by | Oct 26, 2015 | Environment, Immune, Mitochondria, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
I just fast tracked through approximately a 15 hour documentary entitled the “Truth About Cancer”. I was thrilled to gain in-depth insight into the various systems that need to be supported. I wasn’t surprised by much of the information but excited to hear that...
by | Oct 1, 2015 | Detoxification, Environment, Immune, Mitochondria, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Hot off the press: Published in June 2015, the medical journal entitled “Metabolic and mitochondrial disorders associated with epilepsy in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)” the panel of researchers investigate the coexistence of autism...
by | Sep 3, 2015 | Antioxidants, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
I just reviewed excellent clinical research conducted by a neurologist, Dr. Gominak. As a neurologist she has been treating patients for years with what she would have referred to at the time as secondary sleep disorders. But what she is discovering is that sleep...
by | Aug 24, 2015 | Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
A double blind, randomized study (the gold seal of research) revealed in its 2015 findings that fish oil, 1080mg of EPA/DHA, was associated with a 33.6% reduction in seizures compared to a placebo. You can read the research and conclusions here in medical journal...
by | Aug 11, 2015 | Hormone, Immune, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
I’ve been researching the interplay between hormones and their influence on brain excitability and thus seizures. For the female sex hormones, progesterone and its metabolites have strong anti-convulsant properties while estrogen is mainly proconvulsant....
by | Jul 31, 2015 | Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Approximately 6 million kids (ouch!) are diagnosed with ADD. Many of the children are administered brain-altering stimulant drugs (essentially “speed” and uppers”)that have been demonstrated to increase the likelihood of addictive behaviors. ...
