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.
It’s so difficult to do…
Believing that what your child or that you are going through could be temporary is difficult to believe especially when you are faced with seizures regularly. I admit that since I've launched this forum specific to "Nutrition for Seizures" I've opened up a few old...
read moreA dietary change could stop folate cerebral deficiency
In my last post I briefly discussed cerebral folate deficiency. The latest research supports that an autoimmunity may explain the decreased folate transport to the central nervous system. Still when cerebral folate deficiency is identified a monitored dosing of...
read moreIf seizures onset was before 2 years old this must be looked at.
Cerebral folate deficiency results from folate is either deficient in transport to the central nervous system or as a result of high turnover in folate in the central nervous system. Active folate, also referred to as vitamin B9, is acquired from leafy greens....
read more“The Functional approach to Seizures” Webinar now available
If you were unable to join in my hosted free webinar "Nutrition for Seizures", you can now view the webinar at your convenience at http://www.anymeeting.com/ydriubaljtra/E158D984834C Be well, Lynn
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Food allergies must be explored in seizure disorders.
In my webinar I included a science based study entitled "Oligoantigenic diet treatment of children with epilepsy and migraines". The results concluded that a total elimination diet STOPPED recurrent seizures in more than 55% of the children that exhibited symptoms...
read moreBoost antioxidants to prevent cell damage
Oxidative stress is the oxidizing of cells (similar to an apple when cut open turns brown) and at times can be a damaging process. The journal entitled "Oxidative stress and epilepsy: literature review" recognizes that experimental science has hypothesized...
read moreVitamin D is not just for bones…
The tight junctions in your small intestine contain an adhesion junction around them to help regulate what gets in and what stays out. Dr. Tom O Bryan describes it like a “rubber band” wrapped around the tight junctions that can get too stretched out and lose its...
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read moreNutritional Deficiencies Assessment
Nutritional Deficiencies
Nutritional Deficiencies Discovering nutritional deficiencies is imperative in neurological disorders. You can complete an online assessment for nutritional deficiencies here Vitamin B12: Referred to as the energy vitamin. B12 deficiency- 40% of American population...
read moreWhat I’m reading
What every person that has seizures needs to know, but isn't told.
