by | Oct 19, 2017 | Recipes, Seizures
Trying to come up with delicious tasting food recipes that aren’t costly nor time consuming requires a lot of effort. For all of you that I work with, time and energy is limited. Thanks to one of my favorite mentors, Julie Matthews, she has offered 12 recipes...
by | Oct 19, 2017 | Seizures
CAUTION: the information below suggests that the ketogenic diet may show greater efficacy (effectiveness) without medications. PLEASE DO NOT reduce/remove medications without the support of your primary care physician or neurologist. Reducing/removing medications...
by | Oct 19, 2017 | Seizures
A recent study: High Fat Ketogenic Diet Enhances Gut Microbiota in Healing Epilepsy recognizing that an imbalanced gut microbiota is present in individuals suffering from neurological consequences including childhood epilepsy. The childrens’ microbiome was...
by | Sep 7, 2017 | Detoxification, Mitochondria, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
This is extremely important research that refers to this specific genetic variance, SLC6A8. Many of you are acquiring genetic testing in your efforts to discover what genetic variance can be causing your child or loved one’s seizures. The SLC6A8 deletion has...
by | Sep 6, 2017 | Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Tyrosine is an amino acid and like all amino acids it is derived from protein. It is naturally occurring, derived from L-phenylalanine (if the conversion is healthy) and is noted for improving mood, increasing energy levels and enhancing mental and physical...
by | Aug 24, 2017 | Antioxidants, Detoxification, Digestive System, Mitochondria, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
A client recently forwarded me a copy of a well researched article titled “Epilepsy Natural and Complimentary Therapies”. The article recognizes the necessity to identify nutritional deficiencies that may stem from the use of anti-epileptic drugs,...
