by | Oct 12, 2015 | Environment, Hormone, Neurotransmitters, Seizures
I want to be successful at meditating because the evidence based research is overwhelmingly in favor of meditation. Meditation can help with: weight loss, reducing chronic stress, helping to manage stressful situations, depression, managing cardiovascular disease...
by | Oct 5, 2015 | Recipes, Seizures
Good fats fuel the brain, providing stamina and endurance throughout the day. I do my best to make sure that my children get their fats every day: butter, avocados, olive oil, flaxseed oil, coconut oil (as they tolerate) and even heavy whipping cream. And if I can...
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 17, 2015 | Digestive System, Immune, Seizures
In a medical journal entitled “Neurologic and Psychiatric Manifestations of Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity”, dozens of medical studies are reviewed differentiating between celiac disease and gluten sensitivity and their neurological consequences....
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 | Sep 1, 2015 | Recipes, Seizures
This is more of a practical blog but very pertinent to healthy lunch ideas for when our loved ones are with us and away from us. When children and adults are recovering or attempting to recover from seizures, it’s imperative that their diet is adhered to...
