Remedies to Treat Epilepsy Questions
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WHAT COULD I TAKE TO HELP ME WITH MY EPILEPSY?
02/07/2012: Patrick from Fouke, Ar writes: "I am a 22 year old male with epilepsy (gran mal) seizures I am currently taking 300 mg of Dilantin and 1000 mg of Keppa. Is there ANY thing you can suggest to help me? Are there any supplements or vitamins I can take to help?"
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TUMOR OR BRAIN ABSCESS CAUSING SEIZURES
12/18/2011: S from Anonymous writes: "Hi Ted, I am a Chinese living in Canada. 7 years ago my daughter had a 1st epilepsy cause by a 3x3 cm benign tumor, it was one seizure per month, but became more and more then 10 seizures a day, Meds can not control it at the time, Dr. Recommend remove the tumor. After surgery No one single Seizure, we were so happy for that... But it is Not last long, about 18 month after surgery, it came back, of course Dr. Put her on max Med. Again, it can't be control. She often has nose allergy and ear infection, a little drop of water come from ear. It might be an inflamed tissue around the scar. I start 1000mg omega 3 & 1/4 Epsom salt each day from 9 Nov. it was a mild seizure yesterday. Today I just find Earth Clinic remedies to treat epilepsy, Please give some advice and suggestion. I am waiting for your reply.
Thank you so much!"
01/11/2012: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Magnesium sulfate or Epsom salt is not recommended for seizure control, as it is acidic and may cause seizures. The one that seemed to helped is magnesium citrate or its solution at 50 mg to 100 mg taken internally. Getting the body alkaline is really helpful in reducing the seizures, it requires 1/3 teaspoon after meals twice a day at least for a month to get the seizures down.To treat infections indirect is the best method as xylitol works against bacteria infection but doesn't work if it is fungal issues. The best way is to buy an ozone generator and this will slowly eliminate the infections whether they be fungal, bacterial or virus.
Drinking the food grade Hydrogen peroxide 3% of one capful to two capfuls in one liter of drinking water every 30 minutes at least 1/2 glass will quickly kill the infections and also to certain extent the tumor also. It needs a least 4 doses to see results.
Eating Oat bran is often the method of choice in brain tumor twice a day and DHEA (10 mg) and melatonin (50 mg) at night may also help. Curcurmin (1000 to 2000 mg), quercetin (1000 mg to 5000 mg) and vitamin E (natural) 200 iu have been proven useful in brain cancer also.
Often SSKI taken at least 1 drops to 5 drops helps reduce tumor, but you have to prevent their spread with at least lysine, threonine and green tea extract for sure. The dose is 1/4 teaspoon of lysine and threonine and green tea extract 1/8 teaspoon for hourly dose 4 doses.
Ted"
01/12/2012: Anonymous replies: "Thank you so so so much Ted. Dr. has diagnosis the seizure trigger by the bad cell around the scar, but MRI seems normal, no recurrent tumor.
Getting the body alkaline is really helpful in reducing the seizures, it requires 1/3 teaspoon after meals twice a day at least for a month to get the seizures down.
is it baking soda or something else?"
01/12/2012: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Yes, it's baking soda. Eat green apples everyday also helps as it contains potassium citrate also. Measure your pH it should ideally be 7.0 for both saliva and urine or at least close to it, such as 6.5 at the very least.
Ted"
01/20/2012: S replies: "Ted, Thank you sooooooo much for your help, I really need your help my daughter. Sorry make you sleep late last night........ We have been no luck try 5 Chinese doctors with herb, 6 anti seizure Meds, now she is on 2 Meds, and still have 3-6 per week, I have quit my job for take care of her, please help us TedIt is 2 seizures today, one in the morning another in evening, 1st last 10 seconds, 2rd last 7 min. I look all over the earth clinic there is not such case as my daughter, tell me any similar case success cured."
01/20/2011: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "She did not respond to the supplements because this is not purely epileptic seizures caused by nutritional deficiency, it is caused by a scar tissue, and possibly high heavy metals, particularly copper or lead if it is in Canada. You are missing the following supplements, that will help the scar tissues.Since you have mentioned that pH is 7 for both saliva and urine, that is as far as we can do, the scar tissue does dissolve in alkalinity, but the major alkalinity that needs to be addressed is potassium citrate, taken 1/8 teaspoon twice a day, along with the usual sodium bicarbonates dosages.
