Natural remedies for seizures

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Try multi b vitamins, particular B-12 & B-6

 

Erin

 

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It's important to know the cause of the seizures. Epileptic, tumor, degenerative disease. I would talk to Doc and perhaps try the brain formula. There are also some physical therapy methods that are capable of correcting the problem.

 

 

Tiffanywashko [tmwashko] Monday, December 08, 2003 6:26 PMherbal remedies ; healthy_parenting Subject: [herbal remedies] Natural remedies for seizures

 

Does anyone her know of natural remedies or preventative measures for seizure activity? Here is a little history…My son three year old son had a NASTY febrile seizure at 11 months old, followed by another one, although not as bad, at 15 months. Then he had the worst of all, last February, at 2 and a half years. The first and last were so bad that they lasted 25 minutes or more and could only be stopped with massive doses of anti seizure medication. They also caused him to stop breathing and I had to do artificial respiration on him for 15 minutes or so. There was virtually no warning before any of them, except for vomiting within a minute of the third one. One minute he was fine and the next he was convulsing.

 

Now, he has been having bizarre “episodes” since September. He is happily playing and all the sudden he will stop, walk over to me or another adult and say he is sick. His eyes get really big, his pupils dilate, he starts swallowing a lot and he gets really pale. Sometimes he throws up. It is very scary to see this happening to him. I took him to his pediatrician a couple of times and they did a lot of tests, x-rays, etc. but could find no cause. I have a referral to see a pediatric gastroenterologist on the 22nd of December (took that long to get in!!) but I really don’t believe in my gut that his symptoms have anything to do with gastro problems. But, I guess I will keep the appt just to rule them out.

 

IMO he is having some sort of mini seizure and I hope to get an appt with his pediatric neurologist to see if this can be confirmed. But I do not want to put him on anti-seizure meds, although I do have meds to inject in an emergency (big seizure). Does anyone know of any homeopathic solutions?? Diet suggestions?? Anything??

 

 

 

Tiffany W

EDD 3/11/04

Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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Dang Tiffany... you need to drastically change his diet... too much bad stuff... chocolate, sugar, junk food, soda, frozen foods, etc...

You need to cut out the dairy, sugars (soda and candy) cut WAY back (or eliminate) on the red meats. Change the milk to almond milk.

start offering fruit, raw veges, (carrots, celery, etc) Fruit juices... Get him on a natural organic diet and watch the changes start... (start by eliminating one thing with something more healthy.. and keep going.

SuziTiffanywashko <tmwashko wrote:

 

 

 

My second set of questions are: What does your son eat on a daily basis? What foods do you feed him? Candies? Sometimes. Sweets? Sometimes Sodas? Diet, Sometimes Milk? Yes, 2%, regular milk. Dairy? String cheese, milk, ice cream, yogurt. Meats? Chicken, pork, beef. Bottled baby foods? No. Breads? Not a big bread eater, but I try to get him to eat breads. Pastas? Yes. Fast foods? Usually once a week. Prepackaged preprocessed foods? No, not really, except for frozen corndogs. Fried foods? No. Lots of cooked foods? Yes, I usually cook every night. Do you allow him to eat when he is hungry or do you have a set schedule that he adheres to? He eats whenever he wants but we do have scheduled mealtimes. I do not force him to eat if he is not hungry. Does he eat lots of fresh fruits? Yes, frozen and fresh. Fresh green leafy vegetables? Broccoli. Does he get freshly squeezed or juiced fruit and vegetable juices? No, bottled store brand.

 

 

 

Do you give him any other OTC meds? Prescription meds? Does he get plenty of sunshine and fresh air? Does he get plenty of fresh RO water or distilled water? Or does he drink tap water? No meds, plenty of fresh air and sunshine. He won’t drink water, only milk and juice.

 

 

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Hi, I'm especially concerned by the diet sodas. They typically contain aspartame

which is known to cause seizures in some people. See the following web link:

"aspartamekills.com/warning.doc", and here's a small quote from it:

 

"Pilots have experienced grand mal seizures in the cockpits of commercial

airline flights and have lost their medical certification to fly, and three have

died this year from aspartame."

If the diet soda is a one containing sucralose, that is no better. That is

chlorinated sugar, and chlorine never did a live, organic thing any good!

 

Also, do you microwave any of the food?

 

Anyway, looks like there are a lot of changes, maybe not easy for a young child,

but you can get him there, and you'll see a lot of improvement!

 

Kelli

 

 

Suzanne [suziesgoats] Tuesday, December 09, 2003 6:53 PMherbal remedies Subject: RE: [herbal remedies] Natural remedies for seizures

Dang Tiffany... you need to drastically change his diet... too much bad stuff... chocolate, sugar, junk food, soda, frozen foods, etc...

You need to cut out the dairy, sugars (soda and candy) cut WAY back (or eliminate) on the red meats. Change the milk to almond milk.

start offering fruit, raw veges, (carrots, celery, etc) Fruit juices... Get him on a natural organic diet and watch the changes start... (start by eliminating one thing with something more healthy.. and keep going.

SuziTiffanywashko <tmwashko wrote:

 

 

 

My second set of questions are: What does your son eat on a daily basis? What foods do you feed him? Candies? Sometimes. Sweets? Sometimes Sodas? Diet, Sometimes Milk? Yes, 2%, regular milk. Dairy? String cheese, milk, ice cream, yogurt. Meats? Chicken, pork, beef. Bottled baby foods? No. Breads? Not a big bread eater, but I try to get him to eat breads. Pastas? Yes. Fast foods? Usually once a week. Prepackaged preprocessed foods? No, not really, except for frozen corndogs. Fried foods? No. Lots of cooked foods? Yes, I usually cook every night. Do you allow him to eat when he is hungry or do you have a set schedule that he adheres to? He eats whenever he wants but we do have scheduled mealtimes. I do not force him to eat if he is not hungry. Does he eat lots of fresh fruits? Yes, frozen and fresh. Fresh green leafy vegetables? Broccoli. Does he get freshly squeezed or juiced fruit and vegetable juices? No, bottled store brand.

 

 

 

Do you give him any other OTC meds? Prescription meds? Does he get plenty of sunshine and fresh air? Does he get plenty of fresh RO water or distilled water? Or does he drink tap water? No meds, plenty of fresh air and sunshine. He won’t drink water, only milk and juice.

 

 

 

New Photos - easier uploading and sharing Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington

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Hi Tiffany,

 

You need to get him off the dairy, corndogs, flour products, and dead fruit juices. He needs to be eating fresh fruits and vegetables (raw) as much as possible or lightly steamed. Cut out the refined flour, sugars, milk, cheese, corndogs. Replace the milk with almond milk or rice milk. Cooking food kills the enzymes necessary for digestion of that food. His poor little body is just too acidic from eating all the wrong foods. Juices bought from the store are pasteurized, which kills all the enzymes in them. Better to give him fresh squeezed fruit and vegetable juices. Buy yourself a juicer and you and you whole family can begin to live a much healthier life.

 

Also send Doc your snail mail addy and he can send you one of his tapes which will go into much more detail about all of this. It is free for the asking and chock full of information.

 

Don Quai

 

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Tiffanywashko

herbal remedies

Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:45 AM

RE: [herbal remedies] Natural remedies for seizures

 

 

Don

 

 

Hi Tiffany,

 

 

 

 

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Hi Tony,

I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening in "

on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since

it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial

seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to doctors,

had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. He

was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The medications

took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at

least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was having up

to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

 

We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and

processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat nothing

processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and chickens,

milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are not

in season, we eat " weeds " from the yard, i.e., chickweed, dandelion,

violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural. Even

our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables, the

rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We even

grow our own bird food for our doves.

 

He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he tries

to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them at

least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as

completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to the

pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as a

possible alternative?

 

We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they once

were, but we would really like to have them go away and would like to

do it without synthetic medications.

 

By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very

familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed

daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact that

most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the actual

disease.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Shara

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This is for Shara,

 

You might want to think about having your husband's silver fillings removed from his mouth along with any root canal treated teeth. The mercury is pure poison and has been proven time and again to cause seizures. Read the book "It's All In Your Head" by Dr. Hal Huggins.

 

Enrique Garcia

 

 

In a message dated 4/19/2008 10:49:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, showard208 writes:

 

 

 

 

Hi Tony,I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate "listening in" on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to doctors, had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. He was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The medications took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was having up to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month. We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat nothing processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and chickens, milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are not in season, we eat "weeds" from the yard, i.e., chickweed, dandelion, violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural. Even our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables, the rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We even grow our own bird food for our doves. He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he tries to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them at least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to the pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as a possible alternative? We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they once were, but we would really like to have them go away and would like to do it without synthetic medications.By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact that most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the actual disease.Thanks in advance.Shara Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos.

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Boy, I don't have any experience with seizures at all, but an efriend of mine had a son that had many health problems, and seizures were one of them. He had a great deal of them and they were a constant threat to him. My friend is an herbalist and I can ask her if she has any recommendations on a case like your husband's if you'd like me to, but I do know that she used lobelia very successfully on her son. She said that if he started going into a seizure she could give him a few drops of the lobelia tincture and also rub some on the back of his neck, and he'd come out of it within minutes, instead of the usual 20 minutes or so he'd have them.

 

Samala,

Renee

 

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,

I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate "listening in"

on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since

it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

seizures for about 9 years now.

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for your response. Please check with your friend.

This month seems to be a " rock and roll " month, since he has had more

seizures than he has had in a while. We thought we were getting them

under control and really thought we had found the root cause with the

change in diet, but now things seem to be going in reverse. Please

find out also where she got the lobelia. I'm hesitant to use over-

the-counter supplements, but if we could find a reputable source for

them that would not be a problem.

 

Again, thank you so much.

 

Shara

 

 

oleander soup , " Gaiacita " <gaiacita wrote:

>

> Boy, I don't have any experience with seizures at all, but an

efriend of

> mine had a son that had many health problems, and seizures were one

of them.

> He had a great deal of them and they were a constant threat to

him. My

> friend is an herbalist and I can ask her if she has any

recommendations on a

> case like your husband's if you'd like me to, but I do know that

she used

> lobelia very successfully on her son. She said that if he started

going

> into a seizure she could give him a few drops of the lobelia

tincture and

> also rub some on the back of his neck, and he'd come out of it

within

> minutes, instead of the usual 20 minutes or so he'd have them.

>

> Samala,

> Renee

>

> ----

>

> ,

> I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening in "

> on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since

> it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

> seizures for about 9 years now.

>

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In one of Dr. Julian Whitaker's " Health & Healing " newsletters he

wrote: Dilantin, rather than just a drug to control seizures,

stabilizes the electrical impulses in the central nervous system,

thus allowing normal mental and nervous activity to occur. " He highly

praises Dilantin, and says it is safer than aspirin. It has been

successfully used to treat anxiety attacks, depression, improves

memory, and improves almost every aspect of mental function. It has

been used since 1938 and has an incredible track record of safety.

Apparently it works well even in small doses. Seems like this would

be a great one to try, Shara. Good luck! Betty-- In

oleander soup , " blondfury123 " <showard208 wrote:

>

> Thank you so much for your response. Please check with your

friend.

> This month seems to be a " rock and roll " month, since he has had

more

> seizures than he has had in a while. We thought we were getting

them

> under control and really thought we had found the root cause with

the

> change in diet, but now things seem to be going in reverse. Please

> find out also where she got the lobelia. I'm hesitant to use over-

> the-counter supplements, but if we could find a reputable source

for

> them that would not be a problem.

>

> Again, thank you so much.

>

> Shara

>

>

> oleander soup , " Gaiacita " <gaiacita@> wrote:

> >

> > Boy, I don't have any experience with seizures at all, but an

> efriend of

> > mine had a son that had many health problems, and seizures were

one

> of them.

