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.
Successful poop transplant for 9 year old boy with Tourette syndrome
Poop transplants (medically referred to as fecal microbiota transplants (FMT)) have been popping up in the medical literature for unique cases, that in the U.S. are not currently approved as standard practice. I've published on a FMT successfully stopping 17 years of...
read moreI have the genetic variance SCN1A, now what?
I've had many parents inform me that their child has been diagnosed with the genetic variance SCN1A. The parents also report that subsequent to receiving the 'news' neurologists report that other than medication, there's not much that can be done. Yet, in the...
read moreWhat to be aware of with swimming in chlorinated pools
The major metabolic pathway for detoxification, referred to as sulfation, is often congested. I'll ask parents if swimming in a chlorinated pool is a common occurrence in children. Because if they say yes, this can help me identify one more healing opportunity. This...
read moreIDEAL probiotics to treat upper respiratory infections, clostridia, gastroenteritis?
The medical literature on the effectiveness of certain probiotic strains has remained limited. But in this paper titled "Probiotics in Children: what is the evidence?"two particular strains of probiotics are shown to be effective at preventing and treating upper...
read moreVitamin D Deficiency, when addressed, reduced seizures
This is extremely recent research titled "Correction of vitamin D deficiency improves seizure control in epilepsy: A pilot study". In this study 13 individuals who had demonstrated a long history of seizures of varying forms and were resistant to AED's, showed...
read moreThe microbiome doesn’t just reside in the gut
New research is emerging that reveals that bacteria, beneficial or pathogenic, doesn't just reside in the digestive tract. Rather, research is showing that bacteria is found in the eye, the brain and in the placenta. Presumably, this suggests that if good bacteria...
read moreAutism symptoms, seizure disorder or B12 deficiency?
I've blogged on B12 deficiency in the past, but it's important to emphasize that under diagnosing B12 deficiency can lead to chronic symptoms that include autistic behaviors and or seizure disorders. I've spoken with hundreds of parents that state when their young...
read moreTraumatic Brain Injury causes leaky gut
In a recent medical journal titled "Traumatic brain injury and intestinal dysfunction: uncovering the neuro-enteric axis", research reveals that when a brain injury occurs, injury to the digestive process occurs as well. This is fantastic research showing that injury...
read moreDiet that supports the digestive system can help stop seizures
One of my favorite and most effective therapeutic diet for seizure disorders is the Specific Carbohydrate diet (SCD diet). I cautiously write this because many of you may equate this with 'if a seizure disorder is present, then the SCD is right for it'. However, it's...
read moreFecal transplant stops 17 years of epilepsy
This is exciting research! I just finished reading "the Good Gut" which discusses strictly the health of the microbiota and its impact on chronic health and specifically neurological conditions. The largest takeaway was the movement toward identifying stubborn...
read moreWhat I’m reading
What every person that has seizures needs to know, but isn't told.
