by | Oct 16, 2019 | Antioxidants, Digestive System, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Research titled “Butyrate, a metabolite of intestinal bacteria, enhances sleep” discusses the influence the gut microbiota has in signaling sleep. Depletion of intestinal microbiota induces significant reduction in sleep suggesting that the gut flora is a...
by | Sep 19, 2019 | Nutritional Deficiencies, Recipes, Seizures
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for folate intake is 400mcg. As I’ve posted, previously many of my clients have challenges with taking folate and may even see an increase in seizure activity. You can read about this here. However, some may need...
by | Jul 9, 2019 | Hormone, Immune, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
This is extremely recent research titled “Correction of vitamin D deficiency improves seizure control in epilepsy: A pilot study”. In this study 13 individuals who had demonstrated a long history of seizures of varying forms and were resistant to...
by | Apr 29, 2019 | Digestive System, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
I’ve blogged on B12 deficiency in the past, but it’s important to emphasize that under diagnosing B12 deficiency can lead to chronic symptoms that include autistic behaviors and or seizure disorders. I’ve spoken with hundreds of parents that state...
by | Dec 17, 2018 | Digestive System, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
One of my favorite and most effective therapeutic diet for seizure disorders is the Specific Carbohydrate diet (SCD diet). I cautiously write this because many of you may equate this with ‘if a seizure disorder is present, then the SCD is right for it’. ...
by | Feb 25, 2018 | Antioxidants, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Pyroluria is a blood disorder that results from a genetic predisposition in combination with a chronic level of stress can cause excess pyrroles to bind with b-6 and deprive the body of b-6 and zinc. Both of these nutrients are critical in central nervous system...