> > He had a great deal of them and they were a constant threat to

> him. My

> > friend is an herbalist and I can ask her if she has any

> recommendations on a

> > case like your husband's if you'd like me to, but I do know that

> she used

> > lobelia very successfully on her son. She said that if he

started

> going

> > into a seizure she could give him a few drops of the lobelia

> tincture and

> > also rub some on the back of his neck, and he'd come out of it

> within

> > minutes, instead of the usual 20 minutes or so he'd have them.

> >

> > Samala,

> > Renee

> >

> > ----

> >

> > ,

> > I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening

in "

> > on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic,

since

> > it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

> > seizures for about 9 years now.

> >

>

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Enrique,

That's definitely one of the things we're looking into, as the

seizures have loosened several of his teeth and have broken others.

The convulsions cause severe grinding of the teeth and severe

lacerations to the tongue. Right now, we're very low on cash so

we're trying as many natural methods as possible until he can get to

the dentist to get the work done.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , HenryYahweh wrote:

>

> This is for Shara,

>

> You might want to think about having your husband's silver

fillings removed

> from his mouth along with any root canal treated teeth. The

mercury is pure

> poison and has been proven time and again to cause seizures. Read

the book

> " It's All In Your Head " by Dr. Hal Huggins.

>

> Enrique Garcia

>

>

> In a message dated 4/19/2008 10:49:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,

> showard208 writes:

>

>

>

>

> Hi Tony,

> I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate " listening

in "

> on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since

> it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with

> seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial

> seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to

doctors,

> had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. He

> was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The

medications

> took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at

> least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was having

up

> to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

>

> We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and

> processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat nothing

> processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and chickens,

> milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are

not

> in season, we eat " weeds " from the yard, i.e., chickweed,

dandelion,

> violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural.

Even

> our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables,

the

> rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We

even

> grow our own bird food for our doves.

>

> He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he

tries

> to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them at

> least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as

> completely without. We are looking for a natural alternative to

the

> pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as a

> possible alternative?

>

> We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they

once

> were, but we would really like to have them go away and would like

to

> do it without synthetic medications.

>

> By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very

> familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed

> daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact that

> most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the

actual

> disease.

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Shara

>

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used car

> listings at AOL Autos.

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>

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Since your funds are being depleted, the liquid lobelia under the tongue is a very good idea at the moment. See an experienced chiropractor also. I have stopped seizures with correction of misalignment at the occiput, atlas, and axis vertebrae. Some neurologists have been very impressed. If the problem is an anatomical - mechanical problem, this will help greatly. If it is a chemical problem in the nervous system, the ketogenic diet is your best bet.Dr. Goebelblondfury123 <showard208 wrote: Enrique, That's definitely one of the things we're looking into, as the seizures have loosened several of his teeth and have broken others. The convulsions cause severe grinding of the teeth and severe lacerations to the tongue. Right now, we're very low on cash so we're trying as many natural methods as possible until he can get to the dentist to get the work done. Thank you so much. Shara oleander soup , HenryYahweh wrote: > > This is for Shara, > > You might want to think about having your husband's silver fillings removed > from his mouth along with any root canal treated teeth. The mercury is pure > poison and has been proven time and again to cause seizures. Read the book > "It's All In Your Head" by Dr. Hal Huggins. > > Enrique

Garcia > > > In a message dated 4/19/2008 10:49:05 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > showard208 writes: > > > > > Hi Tony, > I'm relatively new to the group and really appreciate "listening in" > on all the advice on this forum. This is a little off topic, since > it's not related to cancer, but my husband has been dealing with > seizures for about 9 years now. They started as complex-partial > seizures and then progressed to generalized. He has been to doctors, > had all the tests, MRIs, EEGs, etc., and nothing has shown up. He > was started on Trileptal and Neurontin 2 years ago. The medications > took the severity of the seizures down a bit, but he still has at > least 1 seizure each month. Before the medications, he was having up > to 10 per day for up to 7 days each month.

> > We researched and found the problems with aspartame, MSG, and > processed foods and decided to change our diet. We now eat nothing > processed. We grow our own vegetables, meat rabbits and chickens, > milk our own goats, bake our own bread, etc. When vegetables are not > in season, we eat "weeds" from the yard, i.e., chickweed, dandelion, > violets, etc., so we are very serious about going all natural. Even > our animals are fed naturally. The dogs eat meat and vegetables, the > rabbits, goats, horses, chickens, etc., are all free range. We even > grow our own bird food for our doves. > > He has now been able to come off the Trileptal, but whenever he tries > to stop the Neurontin the seizures increase. He still has them at > least once a month even with the medication, but not as severe as > completely without. We

are looking for a natural alternative to the > pharmaceuticals. Has anyone had any experience with skullcap as a > possible alternative? > > We are very thankful that the seizures are not as severe as they once > were, but we would really like to have them go away and would like to > do it without synthetic medications. > > By the way, we are both medical transcriptionists and are very > familiar with the many drugs that are being used and prescribed > daily. We're also very aware of the side effects and the fact that > most medications don't even treat the symptoms, let alone the actual > disease. > > Thanks in advance. > > Shara > > > > > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car > listings at AOL

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A lot of good suggestions have been

made. Please also consider researching the following:

 

1) Complete liver/gallbladder cleansing,

digestive tract cleansing (Mag O7 adds oxygen to the digestive tract), parasite

cleansing (very important to get rid of harmful organisms) and heavy metal

cleansing (chlorella is best. Detox foot pads are good.). Toxicity in the

intestinal tract is something that should be addressed for every healthy

concern as this is usually the first point-of-attack for toxins, bacteria,

viruses, etc.

 

2) Keep the body VERY oxygenated and

hydrated. Raw fruits and vegetables contain oxygen and water.

Consider ozonated water with DMSO added - 5-6 eight ounces glasses daily with

8-10 drops of DMSO in the water. This literally adds trillions of oxygen

molecules to the body.

 

3) I second and third the

suggestions for chiropractic care. Just make sure that you find a good

one - sometimes difficult to do. Ask around your community. A chiro

that also promotes natural health would be a " diamond " .

 

4) VIBE machine. People with

seizures are seeing some good results.

 

5) Ionic foot baths. Helps with

heavy metal and toxin removal. Yes, they do work regardless of what some

people say. Some of the machines are junk, so again do your research if

you decide to try these.

 

6) Amalgam removal. Again I

second this. However, please make sure that you go to a biological

dentist. Do your research since more harm can be done if the dentist is

not familiar with safe procedures when removing mercury. A good dentist

will have your husband cleanse before, during and after the procedures.

 

7) As has already been suggested a

very healthy diet, lots of purified water consumption, at least 30 minutes of

sunshine every day with no sunglasses or sunscreen.

 

8) Gluten-free diet. I have found

it absolutely amazing how many health concerns seem to melt away when gluten is

completely removed from the diet.

 

9) Have his hormones tested

through saliva. I know this may sound ridiculous but since the seizures

seem to occur 1x per month then hormones may be something to check out.

Men need to keep their hormones levels balanced just as women do.

 

10) Sleep. The body does the

most healing between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am. Sleep in a completely dark

room. If he is not sleeping well then the body is not repairing as it

should.

 

11) Supplements: Niacin (make sure

that he is also taking a B-Complex. Never take just one B vitamin without

also taking B-Complex). Bacopa. Epi-Still - herbal remedy.

Magnesium Oil for relaxation. Oregano Oil - helps with harmful organisms and

microbes. Probiotic - necessary to help maintain good bowel health. Dr.

Hans Nieper had success using Lithium Orotate (natural lithium salts - NOT

synthetic lithium) along with calcium orotate. Because he is on

prescription medication and before taking any of the above, make sure that you

check for contraindications. By the way, I have read that black cohosh

should NOT be taken for seizures.

 

By the way, you are correct in that so

many supplements contain toxic fillers and preservatives that are harmful to

the body. This is a pet-peeve of mine especially since most people taking

supplements are doing so to fight some kind of health concern, thus the last

thing they need is more toxicity. I don't care how minute these toxic chemicals

are according to the chemical companies (who are no friends to a healthy

lifestyle) they can add up to more health concerns. I would also check

all of his personal care products and make sure they are as natural as possible

- chemicals can cause seizures.

 

12) Green-up your home as much as

possible. Make sure that your home is chemical-free. Use ionic air

purification especially in the bedroom and the living areas. Use natural

cleaning products. Use shower filters and water filters to filter out

harmful chemicals. Use full-spectrum lighting which is healthy and good

for the eyes.

 

13) Stress. As has been

mentioned, this is very important for any health concern. Nature walks,

deep breathing techniques, dealing with negative emotions, listening to good

music, bio-feedback, EFT are all good avenues to explore. Stress can

cause so many things to go wrong in the body and often times we are not aware

of its presence because we are so used to the stress that our lifestyle

produces.

 

When the body is suffering from dis-ease

it is always necessary to treat the whole body. Often we want to

" spot treat " because that is what we are used to with conventional

medicine. While this may relieve symptoms, it does not get to the root or

cause of the health concern. I find it alarming that many in the natural

health and medicine circle are getting very close to recommending " spot

treatments " because this is what people are used to and are most

comfortable with and, well, it's convenient. Trying to put natural

medicine into the conventional medicine box will always provide less than

desired results. This is one reason that conventional medicine cannot

find much redeeming value for natural medicine - they have not learned that the

whole body - mind, body and spirit - must be included in when confronting

dis-ease.

 

Be Well

Loretta

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Excellent suggestion - thanks!

 

I will take exception to one thing: the ionic foot detoxes. The idea

that such a contraption can pull toxins out of the body is beyond any

science I know and has in fact been thoroughly debunked more than

once. I had once such detox done of me at the Holistic Rodeo in

Kerrville, Texas a few months ago, and surely enough there were all

the gunky colors and goop just like everyone else that had one. I

felt no different what so ever afterwards 9well, I felt like my feet

had soaked in warm water for awhile) and I noted the corroded

electrodes and the salt they kept adding to the water and figured the

odds were pretty good that anything, or nothing at all, would likely

produce the same effect.

 

Surely enough, when I did a bit of checking around I found several

reports similar to this one:

 

" foot detox machines are simply AC-DC transformers attached to ferrous

electrodes that corrode to generate rust when used to electrolyse the

saline water in the footbath. Whether true or not, it's a matter of

simple science that such a setup duplicates the observed phenomena. At

the skeptical James Randi Educational Foundation site, the Commentary,

October 3, 2003 has a photo showing the result of using iron nails to

electrolyse salty water in a soup bowl. This theory is backed up by

some observers who have found by experiment that their feet didn't

need to be in the bath for the brown to appear. At the women's network

iVenus in a thread called Big fat detox HOAX!!!, WicklowLass tells of

her observation that " the brown stuff doesn't come out of your feet,

it comes from the metal `array' in the footbath itself! The girlie in

the salon switched it on, left, and I immediately whipped the spawgs

out of the water to have a good ol' gawk, and all the brown stuff

started clouding out from the thing in the foot bath. When she came

back, I quizzed her on it. She mumbled something about negative ions …

I didn't pay for the `treatment' " . In the Letters section of the

current (July 7th?) New Scientist (see here), Galen Ives of Sheffield

reports a similar test, alongside another letter postulating the same

explanation, as well as one for the observed frothiness of the bath:

sodium hydroxide (from the electrolysis) reacting with skin oils to

produce soap.

 

(read more at —

http://www.raygirvan.co.uk/apoth/2004_05_01_arc.html "

 

In a similar vein, the so called foot de-tox pads have also been

debunked as not only worthless, but even harmful:

 

http://genesismetabolic.com/?p=20

 

After all I have learned, I almost never say never to any treatment,

but foot baths are one that someone is going to have to do some strong

convincing for me to change my mind.

 

 

oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

<drlanphier wrote:

>

> A lot of good suggestions have been made. Please also consider

researching

> the following:

>

>

>

> 1) Complete liver/gallbladder cleansing, digestive tract cleansing

(Mag O7

> adds oxygen to the digestive tract), parasite cleansing (very

important to

> get rid of harmful organisms) and heavy metal cleansing (chlorella

is best.

