once a day

> > (instead of the prescribed 3 times a day) for about a year now and

> > the seizures have stayed the same until this month. As soon as I

get

> > my list made, we're going to get the suggested herbs and

supplements

> > (if I can find natural supplements...I'm a stickler

> > there...otherwise, I'll find a way to make them myself, lol).

We're

> > also getting rid of all offending pots and pans. We'll be getting

> > filters for our showers and sink, since our house water is city

> > water. Our spring shouldn't be tainted, since this land was not

farm

> > land. It's mostly rocks and clay...hardly grows weeds! Our

> > fertilizer is from our animals and they eat naturally too, so no

> > worries there. Our dirt is our compost put into holes dug into

the

> > rocks and clay. So much to process, but thanks to you guys, I

know

> > we will finally be able to stop these things.

> >

> > Again, thank you so much and please forgive me for not responding

> > sooner.

> >

> > And Betty, now is my turn to take care of me. I'm going to get up

> > early in the morning and go get some guineas to get rid of all the

> > icky little bugs around here, lol! I'm tired of picking ticks

every

> > time I go for a walk...sigh...I love living in the woods!!

> >

> > Shara

> >

> >

> > oleander soup , " beted711 " beted711@ wrote:

> > >

> > > Shara, the May 2008 issue of Dr. Marcus Laux's

> > newsletter " Naturally

> > > Well Today " has an article about seizures. It relates his

> > experience

> > > in working thru the medical system that is still in the " dark

ages "

> > > to find help for his son who developed seizures at 7 months. It

is

> > a

> > > lengthy article, and I hope you can find a copy to read for

> > yourself,

> > > but here are some of the highlights: He talks about what we

think

> > we

> > > know about the brain, and the mainstream treatments. The first

> > thing

> > > he recommends trying is the ketogenic diet in which about 0ne-

third

> > > patients become nearly or completely seizure free, and another

> > third

> > > are helped. But he says it is important to start the diet in a

> > > hospital because it can have toxic effects. There is a website

that

> > > he says is a reliable source of info:

> > > http://www.charliefoundation.org He says to find out if you

have

> > > parasites and if you do, get rid of them. Check with your

> > pharmacist

> > > for any prescription and over-the-counter drugs for potential

drug

> > > interactions. Neural tissue in the brain becomes hypersensitive

to

> > > irritation with low B6 levels. Anticonvulsant drugs cause B6

> > > deficiencies. Many people cannot utilize the form of B6

> > (pyridoxine)

> > > that is found in most supplements because they lack the ability

to

> > > convert it to its activated form, pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (P5P).

The

> > > resultant deficiency can at least contribute to, if not cause, a

> > > seizure disorder. Rather than take megadoses of vitamin B6 which

> > can

> > > worsen seizures, he recommends taking P5P for its superior

> > > absorption, 25mg daily.

> > >

> > > Some people have been helped when taking Taurine sublingually,

15-

> > 20

> > > drops of the liquid daily, or as in injection. (MSG depletes

> > taurine

> > > levels)

> > >

> > > L-Lysine, another amino acid found naturally in dairy, meat, and

> > fish

> > > has been found to have brain-suppressing effects similar to

those

> > > caused by anticonvulsant drugs, but without the side effects. It

> > also

> > > has a synergistic benefit with GABA.

> > >

> > > GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain.

> > Any

> > > disorder of GABA's functions in the brain can lead to a

seizure .

> > He

> > > says that only natural GABA from Japan has had any benefit for

his

> > > son. The Japanese dosage is 250mg, 3 times a day.

> > >

> > > Boost serotonin levels. Serotonin is created when the amino acid

> > > tryptophan is converted in the body to 5-HTP, which is then

> > converted

> > > into serotonin. Vitamin B6 is involved in this conversion. At

every

> > > meal eat one or more of these: turkey,seafood, quinoa, whole

> > grains,

> > > brown rice, legumes, eggs, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds,

pumpkin

> > > seeds, and almonds all of which contain tryptophan.

> > >

> > > I hope this will be helpful to you, Shara. And by the way, I

hope

> > you

> > > are taking care of yourself. Being a loving care-giver is one of

> > the

> > > hardest jobs on earth. I am in awe of all the things you are

doing!

> > >

> > > Betty-- In oleander soup , " blondfury123 "

> > > <showard208@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Hi Tony,

> > > > I'm relatively new to the group and really

appreciate " listening

> > > in "

> > > > on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic,

> > since

> > > > it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing

with

> > > > seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-

partial

> > > > seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to

> > > doctors,

> > > > had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up.

> > He

> > > > was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The

> > > medications

> > > > took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still

has at

> > > > least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was

> > having

> > > up

> > > > to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

> > > >

> > > > We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and

> > > > processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat

> > nothing

> > > > processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and

> > chickens,

> > > > milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables

are

> > > not

> > > > in season, we eat " weeds " from the yard, i.e., chickweed,

> > > dandelion,

> > > > violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural.

> > > Even

> > > > our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and

vegetables,

> > > the

> > > > rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range.

We

> > > even

> > > > grow our own bird food for our doves.

> > > >

> > > > He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever

he

> > > tries

> > > > to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has

them

> > at

> > > > least once a month even with the medication, but not as

severe as

> > > > completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative

to

> > > the

> > > > pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap

as

> > a

> > > > possible alternative?

> > > >

> > > > We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as

they

> > > once

> > > > were, but we would really like to have them go away and would

> > like

> > > to

> > > > do it without synthetic medications.

> > > >

> > > > By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very

> > > > familiar with the many drugs that are being used and

prescribed

> > > > daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact

> > that

> > > > most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the

> > > actual

> > > > disease.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks in advance.

> > > >

> > > > Shara

> > > >

> > >

> >

>