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.
How digestive enzymes are related to food allergies
Food allergies (or sensitivities) occur because of three factors: nutritional, immune and inflammatory. Eating foods serves multiple purposes: to provide both macro and micronutrients for the functions of systems; support optimal function of the brain; provide fuel...
read moreBioavailable B6 and the cessation of seizures even in youth
An excellent study on the comparison between pyrodoxine (PN) and the more absorbable pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). The latter resolved seizures as an injectable form and had a higher success rate than pyrodoxine in the oral form. Of the 94 patients, 57 patients had...
read moreMethylation and seizures
It’s considered to turn on and off genes, build neurotransmitters (our calming mechanisms in our bodies), process hormones, build immune cells, produce energy, protect our nerves and build and maintain cell membranes. It occurs every second of every minute of every...
read moreThis supplement is essential in reducing seizures…
Pyrodoxine 5 phosphate (PLP) is one of a few essential forms and is the vitamin referred to as B6. Deficiency in B6 affects the metabolism of fatty acids which can cause a decrease in neurotransmitters and ultimately seizures. B6 is needed for amino acid metabolism...
read moreThis bacterium and its strains can affect motor skills and be a root cause for seizures…
In my ongoing research I recently came across an excellent presentation by Dr. Woeller on "The Role of Microglia Activation and Brain Inflammation in Autism". Much of the information that Dr. Woeller shares substantiates the Seven R's of Brain Healing which I use in...
read moreToxins- just how much is too much?
The awareness of toxins and exposures is on the rise. We also know that chronic illnesses can occur from an impaired ability to detoxify. But just how many toxins can a person handle? It's a highly individualized situation depending on genetic disposition, amount of...
read moreExcitotoxicity and seizures
I listened recently to an excellent presentation by neurosurgeon, Dr. Russell L. Blaylock on Excitotoxicity, Neurotoxins and Human Neurological disease. Dr. Blaylock discusses in detail the importance of identifying excitotoxicity in the brain and the immune response...
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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 moreWhat I’m reading
What every person that has seizures needs to know, but isn't told.