> Detox foot pads are good.). Toxicity in the intestinal tract is

something

> that should be addressed for every healthy concern as this is

usually the

> first point-of-attack for toxins, bacteria, viruses, etc.

>

>

>

> 2) Keep the body VERY oxygenated and hydrated. Raw fruits and

vegetables

> contain oxygen and water. Consider ozonated water with DMSO added - 5-6

> eight ounces glasses daily with 8-10 drops of DMSO in the water. This

> literally adds trillions of oxygen molecules to the body.

>

>

>

> 3) I second and third the suggestions for chiropractic care. Just make

> sure that you find a good one - sometimes difficult to do. Ask

around your

> community. A chiro that also promotes natural health would be a

" diamond " .

>

>

>

> 4) VIBE machine. People with seizures are seeing some good results.

>

>

>

> 5) Ionic foot baths. Helps with heavy metal and toxin removal.

Yes, they

> do work regardless of what some people say. Some of the machines

are junk,

> so again do your research if you decide to try these.

>

>

>

> 6) Amalgam removal. Again I second this. However, please make

sure that

> you go to a biological dentist. Do your research since more harm can be

> done if the dentist is not familiar with safe procedures when removing

> mercury. A good dentist will have your husband cleanse before,

during and

> after the procedures.

>

>

>

> 7) As has already been suggested a very healthy diet, lots of purified

> water consumption, at least 30 minutes of sunshine every day with no

> sunglasses or sunscreen.

>

>

>

> 8) Gluten-free diet. I have found it absolutely amazing how many health

> concerns seem to melt away when gluten is completely removed from

the diet.

>

>

>

> 9) Have his hormones tested through saliva. I know this may sound

> ridiculous but since the seizures seem to occur 1x per month then

hormones

> may be something to check out. Men need to keep their hormones levels

> balanced just as women do.

>

>

>

> 10) Sleep. The body does the most healing between 10:00 pm and

2:00 am.

> Sleep in a completely dark room. If he is not sleeping well then

the body

> is not repairing as it should.

>

>

>

> 11) Supplements: Niacin (make sure that he is also taking a B-Complex.

> Never take just one B vitamin without also taking B-Complex). Bacopa.

> Epi-Still - herbal remedy. Magnesium Oil for relaxation. Oregano Oil -

> helps with harmful organisms and microbes. Probiotic - necessary to help

> maintain good bowel health. Dr. Hans Nieper had success using Lithium

> Orotate (natural lithium salts - NOT synthetic lithium) along with

calcium

> orotate. Because he is on prescription medication and before taking

any of

> the above, make sure that you check for contraindications. By the

way, I

> have read that black cohosh should NOT be taken for seizures.

>

>

>

> By the way, you are correct in that so many supplements contain toxic

> fillers and preservatives that are harmful to the body. This is a

pet-peeve

> of mine especially since most people taking supplements are doing so to

> fight some kind of health concern, thus the last thing they need is more

> toxicity. I don't care how minute these toxic chemicals are

according to the

> chemical companies (who are no friends to a healthy lifestyle) they

can add

> up to more health concerns. I would also check all of his personal care

> products and make sure they are as natural as possible - chemicals

can cause

> seizures.

>

>

>

> 12) Green-up your home as much as possible. Make sure that your home is

> chemical-free. Use ionic air purification especially in the bedroom

and the

> living areas. Use natural cleaning products. Use shower filters

and water

> filters to filter out harmful chemicals. Use full-spectrum lighting

which

> is healthy and good for the eyes.

>

>

>

> 13) Stress. As has been mentioned, this is very important for any

health

> concern. Nature walks, deep breathing techniques, dealing with negative

> emotions, listening to good music, bio-feedback, EFT are all good

avenues to

> explore. Stress can cause so many things to go wrong in the body

and often

> times we are not aware of its presence because we are so used to the

stress

> that our lifestyle produces.

>

>

>

> When the body is suffering from dis-ease it is always necessary to

treat the

> whole body. Often we want to " spot treat " because that is what we

are used

> to with conventional medicine. While this may relieve symptoms, it

does not

> get to the root or cause of the health concern. I find it alarming that

> many in the natural health and medicine circle are getting very close to

> recommending " spot treatments " because this is what people are used

to and

> are most comfortable with and, well, it's convenient. Trying to put

natural

> medicine into the conventional medicine box will always provide less

than

> desired results. This is one reason that conventional medicine

cannot find

> much redeeming value for natural medicine - they have not learned

that the

> whole body - mind, body and spirit - must be included in when

confronting

> dis-ease.

>

>

>

> Be Well

> Loretta

>

[Guest guest]

You guys are great. This has been an ongoing concern of ours for the

past 11 years and it's getting old! The onset of the seizures was

sudden without any trauma or apparent cause. Since he began having

them, we've searched for the answer to stopping them.

 

When he met his current neurologist, I told him what he was

having...complex-partial seizures advanced to generalized. The

doctor looked at me like I had grown another head for actually

knowing what was wrong. That was the beginning of the medications

that don't work. Knowing what was wrong and having a " fix " for it

were 2 different things, so we decided to try what the professionals

suggested, because what we had tried in the past had not worked

(ketogenic diet, diabetic diet, etc). Since that time, we found that

whenever he ate or drank anything sweetened with aspartame in it he

would seize. The same thing with MSG. This was discovered about a

year ago. Since that time, we have not eaten out, have not bought

processed foods, have watched every morsel that has gone into our

mouths. For a time it seemed to be helping. Even now, we only eat

home-grown fruits and vegetables when available. When they're not,

we go with natural " weeds " until the garden is producing (chickweed

has tons of B-vitamins and watercress has tons of nutrients too...we

eat a lot of both). We have an artesian-fed spring on our property,

so we don't drink tap water at all. Bottled water tastes icky, so we

don't drink that either. The meat we eat is grown on our farm,

rabbits, chickens, and fish from the stream. Eggs from the chickens

and milk from the goats. My husband is very thin, so he doesn't need

to lose any weight. He is out in the sunshine almost all day

everyday taking care of the animals and the plants. We did just move

to a newer home which is probably filled with toxins (we don't like

it, but there was more land for the animals), but we've had an

ionizer for over a year that runs 24/7. We don't use personal care

products due to the absorption through the skin. We bathe and

shampoo with baking soda and use apple cider vinegar to rinse the

soda out of our hair. However, we don't have a shower filter at this

time. That's next on the list. We brush our teeth with baking

soda. We only use olive oil, make our own mayonaise, etc. We don't

use white sugar, in fact, if we can't use honey it goes unsweetened.

We use mullein that we pick ourselves for upper respiratory

infections and colds. We're going to get some kefir grains in the

next 2 weeks, so that will be a daily staple. We don't eat much

bread, but what we do eat is whole wheat and baked by me. I don't

use baking powder in biscuits, only baking soda and cream of tartar

and even then we only eat them about twice a month.

 

Most of the supplements available in our little area have titanium

dioxide as an ingredient. I am an artist, and I use titanium oxide

all the time to paint. I realize it is not the same, but it's still

too close for my comfort. I would rather have the pure herbs and

make the tinctures and decoctions myself, but finding a lot of them

seems to be difficult.

 

We've noticed that his seizures occur during times of stress, but

they still occur once a month. They will also occur during times of

sleep deprivation, but still occur once a month. This month has been

awful. In the past couple of years, he has had 1-2 per month and

that was all. This month, it's been almost like before he started

taking the medications. He had 1 generalized seizure about 4 days

ago. After that, it was 1-2 per night until last night. Last night,

he had 5 and today he is having them every 1/2 hour to hour. We're

not going to the hospital, because they will just give him a dose of

Trileptal, a dose of Neurontin, 1 mg of Xanax and send us home with

$6000 more in hospital bills.

 

We've been trying to find a good dentist who understands the dangers

of amalgams...no luck yet. I will definitely start asking around

about a good chiropractor. That's an idea we have not tried.

 

My husband is a musician and also transcribes music. He listens to

it all the time, so music is definitely a part of our lives.

 

He also took chlorella and cilantro for oral chelation.

 

I really do appreciate all the feedback. We will start trying the

other suggestions that we've not done yet. Please, if anyone has any

more information don't hesitate to chime in. I'm taking notes and

making a list of things to get and to do.

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , " Tony " wrote:

>

> Excellent suggestion - thanks!

>

> I will take exception to one thing: the ionic foot detoxes. The idea

> that such a contraption can pull toxins out of the body is beyond

any

> science I know and has in fact been thoroughly debunked more than

> once. I had once such detox done of me at the Holistic Rodeo in

> Kerrville, Texas a few months ago, and surely enough there were all

> the gunky colors and goop just like everyone else that had one. I

> felt no different what so ever afterwards 9well, I felt like my feet

> had soaked in warm water for awhile) and I noted the corroded

> electrodes and the salt they kept adding to the water and figured

the

> odds were pretty good that anything, or nothing at all, would likely

> produce the same effect.

>

> Surely enough, when I did a bit of checking around I found several

> reports similar to this one:

>

> " foot detox machines are simply AC-DC transformers attached to

ferrous

> electrodes that corrode to generate rust when used to electrolyse

the

> saline water in the footbath. Whether true or not, it's a matter of

> simple science that such a setup duplicates the observed phenomena.

At

> the skeptical James Randi Educational Foundation site, the

Commentary,

> October 3, 2003 has a photo showing the result of using iron nails

to

> electrolyse salty water in a soup bowl. This theory is backed up by

> some observers who have found by experiment that their feet didn't

> need to be in the bath for the brown to appear. At the women's

network

> iVenus in a thread called Big fat detox HOAX!!!, WicklowLass tells

of

> her observation that " the brown stuff doesn't come out of your feet,

> it comes from the metal `array' in the footbath itself! The girlie

in

> the salon switched it on, left, and I immediately whipped the spawgs

> out of the water to have a good ol' gawk, and all the brown stuff

> started clouding out from the thing in the foot bath. When she came

> back, I quizzed her on it. She mumbled something about negative

ions …

> I didn't pay for the `treatment' " . In the Letters section of the

> current (July 7th?) New Scientist (see here), Galen Ives of

Sheffield

> reports a similar test, alongside another letter postulating the

same

> explanation, as well as one for the observed frothiness of the bath:

> sodium hydroxide (from the electrolysis) reacting with skin oils to

> produce soap.

>

> (read more at —

> http://www.raygirvan.co.uk/apoth/2004_05_01_arc.html "

>

> In a similar vein, the so called foot de-tox pads have also been

> debunked as not only worthless, but even harmful:

>

> http://genesismetabolic.com/?p=20

>

> After all I have learned, I almost never say never to any treatment,

> but foot baths are one that someone is going to have to do some

strong

> convincing for me to change my mind.

>

> >

> oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

> <drlanphier@> wrote:

> >

> > A lot of good suggestions have been made. Please also consider

> researching

> > the following:

> >

> >

> >

> > 1) Complete liver/gallbladder cleansing, digestive tract cleansing

> (Mag O7

> > adds oxygen to the digestive tract), parasite cleansing (very

> important to

> > get rid of harmful organisms) and heavy metal cleansing (chlorella

> is best.

> > Detox foot pads are good.). Toxicity in the intestinal tract is

> something

> > that should be addressed for every healthy concern as this is

> usually the

> > first point-of-attack for toxins, bacteria, viruses, etc.

> >

> >

> >

> > 2) Keep the body VERY oxygenated and hydrated. Raw fruits and

> vegetables

> > contain oxygen and water. Consider ozonated water with DMSO

added - 5-6

> > eight ounces glasses daily with 8-10 drops of DMSO in the water.

This

> > literally adds trillions of oxygen molecules to the body.

> >

> >

> >

> > 3) I second and third the suggestions for chiropractic care.

Just make

> > sure that you find a good one - sometimes difficult to do. Ask

> around your

> > community. A chiro that also promotes natural health would be a

> " diamond " .

