by | Oct 10, 2016 | Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
Avoid the following foods that are rich in glutamate and aspartate, two very excitatory amino acids. Below I’ve listed what to AVOID and what TO EAT. Here’s what NOT to eat: Avoid these excitatory amino acids by avoiding these foods: 1) Grains: Wheat,...
by | May 17, 2016 | Immune, Neurotransmitters, Seizures
Removing excitotoxins is the first step in helping the body to heal. These ingredients can be found in many processed food products and even in simplest forms. Please do open the attached list of ingredients, print it, read through it and review it. It’s...
by | Jan 11, 2016 | Antioxidants, Seizures
We know that in children and adults that experience seizure disorders that there’s a fragile relationship between glutamine/glutamate and GABA. Glutamate is excitatory and needs to be managed especially by the vital antioxidant, glutathione. Dr. Kurt Woeller, a...
by | Aug 11, 2015 | Hormone, Immune, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, 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....
by | Jul 23, 2015 | Mitochondria, Neurotransmitters, Nutritional Deficiencies, Seizures
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...
