Important Research
Below you’ll find the most current evidence-based research as I review it and publish it. Please continue to check back frequently and follow our community on Facebook to keep up to date.
Hormones and 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. Estrogen...
read moreExercise is so important for the brain…
Getting oxygen to the brain is essential for optimal performance of the brain and the central nervous system. Exercise is the best tool to expedite oxygen to the brain as well as can promote detoxification through the skin. Unfortunately exercising can be very...
read moreADD and ADHD prevented by balancing the gut?
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. There is no blood test...
read morePoop transplant curing autism, MS, CFS and more?
Yep, you read that correctly. Fecal microbiota transplant "FMT" (easily referred to as "poop" transplant) has been in the forefront of modern medicine for the past few years, despite its discovery in 1958. The discussion of the microbiome, the imbalances, its affect...
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Beware of these supplements sold at popular department stores.
I'm often asked about supplements: where to purchase them or why is it necessary to buy them through recommended manufacturers. I explain that there may be unnecessary fillers (such as a food like rice bran, gluten, soy, corn and even dairy) and even chemicals that...
read moreWe address the gut and the brain but what about the in between?
In scientific literature and in mainstream discussion there's been a lot of focus on how to support the digestive system, now referred to as the "second brain". There's also quite a bit of research identifying the need to address neuro- inflammation and brain...
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For today.
Four years ago, today, my son's seizures ended. I remember that day very clearly. Every day, for 18 months prior, we posted on a spreadsheet the number of seizures that we would witness each day. At times, the documentation became disheartening, too many seizures to...
read moreWhat else interferes with GABA production?
As I mentioned in my last post, GABA is made in every neuron and is a product of the energy cycle. In order for GABA to be produced a series of supports need to occur: glucose, oxygen and even B6. Glucose is metabolized for energy and its residual is glutamate. If...
read moreHaving GABA issues? There’s a link that you should know about…
GABA is made in all neurons of the brain, is recycled through our energy systems (mitochondria) and aside from seretonin, is one of the major calming mechanisms built in the body. GABA is integrated into many of the anti epileptic drugs on the market and understood to...
read moreNutritional Deficiencies from long term use of AED’s
Here 's an excellent chart that shows that potential for nutritional deficiencies when consuming AED's on a longterm basis. Common Drug Classes and Nutrient Interactions Chart FNL Be well, Lynn
read moreWhat I’m reading
What every person that has seizures needs to know, but isn't told.