> >

> >

> >

> > 4) VIBE machine. People with seizures are seeing some good

results.

> >

> >

> >

> > 5) Ionic foot baths. Helps with heavy metal and toxin removal.

> Yes, they

> > do work regardless of what some people say. Some of the machines

> are junk,

> > so again do your research if you decide to try these.

> >

> >

> >

> > 6) Amalgam removal. Again I second this. However, please make

> sure that

> > you go to a biological dentist. Do your research since more harm

can be

> > done if the dentist is not familiar with safe procedures when

removing

> > mercury. A good dentist will have your husband cleanse before,

> during and

> > after the procedures.

> >

> >

> >

> > 7) As has already been suggested a very healthy diet, lots of

purified

> > water consumption, at least 30 minutes of sunshine every day with

no

> > sunglasses or sunscreen.

> >

> >

> >

> > 8) Gluten-free diet. I have found it absolutely amazing how many

health

> > concerns seem to melt away when gluten is completely removed from

> the diet.

> >

> >

> >

> > 9) Have his hormones tested through saliva. I know this may

sound

> > ridiculous but since the seizures seem to occur 1x per month then

> hormones

> > may be something to check out. Men need to keep their hormones

levels

> > balanced just as women do.

> >

> >

> >

> > 10) Sleep. The body does the most healing between 10:00 pm and

> 2:00 am.

> > Sleep in a completely dark room. If he is not sleeping well then

> the body

> > is not repairing as it should.

> >

> >

> >

> > 11) Supplements: Niacin (make sure that he is also taking a B-

Complex.

> > Never take just one B vitamin without also taking B-Complex).

Bacopa.

> > Epi-Still - herbal remedy. Magnesium Oil for relaxation. Oregano

Oil -

> > helps with harmful organisms and microbes. Probiotic - necessary

to help

> > maintain good bowel health. Dr. Hans Nieper had success using

Lithium

> > Orotate (natural lithium salts - NOT synthetic lithium) along with

> calcium

> > orotate. Because he is on prescription medication and before

taking

> any of

> > the above, make sure that you check for contraindications. By the

> way, I

> > have read that black cohosh should NOT be taken for seizures.

> >

> >

> >

> > By the way, you are correct in that so many supplements contain

toxic

> > fillers and preservatives that are harmful to the body. This is a

> pet-peeve

> > of mine especially since most people taking supplements are doing

so to

> > fight some kind of health concern, thus the last thing they need

is more

> > toxicity. I don't care how minute these toxic chemicals are

> according to the

> > chemical companies (who are no friends to a healthy lifestyle)

they

> can add

> > up to more health concerns. I would also check all of his

personal care

> > products and make sure they are as natural as possible - chemicals

> can cause

> > seizures.

> >

> >

> >

> > 12) Green-up your home as much as possible. Make sure that your

home is

> > chemical-free. Use ionic air purification especially in the

bedroom

> and the

> > living areas. Use natural cleaning products. Use shower filters

> and water

> > filters to filter out harmful chemicals. Use full-spectrum

lighting

> which

> > is healthy and good for the eyes.

> >

> >

> >

> > 13) Stress. As has been mentioned, this is very important for

any

> health

> > concern. Nature walks, deep breathing techniques, dealing with

negative

> > emotions, listening to good music, bio-feedback, EFT are all good

> avenues to

> > explore. Stress can cause so many things to go wrong in the body

> and often

> > times we are not aware of its presence because we are so used to

the

> stress

> > that our lifestyle produces.

> >

> >

> >

> > When the body is suffering from dis-ease it is always necessary to

> treat the

> > whole body. Often we want to " spot treat " because that is what we

> are used

> > to with conventional medicine. While this may relieve symptoms,

it

> does not

> > get to the root or cause of the health concern. I find it

alarming that

> > many in the natural health and medicine circle are getting very

close to

> > recommending " spot treatments " because this is what people are

used

> to and

> > are most comfortable with and, well, it's convenient. Trying to

put

> natural

> > medicine into the conventional medicine box will always provide

less

> than

> > desired results. This is one reason that conventional medicine

> cannot find

> > much redeeming value for natural medicine - they have not learned

> that the

> > whole body - mind, body and spirit - must be included in when

> confronting

> > dis-ease.

> >

> >

> >

> > Be Well

> > Loretta

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Many modalities in natural medicine do

not have scientific backing, nor will they ever because science is…well…just

science and is not the end-all. Science has not given us much in the realm

of “cure” and is, in many cases, why conventional medicine will not

explore other methods of healing. If we want to experience true health

and wellness then, in my opinion, we must change our thinking in the area of

science and medicine. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made by

our Creator and science seems to have a difficult time accepting this.

 

The end results that I have seen from

clients who use them consistantly indicate that they can absolutely play a part

in healing. Natural medicine modalities always take more than one or even

several instances to work. If someone told you that you would feel a

significance difference after one treatement then they basically were not

telling the truth or had no idea what they were doing. And, as I said,

many of the machines in use are junk.

 

When I, personally, do a foot bath the

water never drastically changes. So the water doesn't change for

everyone. Even when I did my very first foot bath the water did not

drastically change. I was using a machine that was very hi-tech and

because at that time my diet and lifestyle were pristiene, the water didn’t

show the presence of many toxins. I was kind-of disappointed because I

wanted to see a color like everyone else was seeing.

 

There have been some lab tests run on

the foot detox pads (again, some of these pads on the market are junk) that

prove they are indeed pulling toxins out of the body. People report

feeling better, more energy and actually sleeping better. For me

personally, I don’t necessarily sleep better because I don’t like

sleeping with something on the bottom of my foot! LOL

 

Again, I submit that natural medicine

does not fit into the convetional medicine or even scientific box. Nor

should it. J What we are looking for is “does the

modality help the body and mind to heal or go toward healing without causing

harm?” Toxin removal is absolutely necessary if the body is to

heal. We are bombarded with toxins daily. While the placebo effect

most probably enters in, just as it does with conventional medicine, that does

not make these modalities unscientific. And, if you believe that

something will not work (whether natural or conventional) then most probably it

will not work. Just as if you believe that you cannot or will not get

well, then you probably will not. Power of belief.

 

When I was using natural medicine to heal from colon cancer, I had to change much

of my “belief system.” A year before my diagnosis, I would

have called a lot of what I did to get well, “quackery.” God

definitely chose to change my mind. I would always recommend that people

educate themselves fully and not take anyone’s word about anything.

And then I would suggest that they ask God what their personal “healing

path” should consist of. After asking, be sure to keep your eyes

and ears open for answers – be alert and keep on open and quiet mind –

your answers will come.

 

" In finding

solutions to challenges don't be afraid to 'step out of the box.' Your

willingness to do so may mean the difference between life and death. I have

found that most things are not 'as they seem'. Educate yourself thoroughly and

meet each challenge with the determination that there is always a solution and

that the solution may not be what is 'normally accepted'. The road less

traveled may have the most answers. "

 

Be Well,

Loretta

 

 

 

-----Original

Message-----

oleander soup oleander soup On

Behalf Of Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:35 PM

oleander soup

Re: Natural remedies for seizures

 

Excellent

suggestion - thanks!

 

I

will take exception to one thing: the ionic foot detoxes. The idea

that

such a contraption can pull toxins out of the body is beyond any

science

I know and has in fact been thoroughly debunked more than

once.

I had once such detox done of me at the Holistic Rodeo in

Kerrville,

Texas a few months ago, and surely enough there were all

the

gunky colors and goop just like everyone else that had one. I

felt

no different what so ever afterwards 9well, I felt like my feet

had

soaked in warm water for awhile) and I noted the corroded

electrodes

and the salt they kept adding to the water and figured the

odds

were pretty good that anything, or nothing at all, would likely

produce

the same effect.

 

Surely

enough, when I did a bit of checking around I found several

reports

similar to this one:

 

" foot

detox machines are simply AC-DC transformers attached to ferrous

electrodes

that corrode to generate rust when used to electrolyse the

saline

water in the footbath. Whether true or not, it's a matter of

simple

science that such a setup duplicates the observed phenomena. At

the

skeptical James Randi Educational Foundation site, the Commentary,

October

3, 2003 has a photo showing the result of using iron nails to

electrolyse

salty water in a soup bowl. This theory is backed up by

some

observers who have found by experiment that their feet didn't

need

to be in the bath for the brown to appear. At the women's network

iVenus

in a thread called Big fat detox HOAX!!!, WicklowLass tells of

her

observation that " the brown stuff doesn't come out of your feet,

it

comes from the metal `array' in the footbath itself! The girlie in

the

salon switched it on, left, and I immediately whipped the spawgs

out

of the water to have a good ol' gawk, and all the brown stuff

started

clouding out from the thing in the foot bath. When she came

back,

I quizzed her on it. She mumbled something about negative ions …

I

didn't pay for the `treatment' " . In the Letters section of the

current

(July 7th?) New Scientist (see here), Galen Ives of Sheffield

reports

a similar test, alongside another letter postulating the same

explanation,

as well as one for the observed frothiness of the bath:

sodium

hydroxide (from the electrolysis) reacting with skin oils to

produce

soap.

 

(read

more at —

http://www.raygirvan.co.uk/apoth/2004_05_01_arc.html "

 

In

a similar vein, the so called foot de-tox pads have also been

debunked

as not only worthless, but even harmful:

 

http://genesismetabolic.com/?p=20

 

After

all I have learned, I almost never say never to any treatment,

but

foot baths are one that someone is going to have to do some strong

convincing

for me to change my mind.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Congratulations, Shara, for doing so

many things to help your husband get healthy. You are doing more than 90%

of the population!!

 

Unfortunately, we still accumulate

toxins from the air, soil, etc. If you understand about chemtrails then

even the most pristeine of environments can be affected. I would guess

that you have checked everything and anything that he is using with the animals

that might would cause a toxicity concern. If you are feeding with grain,

is it organic? If not then it contains pesticides and herbicides. I

would suggest going through everything that he comes in contact with –

probably you have already don this but I am just trying to cover bases.

 

 

I was reading the other day that being

organic is proving not to be enough any more. Of course, since you are raising

your own food then there should be no concerns. Make sure you are using

heirloom seeds to grow your garden. Otherwise, almost all seeds are

genetically modified and we have no idea what health concerns this will bring

upon the population.

 

Also, I would throw out all plastics and

the microwave if you have one. I would also check your pots and pans

especially for nickel. Most stainless steel contains nickel and some

people are highly allergic. Have you had the water from your spring

tested? Unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money on cookware,

glass is just about the safest option.

 

Just in case that he may have something

going on with his sinuses (spring time is allergy time and we are smack in the

middle of the allergy season) you may want to try a netti pot for sinus

cleansing. Be sure to use Hymalalian salt and distilled water from

on-line or your health food store.

 

I taught private piano for 20 years and

when I was going through cancer, music was truly a great source for calming my

mind. I believe that it is a natural healing modality that many people

fail to utilize.

 

I wish you and your husband much success. He is very fortunate to have

you!

 

Be Well

Loretta

 

 

-----Original

Message-----

oleander soup oleander soup On

Behalf Of blondfury123

Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:48 PM

oleander soup

Re: Natural remedies for seizures

 

You

guys are great. This has been an ongoing concern of ours for the

past

11 years and it's getting old! The onset of the seizures was

sudden

without any trauma or apparent cause. Since he began having

them,

we've searched for the answer to stopping them.

 

When

he met his current neurologist, I told him what he was

having...complex-partial

seizures advanced to generalized. The

doctor

looked at me like I had grown another head for actually

knowing

what was wrong. That was the beginning of the medications

that

don't work. Knowing what was wrong and having a " fix " for it

were

2 different things, so we decided to try what the professionals

suggested,

because what we had tried in the past had not worked

(ketogenic

diet, diabetic diet, etc). Since that time, we found that

whenever

he ate or drank anything sweetened with aspartame in it he

would

seize. The same thing with MSG. This was discovered about a

year

ago. Since that time, we have not eaten out, have not bought

processed

foods, have watched every morsel that has gone into our

mouths.

For a time it seemed to be helping. Even now, we only eat

home-grown

fruits and vegetables when available. When they're not,

we

go with natural " weeds " until the garden is producing (chickweed

has

tons of B-vitamins and watercress has tons of nutrients too...we

eat

a lot of both). We have an artesian-fed spring on our property,

so

we don't drink tap water at all. Bottled water tastes icky, so we

don't

drink that either. The meat we eat is grown on our farm,

rabbits,

chickens, and fish from the stream. Eggs from the chickens

and

milk from the goats. My husband is very thin, so he doesn't need

to

lose any weight. He is out in the sunshine almost all day

everyday

taking care of the animals and the plants. We did just move

to

a newer home which is probably filled with toxins (we don't like

it,

but there was more land for the animals), but we've had an

ionizer

for over a year that runs 24/7. We don't use personal care

products

due to the absorption through the skin. We bathe and

shampoo

with baking soda and use apple cider vinegar to rinse the

soda

out of our hair. However, we don't have a shower filter at this

time.

That's next on the list. We brush our teeth with baking

soda.

We only use olive oil, make our own mayonaise, etc. We don't

use

white sugar, in fact, if we can't use honey it goes unsweetened.

We

use mullein that we pick ourselves for upper respiratory

infections

and colds. We're going to get some kefir grains in the

next

2 weeks, so that will be a daily staple. We don't eat much

bread,

but what we do eat is whole wheat and baked by me. I don't

use

baking powder in biscuits, only baking soda and cream of tartar

and

even then we only eat them about twice a month.

 

Most

of the supplements available in our little area have titanium

dioxide

as an ingredient. I am an artist, and I use titanium oxide

all

the time to paint. I realize it is not the same, but it's still

too

close for my comfort. I would rather have the pure herbs and

make

the tinctures and decoctions myself, but finding a lot of them

seems

to be difficult.

 

We've

noticed that his seizures occur during times of stress, but

they

still occur once a month. They will also occur during times of

sleep

deprivation, but still occur once a month. This month has been

awful.

In the past couple of years, he has had 1-2 per month and

that

was all. This month, it's been almost like before he started

taking

the medications. He had 1 generalized seizure about 4 days

ago.

After that, it was 1-2 per night until last night. Last night,

he

had 5 and today he is having them every 1/2 hour to hour. We're

not

going to the hospital, because they will just give him a dose of

Trileptal,

a dose of Neurontin, 1 mg of Xanax and send us home with

$6000

more in hospital bills.

 

We've

been trying to find a good dentist who understands the dangers

of

amalgams...no luck yet. I will definitely start asking around

about

a good chiropractor. That's an idea we have not tried.

 

My

husband is a musician and also transcribes music. He listens to

it

all the time, so music is definitely a part of our lives.

 

He

also took chlorella and cilantro for oral chelation.

 

I

really do appreciate all the feedback. We will start trying the

other

suggestions that we've not done yet. Please, if anyone has any

more

information don't hesitate to chime in. I'm taking notes and

making

a list of things to get and to do.

 

Shara

 

[Guest guest]

Loretta,

Thank you for your kind words. Most of the time, I feel like I'm

spinning my wheels and that he's not lucky to have me. I'm very

lucky to have him, though. He is my world.

 

We don't feed our animals store-bought grain and feeds anymore. We

did for a while, but now they're only on pasture. We're planting an

entire field of corn and oats specifically for feeding the animals

next winter.

 

I have to admit that we buy our flour from the store. I had not

thought about the pesticides that would be in it. Thank you for

reminding me of that as another source of toxins. We're going to be

growing our own wheat this year too, so that will be taken care of.

I think we're going to need about a million more acres than we have

just to grow the food we need to get our family through the winter

and into the next growing season!

 

I am aware of the chemtrails. We're fortunate that we don't have

that many around here, but there are certain times of the year that

they seem more prevalent. It worries me, but I can't find the glass

bubble I need to keep them out, lol. Seriously though, it's sad that

our world is no longer a clean place to live.

 

We do grow with heirloom seeds. We also save our seeds from year to

year. The GM plants and seeds really worry me which is why we took

our food animals (goats and rabbits) off purchased grain. Our

chickens have always been free range. Knowing that the GM

corporations control approximately 98% of the seeds in the world is

worrisome to me. Even the genetics of the bees that pollenate the GM

plants are changing. Not a good thing! That combined with hive

collapse is scary to me.

 

I do use stainless steel to mix in, but we cook in iron skillets.

Except the bread pans. Those are stainless too (I threw out all the

aluminum ones years ago!). I will get glass bread pans. What about

the lids for home-canned foods? It occurred to me that they are

probably lined with plastic. Do you know an alternative for those?

 

What are you a doctor of? I've seriously been considering becoming

an N.D. At one point, I wanted to be an M.D. but no longer.

 

Again, thank you for the kind words and helpful suggestions. More

things to add to my list!

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

<drlanphier wrote:

>

> Congratulations, Shara, for doing so many things to help your

husband get

> healthy. You are doing more than 90% of the population!!

>

>

>

> Unfortunately, we still accumulate toxins from the air, soil, etc.

If you

> understand about chemtrails then even the most pristeine of

environments can

> be affected. I would guess that you have checked everything and

anything

> that he is using with the animals that might would cause a toxicity

concern.

> If you are feeding with grain, is it organic? If not then it

contains

> pesticides and herbicides. I would suggest going through

everything that he

> comes in contact with - probably you have already don this but I am

just

> trying to cover bases.

>

>

>

> I was reading the other day that being organic is proving not to be

enough

> any more. Of course, since you are raising your own food then there

should

> be no concerns. Make sure you are using heirloom seeds to grow

your garden.

> Otherwise, almost all seeds are genetically modified and we have no

idea

> what health concerns this will bring upon the population.

>

>

>

> Also, I would throw out all plastics and the microwave if you have

one. I

> would also check your pots and pans especially for nickel. Most

stainless

> steel contains nickel and some people are highly allergic. Have

you had the

> water from your spring tested? Unless you are prepared to spend a

lot of

> money on cookware, glass is just about the safest option.

>

>

>

> Just in case that he may have something going on with his sinuses

(spring

> time is allergy time and we are smack in the middle of the allergy

season)

> you may want to try a netti pot for sinus cleansing. Be sure to use

> Hymalalian salt and distilled water from on-line or your health

food store.

>

>

>

> I taught private piano for 20 years and when I was going through

cancer,

> music was truly a great source for calming my mind. I believe that

it is a

> natural healing modality that many people fail to utilize.

>

> I wish you and your husband much success. He is very fortunate to

have you!

>

>

>

> Be Well

> Loretta

>

>

>

>

>

>

> oleander soup

oleander soup On

> Behalf Of blondfury123

> Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:48 PM

> oleander soup

> Re: Natural remedies for seizures

>

>

>

> You guys are great. This has been an ongoing concern of ours for

the

>

> past 11 years and it's getting old! The onset of the seizures was

>

> sudden without any trauma or apparent cause. Since he began having

>

> them, we've searched for the answer to stopping them.

>

>

>

> When he met his current neurologist, I told him what he was

>

> having...complex-partial seizures advanced to generalized. The

>

> doctor looked at me like I had grown another head for actually

>

> knowing what was wrong. That was the beginning of the medications

>

> that don't work. Knowing what was wrong and having a " fix " for it

>

> were 2 different things, so we decided to try what the

professionals

>

> suggested, because what we had tried in the past had not worked

>

> (ketogenic diet, diabetic diet, etc). Since that time, we found

that

>

> whenever he ate or drank anything sweetened with aspartame in it he

>

> would seize. The same thing with MSG. This was discovered about a

>

> year ago. Since that time, we have not eaten out, have not bought

>

> processed foods, have watched every morsel that has gone into our

>

> mouths. For a time it seemed to be helping. Even now, we only eat

>

> home-grown fruits and vegetables when available. When they're not,

>

> we go with natural " weeds " until the garden is producing (chickweed

>

> has tons of B-vitamins and watercress has tons of nutrients

too...we

>

> eat a lot of both). We have an artesian-fed spring on our

property,

>

> so we don't drink tap water at all. Bottled water tastes icky, so

we

>

> don't drink that either. The meat we eat is grown on our farm,

>

> rabbits, chickens, and fish from the stream. Eggs from the

chickens

>

> and milk from the goats. My husband is very thin, so he doesn't

need

>

> to lose any weight. He is out in the sunshine almost all day

>

> everyday taking care of the animals and the plants. We did just

move

>

> to a newer home which is probably filled with toxins (we don't like

>

> it, but there was more land for the animals), but we've had an

>

> ionizer for over a year that runs 24/7. We don't use personal care

>

> products due to the absorption through the skin. We bathe and

>

> shampoo with baking soda and use apple cider vinegar to rinse the

>

> soda out of our hair. However, we don't have a shower filter at

this

>

> time. That's next on the list. We brush our teeth with baking

>

> soda. We only use olive oil, make our own mayonaise, etc. We

don't

>

> use white sugar, in fact, if we can't use honey it goes

unsweetened.

>

> We use mullein that we pick ourselves for upper respiratory

>

> infections and colds. We're going to get some kefir grains in the

>

> next 2 weeks, so that will be a daily staple. We don't eat much

>

> bread, but what we do eat is whole wheat and baked by me. I don't

>

> use baking powder in biscuits, only baking soda and cream of tartar

>

> and even then we only eat them about twice a month.

>

>

>

> Most of the supplements available in our little area have titanium

>

> dioxide as an ingredient. I am an artist, and I use titanium oxide

>

> all the time to paint. I realize it is not the same, but it's

still

>

> too close for my comfort. I would rather have the pure herbs and

>

> make the tinctures and decoctions myself, but finding a lot of them

>

> seems to be difficult.

>

>

>

> We've noticed that his seizures occur during times of stress, but

>

> they still occur once a month. They will also occur during times

of

>

> sleep deprivation, but still occur once a month. This month has

been

>

> awful. In the past couple of years, he has had 1-2 per month and

>

> that was all. This month, it's been almost like before he started

>

> taking the medications. He had 1 generalized seizure about 4 days

>

> ago. After that, it was 1-2 per night until last night. Last

night,

>

> he had 5 and today he is having them every 1/2 hour to hour. We're

>

> not going to the hospital, because they will just give him a dose

of

>

> Trileptal, a dose of Neurontin, 1 mg of Xanax and send us home with

>

> $6000 more in hospital bills.

>

>

>

> We've been trying to find a good dentist who understands the

dangers

>

> of amalgams...no luck yet. I will definitely start asking around

>

> about a good chiropractor. That's an idea we have not tried.

>

>

>

> My husband is a musician and also transcribes music. He listens to

>

> it all the time, so music is definitely a part of our lives.

>

>

>

> He also took chlorella and cilantro for oral chelation.

>

>

>

> I really do appreciate all the feedback. We will start trying the

>

> other suggestions that we've not done yet. Please, if anyone has

any

>

> more information don't hesitate to chime in. I'm taking notes and

>

> making a list of things to get and to do.

>

>

>

> Shara

>

[Guest guest]

Shara,Does your husband have restlessness, irritability or insomnia?

It is possible that his brain needs more GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric

acid). If he is really low in that it can cause seizures according to

Dr. Ray Sahelian. GABA is made in the brain from the amino acid

glutamate with the aid of vitamin B-6. There is a GABA available but

according to Dr. Sahelian it cannot cross the blood-brain barrier in

that form. I have been searching thru all my books, but that is all I

have found so far. I will keep looking. Betty

oleander soup , " blondfury123 " <showard208 wrote:

>

> Loretta,

> Thank you for your kind words. Most of the time, I feel like I'm

> spinning my wheels and that he's not lucky to have me. I'm very

> lucky to have him, though. He is my world.

>

> We don't feed our animals store-bought grain and feeds anymore. We

> did for a while, but now they're only on pasture. We're planting

an

> entire field of corn and oats specifically for feeding the animals

> next winter.

>

> I have to admit that we buy our flour from the store. I had not

> thought about the pesticides that would be in it. Thank you for

> reminding me of that as another source of toxins. We're going to

be

> growing our own wheat this year too, so that will be taken care

of.

> I think we're going to need about a million more acres than we have

> just to grow the food we need to get our family through the winter

> and into the next growing season!

>

> I am aware of the chemtrails. We're fortunate that we don't have

> that many around here, but there are certain times of the year that

> they seem more prevalent. It worries me, but I can't find the

glass

> bubble I need to keep them out, lol. Seriously though, it's sad

that

> our world is no longer a clean place to live.

>

> We do grow with heirloom seeds. We also save our seeds from year

to

> year. The GM plants and seeds really worry me which is why we took

> our food animals (goats and rabbits) off purchased grain. Our

> chickens have always been free range. Knowing that the GM

> corporations control approximately 98% of the seeds in the world is

> worrisome to me. Even the genetics of the bees that pollenate the

GM

> plants are changing. Not a good thing! That combined with hive

> collapse is scary to me.

>

> I do use stainless steel to mix in, but we cook in iron skillets.

> Except the bread pans. Those are stainless too (I threw out all

the

> aluminum ones years ago!). I will get glass bread pans. What

about

> the lids for home-canned foods? It occurred to me that they are

> probably lined with plastic. Do you know an alternative for

those?

>

> What are you a doctor of? I've seriously been considering becoming

> an N.D. At one point, I wanted to be an M.D. but no longer.

>

> Again, thank you for the kind words and helpful suggestions. More

> things to add to my list!

>

> Shara

>

> oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

> <drlanphier@> wrote:

> >

> > Congratulations, Shara, for doing so many things to help your

> husband get

> > healthy. You are doing more than 90% of the population!!

> >

> >

> >

> > Unfortunately, we still accumulate toxins from the air, soil,

etc.

> If you

> > understand about chemtrails then even the most pristeine of

> environments can

> > be affected. I would guess that you have checked everything and

> anything

> > that he is using with the animals that might would cause a

toxicity

> concern.

> > If you are feeding with grain, is it organic? If not then it

> contains

> > pesticides and herbicides. I would suggest going through

> everything that he

> > comes in contact with - probably you have already don this but I

am

> just

> > trying to cover bases.

> >

> >

> >

> > I was reading the other day that being organic is proving not to

be

> enough

> > any more. Of course, since you are raising your own food then

there

> should

> > be no concerns. Make sure you are using heirloom seeds to grow

> your garden.

> > Otherwise, almost all seeds are genetically modified and we have

no

> idea

> > what health concerns this will bring upon the population.

> >

> >

> >

> > Also, I would throw out all plastics and the microwave if you

have

> one. I

> > would also check your pots and pans especially for nickel. Most

> stainless

> > steel contains nickel and some people are highly allergic. Have

> you had the

> > water from your spring tested? Unless you are prepared to spend

a

> lot of

> > money on cookware, glass is just about the safest option.

> >

> >

> >

> > Just in case that he may have something going on with his sinuses

> (spring

> > time is allergy time and we are smack in the middle of the

allergy

> season)

> > you may want to try a netti pot for sinus cleansing. Be sure to

use

> > Hymalalian salt and distilled water from on-line or your health

> food store.

> >

> >

> >

> > I taught private piano for 20 years and when I was going through

> cancer,

> > music was truly a great source for calming my mind. I believe

that

> it is a

> > natural healing modality that many people fail to utilize.

> >

> > I wish you and your husband much success. He is very fortunate

to

> have you!

> >

> >

> >

> > Be Well

> > Loretta

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > oleander soup

> oleander soup On

> > Behalf Of blondfury123

> > Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:48 PM

> > oleander soup

> > Re: Natural remedies for seizures

> >

> >

> >

> > You guys are great. This has been an ongoing concern of ours for

> the

> >

> > past 11 years and it's getting old! The onset of the seizures

was

> >

> > sudden without any trauma or apparent cause. Since he began

having

> >

> > them, we've searched for the answer to stopping them.

> >

> >

> >

> > When he met his current neurologist, I told him what he was

> >

> > having...complex-partial seizures advanced to generalized. The

> >

> > doctor looked at me like I had grown another head for actually

> >

> > knowing what was wrong. That was the beginning of the

medications

> >

> > that don't work. Knowing what was wrong and having a " fix " for

it

> >

> > were 2 different things, so we decided to try what the

> professionals

> >

> > suggested, because what we had tried in the past had not worked

> >

> > (ketogenic diet, diabetic diet, etc). Since that time, we found

> that

> >

> > whenever he ate or drank anything sweetened with aspartame in it

he

> >

> > would seize. The same thing with MSG. This was discovered about

a

> >

> > year ago. Since that time, we have not eaten out, have not

bought

> >

> > processed foods, have watched every morsel that has gone into our

> >

> > mouths. For a time it seemed to be helping. Even now, we only

eat

> >

> > home-grown fruits and vegetables when available. When they're

not,

> >

> > we go with natural " weeds " until the garden is producing

(chickweed

> >

> > has tons of B-vitamins and watercress has tons of nutrients

> too...we

> >

> > eat a lot of both). We have an artesian-fed spring on our

> property,

> >

> > so we don't drink tap water at all. Bottled water tastes icky,

so

> we

> >

> > don't drink that either. The meat we eat is grown on our farm,

> >

> > rabbits, chickens, and fish from the stream. Eggs from the

> chickens

> >

> > and milk from the goats. My husband is very thin, so he doesn't

> need

> >

> > to lose any weight. He is out in the sunshine almost all day

> >

> > everyday taking care of the animals and the plants. We did just

> move

> >

> > to a newer home which is probably filled with toxins (we don't

like

> >

> > it, but there was more land for the animals), but we've had an

> >

> > ionizer for over a year that runs 24/7. We don't use personal

care

> >

> > products due to the absorption through the skin. We bathe and

> >

> > shampoo with baking soda and use apple cider vinegar to rinse the

> >

> > soda out of our hair. However, we don't have a shower filter at

> this

> >

> > time. That's next on the list. We brush our teeth with baking

> >

> > soda. We only use olive oil, make our own mayonaise, etc. We

> don't

> >

> > use white sugar, in fact, if we can't use honey it goes

> unsweetened.

> >

> > We use mullein that we pick ourselves for upper respiratory

> >

> > infections and colds. We're going to get some kefir grains in

the

> >

> > next 2 weeks, so that will be a daily staple. We don't eat much

> >

> > bread, but what we do eat is whole wheat and baked by me. I

don't

> >

> > use baking powder in biscuits, only baking soda and cream of

tartar

> >

> > and even then we only eat them about twice a month.

> >

> >

> >

> > Most of the supplements available in our little area have

titanium

> >

> > dioxide as an ingredient. I am an artist, and I use titanium

oxide

> >

> > all the time to paint. I realize it is not the same, but it's

> still

> >

> > too close for my comfort. I would rather have the pure herbs and

> >

> > make the tinctures and decoctions myself, but finding a lot of

them

> >

> > seems to be difficult.

> >

> >

> >

> > We've noticed that his seizures occur during times of stress, but

> >

> > they still occur once a month. They will also occur during times

> of

> >

> > sleep deprivation, but still occur once a month. This month has

> been

> >

> > awful. In the past couple of years, he has had 1-2 per month and

> >

> > that was all. This month, it's been almost like before he

started

> >

> > taking the medications. He had 1 generalized seizure about 4

days

> >

> > ago. After that, it was 1-2 per night until last night. Last

> night,

> >

> > he had 5 and today he is having them every 1/2 hour to hour.

We're

> >

> > not going to the hospital, because they will just give him a dose

> of

> >

> > Trileptal, a dose of Neurontin, 1 mg of Xanax and send us home

with

> >

> > $6000 more in hospital bills.

> >

> >

> >

> > We've been trying to find a good dentist who understands the

> dangers

> >

> > of amalgams...no luck yet. I will definitely start asking around

> >

> > about a good chiropractor. That's an idea we have not tried.

> >

> >

> >

> > My husband is a musician and also transcribes music. He listens

to

> >

> > it all the time, so music is definitely a part of our lives.

> >

> >

> >

> > He also took chlorella and cilantro for oral chelation.

> >

> >

> >

> > I really do appreciate all the feedback. We will start trying

the

> >

> > other suggestions that we've not done yet. Please, if anyone has

> any

> >

> > more information don't hesitate to chime in. I'm taking notes

and

> >

> > making a list of things to get and to do.

> >

> >

> >

> > Shara

> >

>

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Betty,

Around the time of an impending seizure, he will get easily

aggravated, he will have restless legs after he goes to sleep (not

restless legs syndrome, but his legs will move in rhythm to his

breathing...about 7 breaths and he will move...7 more and he will

move again), and occasionally he will have insomnia, but not often.

Usually, it's me who can't sleep and that will keep him up. If he

loses sleep for 2-3 days, I know he will have a seizure. If we have

a stressful week (extremely stressful) he will have a seizure about 2-

3 days after the stressors subside. If he gets very snappish, that

is usually an indication that he will have a seizure within 24

hours. There are several indicators that we've learned over the

years. Sometimes, he will remember a dream or something that set him

off, but most of the time he has no memory at all.

 

Today, his seizures have been episodes of semiconsciousness for about

30 seconds to a minute. This is unusual for him to have this many in

one day. The last time we had a day like this was last September and

I wound up taking him to the hospital with results as I stated in an

earlier post, 1 dose of Trileptal, 1 dose of Neurontin, and 1 mg of

Xanax. Oh yeah, and that day's seizures was caused by the additives

in bacon!

 

Thanks a lot.

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , " beted711 " <beted711 wrote:

>

> Shara,Does your husband have restlessness, irritability or

insomnia?

> It is possible that his brain needs more GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric

> acid). If he is really low in that it can cause seizures according

to

> Dr. Ray Sahelian. GABA is made in the brain from the amino acid

> glutamate with the aid of vitamin B-6. There is a GABA available

but

> according to Dr. Sahelian it cannot cross the blood-brain barrier

in

> that form. I have been searching thru all my books, but that is all

I

> have found so far. I will keep looking. Betty

> oleander soup , " blondfury123 " <showard208@> wrote:

> >

> > Loretta,

> > Thank you for your kind words. Most of the time, I feel like I'm

> > spinning my wheels and that he's not lucky to have me. I'm very

> > lucky to have him, though. He is my world.

> >

> > We don't feed our animals store-bought grain and feeds anymore.

We

> > did for a while, but now they're only on pasture. We're planting

> an

> > entire field of corn and oats specifically for feeding the

animals

> > next winter.

> >

> > I have to admit that we buy our flour from the store. I had not

> > thought about the pesticides that would be in it. Thank you for

> > reminding me of that as another source of toxins. We're going to

> be

> > growing our own wheat this year too, so that will be taken care

> of.

> > I think we're going to need about a million more acres than we

have

> > just to grow the food we need to get our family through the

winter

> > and into the next growing season!

> >

> > I am aware of the chemtrails. We're fortunate that we don't have

> > that many around here, but there are certain times of the year

that

> > they seem more prevalent. It worries me, but I can't find the

> glass

> > bubble I need to keep them out, lol. Seriously though, it's sad

> that

> > our world is no longer a clean place to live.

> >

> > We do grow with heirloom seeds. We also save our seeds from year

> to

> > year. The GM plants and seeds really worry me which is why we

took

> > our food animals (goats and rabbits) off purchased grain. Our

> > chickens have always been free range. Knowing that the GM

> > corporations control approximately 98% of the seeds in the world

is

> > worrisome to me. Even the genetics of the bees that pollenate

the

> GM

> > plants are changing. Not a good thing! That combined with hive

> > collapse is scary to me.

> >

> > I do use stainless steel to mix in, but we cook in iron

skillets.

> > Except the bread pans. Those are stainless too (I threw out all

> the

> > aluminum ones years ago!). I will get glass bread pans. What

> about

> > the lids for home-canned foods? It occurred to me that they are

> > probably lined with plastic. Do you know an alternative for

> those?

> >

> > What are you a doctor of? I've seriously been considering

becoming

> > an N.D. At one point, I wanted to be an M.D. but no longer.

> >

> > Again, thank you for the kind words and helpful suggestions.

More

> > things to add to my list!

> >

> > Shara

> >

> > oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

> > <drlanphier@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Congratulations, Shara, for doing so many things to help your

> > husband get

> > > healthy. You are doing more than 90% of the population!!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Unfortunately, we still accumulate toxins from the air, soil,

> etc.

> > If you

> > > understand about chemtrails then even the most pristeine of

> > environments can

> > > be affected. I would guess that you have checked everything

and

> > anything

> > > that he is using with the animals that might would cause a

> toxicity

> > concern.

> > > If you are feeding with grain, is it organic? If not then it

> > contains

> > > pesticides and herbicides. I would suggest going through

> > everything that he

> > > comes in contact with - probably you have already don this but

I

> am

> > just

> > > trying to cover bases.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I was reading the other day that being organic is proving not

to

> be

> > enough

> > > any more. Of course, since you are raising your own food then

> there

> > should

> > > be no concerns. Make sure you are using heirloom seeds to grow

> > your garden.

> > > Otherwise, almost all seeds are genetically modified and we

have

> no

> > idea

> > > what health concerns this will bring upon the population.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Also, I would throw out all plastics and the microwave if you

> have

> > one. I

> > > would also check your pots and pans especially for nickel.

Most

> > stainless

> > > steel contains nickel and some people are highly allergic.

Have

> > you had the

> > > water from your spring tested? Unless you are prepared to

spend

> a

> > lot of

> > > money on cookware, glass is just about the safest option.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Just in case that he may have something going on with his

sinuses

> > (spring

> > > time is allergy time and we are smack in the middle of the

> allergy

> > season)

> > > you may want to try a netti pot for sinus cleansing. Be sure

to

> use

> > > Hymalalian salt and distilled water from on-line or your health

> > food store.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I taught private piano for 20 years and when I was going

through

> > cancer,

> > > music was truly a great source for calming my mind. I believe

> that

> > it is a

> > > natural healing modality that many people fail to utilize.

> > >

> > > I wish you and your husband much success. He is very fortunate

> to

> > have you!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Be Well

> > > Loretta

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > oleander soup

> > oleander soup On

> > > Behalf Of blondfury123

> > > Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:48 PM

> > > oleander soup

> > > Re: Natural remedies for seizures

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > You guys are great. This has been an ongoing concern of ours

for

> > the

> > >

> > > past 11 years and it's getting old! The onset of the seizures

> was

> > >

> > > sudden without any trauma or apparent cause. Since he began

> having

> > >

> > > them, we've searched for the answer to stopping them.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > When he met his current neurologist, I told him what he was

> > >

> > > having...complex-partial seizures advanced to generalized. The

> > >

> > > doctor looked at me like I had grown another head for actually

> > >

> > > knowing what was wrong. That was the beginning of the

> medications

> > >

> > > that don't work. Knowing what was wrong and having a " fix " for

> it

> > >

> > > were 2 different things, so we decided to try what the

> > professionals

> > >

> > > suggested, because what we had tried in the past had not worked

> > >

> > > (ketogenic diet, diabetic diet, etc). Since that time, we

found

> > that

> > >

> > > whenever he ate or drank anything sweetened with aspartame in

it

> he

> > >

> > > would seize. The same thing with MSG. This was discovered

about

> a

> > >

> > > year ago. Since that time, we have not eaten out, have not

> bought

> > >

> > > processed foods, have watched every morsel that has gone into

our

> > >

> > > mouths. For a time it seemed to be helping. Even now, we only

> eat

> > >

> > > home-grown fruits and vegetables when available. When they're

> not,

> > >

> > > we go with natural " weeds " until the garden is producing

> (chickweed

> > >

> > > has tons of B-vitamins and watercress has tons of nutrients

> > too...we

> > >

> > > eat a lot of both). We have an artesian-fed spring on our

> > property,

> > >

> > > so we don't drink tap water at all. Bottled water tastes icky,

> so

> > we

> > >

> > > don't drink that either. The meat we eat is grown on our farm,

> > >

> > > rabbits, chickens, and fish from the stream. Eggs from the

> > chickens

> > >

> > > and milk from the goats. My husband is very thin, so he

doesn't

> > need

> > >

> > > to lose any weight. He is out in the sunshine almost all day

> > >

> > > everyday taking care of the animals and the plants. We did

just

> > move

> > >

> > > to a newer home which is probably filled with toxins (we don't

> like

> > >

> > > it, but there was more land for the animals), but we've had an

> > >

> > > ionizer for over a year that runs 24/7. We don't use personal

> care

> > >

> > > products due to the absorption through the skin. We bathe and

> > >

> > > shampoo with baking soda and use apple cider vinegar to rinse

the

> > >

> > > soda out of our hair. However, we don't have a shower filter

at

> > this

> > >

> > > time. That's next on the list. We brush our teeth with baking

> > >

> > > soda. We only use olive oil, make our own mayonaise, etc. We

> > don't

> > >

> > > use white sugar, in fact, if we can't use honey it goes

> > unsweetened.

> > >

> > > We use mullein that we pick ourselves for upper respiratory

> > >

> > > infections and colds. We're going to get some kefir grains in

> the

> > >

> > > next 2 weeks, so that will be a daily staple. We don't eat

much

> > >

> > > bread, but what we do eat is whole wheat and baked by me. I

> don't

> > >

> > > use baking powder in biscuits, only baking soda and cream of

> tartar

> > >

> > > and even then we only eat them about twice a month.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Most of the supplements available in our little area have

> titanium

> > >

> > > dioxide as an ingredient. I am an artist, and I use titanium

> oxide

> > >

> > > all the time to paint. I realize it is not the same, but it's

> > still

> > >

> > > too close for my comfort. I would rather have the pure herbs

and

> > >

> > > make the tinctures and decoctions myself, but finding a lot of

> them

> > >

> > > seems to be difficult.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > We've noticed that his seizures occur during times of stress,

but

> > >

> > > they still occur once a month. They will also occur during

times

> > of

> > >

> > > sleep deprivation, but still occur once a month. This month

has

> > been

> > >

> > > awful. In the past couple of years, he has had 1-2 per month

and

> > >

> > > that was all. This month, it's been almost like before he

> started

> > >

> > > taking the medications. He had 1 generalized seizure about 4

> days

> > >

> > > ago. After that, it was 1-2 per night until last night. Last

> > night,

> > >

> > > he had 5 and today he is having them every 1/2 hour to hour.

> We're

> > >

> > > not going to the hospital, because they will just give him a

dose

> > of

> > >

> > > Trileptal, a dose of Neurontin, 1 mg of Xanax and send us home

> with

> > >

> > > $6000 more in hospital bills.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > We've been trying to find a good dentist who understands the

> > dangers

> > >

> > > of amalgams...no luck yet. I will definitely start asking

around

> > >

> > > about a good chiropractor. That's an idea we have not tried.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > My husband is a musician and also transcribes music. He

listens

> to

> > >

> > > it all the time, so music is definitely a part of our lives.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > He also took chlorella and cilantro for oral chelation.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > I really do appreciate all the feedback. We will start trying

> the

> > >

> > > other suggestions that we've not done yet. Please, if anyone

has

> > any

> > >

> > > more information don't hesitate to chime in. I'm taking notes

> and

> > >

> > > making a list of things to get and to do.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Shara

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Well, Shara, you continue to amaze me at

what you are doing to help your husband get healthy. Great job! I

would love it if my clients took things as seriously as you are – maybe I

need to send them over to you just to show that Yes, it can be done.

 

I would caution about the wheat and thus

trying a gluten-free for a while. Most people will know within 2-3 weeks

if it is helping because the difference will be that great.

 

You are fortunate in that you have the

land, money and time to have a working farm. I have long been encouraging

people to begin growing their own foord as much as possible. Everyone can

grow vegetables in containers. And, it seems, that when people decide to

plant more gardens, “the powers that be” then decide to adulterate

all the seeds. Ugh! One way or another they are trying to keep everyone

sick.

 

Unfortunately, I don’t know an

alternative for the canning lids. Possibly blanching and freezing produce/fruit

would be a better method than canning.

 

Since you are using iron skillets, I

guess that your husband’s iron and ferritin levels have been

checked?

 

I am a traditional naturopathic doctor

which means that I am not one that has graduated from the colleges that have

set themseles up as being the only ones that produce “true doctors.”

Quite convenient of them to impose this standard for everyone to follow and I’m

sure it works great for their bank account. Most of the ND’s coming

out of these colleges are just glorified MD’s. Just my opinion

along with the fact that we, again, are trying to put natural medicine on the

same level of conventional medicine. I would highly encourage you to

become a traditional ND as we certainly need more who are true to natural methods.

It doesn’t mean that I would never go to a doctor or a hospital or

encourage someone to get conventional treatment. But in my personal case

it means conventional medicine would be my “last” choice, not my “first”

choice.

 

Be Well

Loretta

 

 

 

-----Original

Message-----

oleander soup oleander soup On

Behalf Of blondfury123

Sunday, April 20, 2008 5:16 PM

oleander soup

Re: Natural remedies for seizures

 

Loretta,

Thank

you for your kind words. Most of the time, I feel like I'm

spinning

my wheels and that he's not lucky to have me. I'm very

lucky

to have him, though. He is my world.

 

We

don't feed our animals store-bought grain and feeds anymore. We

did

for a while, but now they're only on pasture. We're planting an

entire

field of corn and oats specifically for feeding the animals

next

winter.

 

I

have to admit that we buy our flour from the store. I had not

thought

about the pesticides that would be in it. Thank you for

reminding

me of that as another source of toxins. We're going to be

growing

our own wheat this year too, so that will be taken care of.

I

think we're going to need about a million more acres than we have

just

to grow the food we need to get our family through the winter

and

into the next growing season!

 

I

am aware of the chemtrails. We're fortunate that we don't have

that

many around here, but there are certain times of the year that

they

seem more prevalent. It worries me, but I can't find the glass

bubble

I need to keep them out, lol. Seriously though, it's sad that

our

world is no longer a clean place to live.

 

We

do grow with heirloom seeds. We also save our seeds from year to

year.

The GM plants and seeds really worry me which is why we took

our

food animals (goats and rabbits) off purchased grain. Our

chickens

have always been free range. Knowing that the GM

corporations

control approximately 98% of the seeds in the world is

worrisome

to me. Even the genetics of the bees that pollenate the GM

plants

are changing. Not a good thing! That combined with hive

collapse

is scary to me.

 

I

do use stainless steel to mix in, but we cook in iron skillets.

Except

the bread pans. Those are stainless too (I threw out all the

aluminum

ones years ago!). I will get glass bread pans. What about

the

lids for home-canned foods? It occurred to me that they are

probably

lined with plastic. Do you know an alternative for those?

 

What

are you a doctor of? I've seriously been considering becoming

an

N.D. At one point, I wanted to be an M.D. but no longer.

 

Again,

thank you for the kind words and helpful suggestions. More

things

to add to my list!

 

Shara

 

[Guest guest]

Loretta,

I appreciate, again, your kind words. I wouldn't send anyone to me

to be an example, since I can't even get my best friend to try

alehoof for her sciatica instead of the liver-killing NSAIDs! She

has a yard full of alehoof, yet she continues to take ibuprofen and

naproxen rather than step out and just " try " the natural methods.

She even contacted her doctor and asked for a prescription for Mobic

because she " heard " it might work! She went to the chiropractor

once, said he was too expensive and, since the problem was not solved

in 1 visit, she would go the traditional route instead...sigh.

 

You are what I want to be! I am a medical transcriptionist (I

dropped out of medical school years ago) and the things I type on a

daily basis make me so sad. Electroconvulsive therapy is still

standard operating procedure for the treatment of depression. This

is on top of the drugs! Here I am trying to STOP seizures, and we

have doctors who go out of their way to INDUCE seizures. Sometimes I

think the dark ages have returned.

 

I will try going gluten free for about 3 weeks. We're ready to try

anything at this point! I went ahead and gave him another dose of

the medications today in an effort to quell this last round, since I

won't be able to do anything about any natural methods until tomorrow

anyway. Another sigh...just doing the best I can under the

circumstances!

 

I have to admit we've not had his iron or ferritin levels checked.

The money you mentioned is not there, lol. We are trying to dig out

of a financial hole right now, so every extra penny goes to past

bills. We also don't have insurance, so all the tests come out of

pocket. Plus, we have 2 pregnant daughters who we are supporting

right now, neither of which will go the natural route for childbirth,

even though we have a world-renowned midwife just 30 minutes from

us! I can't remember her name, but she's been published in the

medical journals for her advances in the natural childbirth field

over the last 30 years.

 

We are very fortunate to have land that is really terrible for

growing things. I say that because our livestock gives us the

fertilizer and wonderful soil to build up this terrible land, so we

really do know what is going in our vegetables instead of wondering

what fertilizer was used in the past. It's rocky and a lot of red

clay.

 

We do freeze a lot of our fruits and vegetables, but things like

salsa and pickles have to be canned. Maybe I can find some glass-

lidded jars with rubber rings. There are a lot of Amish in our area,

perhaps from them.

 

I mentioned earlier that my husband is a musician and also

transcribes music. He has also been working on researching the

healing area of music and sound. Any pointers in that arena? He has

come up with a CD that I think is wonderful. We listen to it every

night and it keeps us asleep (except on seizure nights).

 

Please let me know what it takes to become a traditional ND. I think

I'm on my way (research, research, research!), but if you can point

me in a direction, I would really appreciate it.

 

Shara

 

oleander soup , " Dr. Loretta Lanphier "

<drlanphier wrote:

>

> Well, Shara, you continue to amaze me at what you are doing to help

your

> husband get healthy. Great job! I would love it if my clients

took things

> as seriously as you are - maybe I need to send them over to you

just to show

> that Yes, it can be done.

>

>

>

> I would caution about the wheat and thus trying a gluten-free for a

while.

> Most people will know within 2-3 weeks if it is helping because the

> difference will be that great.

>

>

>

> You are fortunate in that you have the land, money and time to have

a

> working farm. I have long been encouraging people to begin growing

their

> own foord as much as possible. Everyone can grow vegetables in

containers.

> And, it seems, that when people decide to plant more gardens, " the

powers

> that be " then decide to adulterate all the seeds. Ugh! One way or

another

> they are trying to keep everyone sick.

>

>

>

> Unfortunately, I don't know an alternative for the canning lids.

Possibly

> blanching and freezing produce/fruit would be a better method than

canning.

>

>

>

> Since you are using iron skillets, I guess that your husband's iron

and

> ferritin levels have been checked?

>

>

>

> I am a traditional naturopathic doctor which means that I am not

one that

> has graduated from the colleges that have set themseles up as being

the only

> ones that produce " true doctors. " Quite convenient of them to

impose this

> standard for everyone to follow and I'm sure it works great for

their bank

> account. Most of the ND's coming out of these colleges are just

glorified

> MD's. Just my opinion along with the fact that we, again, are

trying to put

> natural medicine on the same level of conventional medicine. I

would highly

> encourage you to become a traditional ND as we certainly need more

who are

> true to natural methods. It doesn't mean that I would never go to

a doctor

> or a hospital or encourage someone to get conventional treatment.

But in my

> personal case it means conventional medicine would be my " last "

choice, not

> my " first " choice.

>

> Be Well

> Loretta

>

 

> oleander soup

oleander soup On

> Behalf Of blondfury123

> Sunday, April 20, 2008 5:16 PM

> oleander soup

> Re: Natural remedies for seizures

>

>

>

> Loretta,

>

> Thank you for your kind words. Most of the time, I feel like I'm

>

> spinning my wheels and that he's not lucky to have me. I'm very

>

> lucky to have him, though. He is my world.

>

>

>

> We don't feed our animals store-bought grain and feeds anymore. We

>

> did for a while, but now they're only on pasture. We're planting

an

>

> entire field of corn and oats specifically for feeding the animals

>

> next winter.

>

>

>

> I have to admit that we buy our flour from the store. I had not

>

> thought about the pesticides that would be in it. Thank you for

>

> reminding me of that as another source of toxins. We're going to

be

>

> growing our own wheat this year too, so that will be taken care

of.

>

> I think we're going to need about a million more acres than we have

>

> just to grow the food we need to get our family through the winter

>

> and into the next growing season!

>

>

>

> I am aware of the chemtrails. We're fortunate that we don't have

>

> that many around here, but there are certain times of the year that

>

> they seem more prevalent. It worries me, but I can't find the

glass

>

> bubble I need to keep them out, lol. Seriously though, it's sad

that

>

> our world is no longer a clean place to live.

>

>

>

> We do grow with heirloom seeds. We also save our seeds from year

to

>

> year. The GM plants and seeds really worry me which is why we took

>

> our food animals (goats and rabbits) off purchased grain. Our

>

> chickens have always been free range. Knowing that the GM

>

> corporations control approximately 98% of the seeds in the world is

>

> worrisome to me. Even the genetics of the bees that pollenate the

GM

>

> plants are changing. Not a good thing! That combined with hive

>

> collapse is scary to me.

>

>

>

> I do use stainless steel to mix in, but we cook in iron skillets.

>

> Except the bread pans. Those are stainless too (I threw out all

the

>

> aluminum ones years ago!). I will get glass bread pans. What

about

>

> the lids for home-canned foods? It occurred to me that they are

>

> probably lined with plastic. Do you know an alternative for

those?

>

>

>

> What are you a doctor of? I've seriously been considering becoming

>

> an N.D. At one point, I wanted to be an M.D. but no longer.

>

>

>

> Again, thank you for the kind words and helpful suggestions. More

>

> things to add to my list!

>

>

>

> Shara

>

[Guest guest]

Friends and family or friends of family

are usually my worse nightmare. LOL! You know – a prophet is

without honor in his own country (family). Believe me when I say that your

friend’s lack of faith does not have anything to do with your lack of

ability. All we can do is educate and offer support. With my family

(except immediate – they get my opinion whether they want it or not) my

mouth stays shut until asked. I know that may be difficult to believe, but it

is true.

 

Because of your occupation you certainly

can understand what is going on with Big Pharma. If you decide to study

for your ND then you will actually be a step ahead of most.

 

Shara, you are doing beyond your

best. You are doing a bang-up job as care-giver. When a spouse is

going through a health concern it can be quite all-consuming. My husband

was the best cancer coach ever; however, it was difficult for him as I was not

always the best patient. ;o) But he stepped up to the plate and, like

you, did a bang-up job. It is so important for those with disease to have

a good support base and a coach who will be their eyes and ears when needed.

 

I certainly understand about costs,

also. When we were looking for alternative cancer treatment we were

shocked at what one very well-known Houston doctor charged. And he

requried an up-front fee, which was tremendous, just in case insurance would

not pay. We had wonderful insurance that would pay for all the

chemo/radiation that I wanted, but certainly not anything considered

experiemental or alternative. Natural medicine that works is usually not

cheap, but there is no reason for it to be out-of-reach. The problem is

that most people have no idea what prescription meds actually cost, because all

they pay is a co-pay. One of my anti-nausea meds when I did one month of

chemo was $1500 for a bottle of 60 pills!!!!!! I would have never known

this except that I just happened to glance at the pharmacy receipt. And,

the ridiculous part was that it didn’t even touch my nausea. The

best anti-nausea medication that worked for me was plain old paragoric.

 

I would be very interested in your

husband’s music. We offered a Piano Therapy CD but the artist has

run out and will only make more if he gets a backer since he does not do

concerts any more and has no way to really market them, other than

myself. I used the Mozart Effect recordings (Healing CD) and listened to

it every single day. And then, just playing the piano by myself helped

tremendously. I think there would be a tremendous market for your husband’s

cd.

 

As far as becoming an ND there are

several colleges and ways to go about this. I am partial to Clayton

College as I have seen their curriculum and I think it is excellent.

However, the main thing is to be able to intern under someone who is good at

what they do. I interned for almost 4-years under a very out-of-the-box

thinking chiropractor/ND. That’s why I say that the most traveled

path may not always provide the best results. Most people thought I had

left my senses by going to a chiro for cancer and then training under one.

I will also say that because the so-called naturopathic colleges are lobbying

that all ND’s be licensed (and can be licensed only if they graduated

from one of their colleges) you may want to research where your state stands on

this. We can thank the great state of California and Bastyr College for this

ridiculous piece of legislation. Right now, in Texas, naturopaths do not

have to be licensed.

 

Be Well

Loretta

 

 

 

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Re: Natural remedies for seizures

 

Loretta,

I

appreciate, again, your kind words. I wouldn't send anyone to me

to

be an example, since I can't even get my best friend to try

alehoof

for her sciatica instead of the liver-killing NSAIDs! She

has

a yard full of alehoof, yet she continues to take ibuprofen and

naproxen

rather than step out and just " try " the natural methods.

She

even contacted her doctor and asked for a prescription for Mobic

because

she " heard " it might work! She went to the chiropractor

once,

said he was too expensive and, since the problem was not solved

in

1 visit, she would go the traditional route instead...sigh.

 

You

are what I want to be! I am a medical transcriptionist (I

dropped

out of medical school years ago) and the things I type on a

daily

basis make me so sad. Electroconvulsive therapy is still

standard

operating procedure for the treatment of depression. This

is

on top of the drugs! Here I am trying to STOP seizures, and we

have

doctors who go out of their way to INDUCE seizures. Sometimes I

think

the dark ages have returned.

 

I

will try going gluten free for about 3 weeks. We're ready to try

anything

at this point! I went ahead and gave him another dose of

the

medications today in an effort to quell this last round, since I

won't

be able to do anything about any natural methods until tomorrow

anyway.

Another sigh...just doing the best I can under the

circumstances!

 

I

have to admit we've not had his iron or ferritin levels checked.

The

money you mentioned is not there, lol. We are trying to dig out

of

a financial hole right now, so every extra penny goes to past

bills.

We also don't have insurance, so all the tests come out of

pocket.

Plus, we have 2 pregnant daughters who we are supporting

right

now, neither of which will go the natural route for childbirth,

even

though we have a world-renowned midwife just 30 minutes from

us!

I can't remember her name, but she's been published in the

medical

journals for her advances in the natural childbirth field

over

the last 30 years.

 

We

are very fortunate to have land that is really terrible for

growing

things. I say that because our livestock gives us the

fertilizer

and wonderful soil to build up this terrible land, so we

really

do know what is going in our vegetables instead of wondering

what

fertilizer was used in the past. It's rocky and a lot of red

clay.

 

 

We

do freeze a lot of our fruits and vegetables, but things like

salsa

and pickles have to be canned. Maybe I can find some glass-

lidded

jars with rubber rings. There are a lot of Amish in our area,

perhaps

from them.

 

I

mentioned earlier that my husband is a musician and also

transcribes

music. He has also been working on researching the

healing

area of music and sound. Any pointers in that arena? He has

come

up with a CD that I think is wonderful. We listen to it every

night

and it keeps us asleep (except on seizure nights).

 

Please

let me know what it takes to become a traditional ND. I think

I'm

on my way (research, research, research!), but if you can point

me

in a direction, I would really appreciate it.

 

Shara

 

[Guest guest]

I can put you in touch with several good, honest herbalists that make all their own tinctures, if you can,t find a local one.

 

Renee

 

 

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Since your funds are being depleted, the liquid lobelia under the tongue is a very good idea at the moment.