The scar tissue (in the brain) and lymphatic drainage may be helped with the following supplements:
- bromelain 10% 1/2 teaspoon twice a day
- digestive enzymes 5 times a day, preferably empty stomach
- Natural Vitamin E 200 i.u. x 3 times a day
Chelation agent to lessen the heavy metals:
tetra EDTA or diSodium EDTA, 50% dissolved in water, taken 15 drops mixed with baking soda 3 times a day.Allergens and allergy may be responsible for some of the seizures due to the fact that the fungus accumulates heavy metals, and heavy metals leads to electrical shortages in the nerve cells and so you need:
- B3 niacinamide 500 mg., x 4 times a day.
- Lysine 1000 mg x 2
- Threonine 800 mg x 2
- Glycine 1000 mg x 3
Lysine has to do with proper healing to collagen, and both the threonine and glycine are inhibitory amino acids that are proven to lessen the seizures.
Any injuries for the nerves may be protected by taking Centella asiatica extract or herbs 1000 mg x 3.
This is the addition that is needed.
I have had a couple of successful epileptic cases, in all cases they didn't have scar tissues in the brain that was the trigger it was controlled mostly by baking soda, baking soda with potassium citrate, EDTA, was magnesium citrate. Triggers of epileptic seizure include high blood pressure, heavy metals from water, chlorinated tap water, and shower tap water. Since you struggled for 9 years with epileptic seizure, I believed you didn't try B3 niacinamide, melatonin, GABA, threonine, B5, and B8 for sure. But the main ones are B3, B5 and B8, but is hard to find the B5 and B8, GABA is relatively expensive, threonine is not nor is melatonin.
The melatonin can be taken at 10 mg x 6 times a day would be proven useful in epileptic seizures. The dechlorinator is required for bath water, and may have caused the trigger, and you can only find them in aquarium shops, or in camera shops they have a "hypo" solution, or in swimming pool suppliers, as sodium thiosulfate. This is added to the water so it doesn't cause the trigger, and is taken internally at one rice grain a couple of times a day to control the seizure also.
You mentioned about epsom salt, well I believe it is problematic if used, as magnesium sulfate can cause vomiting in some cases (the sulfate form triggers it), but not for magnesium citrate if used in bath water.
The bromelain 10% (mixed in glycine is my favorite), vitamin E 200 i.u. and digestive enzymes (as many as needed) is to dissolve the scar tissue. Now you have to understand that the water is very electroconductive, if you are tested for high heavy metals in the saliva or urine. A quick way to remove it is to remove the source, which I have identified to be aluminum rice cookers, tap water to be the most common sources of epileptic seizures. Use bottled water and cook in rice cookers that are non metallic, and take white tea and EDTA of disodium EDTA, as the easiest to find. As per last email. Vitamin E 200 iu. can be given like three times a day.
The bromelain capsules must be dissolved in a glass of water as it is better absorbed, as are all my medications.
You also mentioned about the drainage of water coming from the ears, this means there may be excessive buildup of pressure, and this is usually relieved with two supplements, bromelain (which clears the drainage blocked by proteins) and mannitol which reduces the cranial pressure, I prefer to give orally, say 1 teaspoon a couple of times a day, to reduce such pressure, if there is liquid draining out in the ears.
Ted"
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4 YEAR OLD WITH SEIZURES
09/20/2011: Anon writes: "Dear Ted, my son was diagnosed with seizure disorder when he was about 6mths old. He's been on sodium valproate since then, recently the doctor added lorazepam. Still the seizures keep coming. Apart from that, series of drugs because, he is always sick. Though he doesnt look it but his speech seems to dissappearing i am afraid to say. I feel the drugs to control the seizures are not helpin I believe God directed me to earth clinic. After reading, i was convinced i did not stumble there by mistake. Pls how do i administer the following and for how long.Just want to double check before administering to him. 1. The carbicarb diet. 2. I intend giving organic acv to him is this okay n how do i administer. I also read about cream of tartar being good for candida pls can you throw more light to this. My baby has had candida for some time now and the antibiotics dont seem to address it cause it keeps coming back."
09/27/2011: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "First the most important things about seizures is demyelination. The brain circuits get shorted. The easiest and fastest way is salmon fish oil, 1000 mg x 3. The second factor is high heavy metals and vaccinations, both are electrically conductive in a way, which shorts the brains. The carbicarb may help, but a better formula may be sodium carbonate and potassium citrate, 1/8 teaspoon each given after meal once a day first or twice a day. The apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon and 1/8 teaspoon before meal. A vitamin C, he may respond with ascorbic acid or sodium ascorbate, but I think ascorbic acid will be better, there don't respond the same, so one or the other and you will know, 500 mg. x 2 day. Coconut oil is the preferred remedy for seizures but is used in cooking, or 1 teaspoon a day may helped. Magnesium, taurine and B6 will also helped. Magnesium citrate 1/10 teaspoon a day, or 50 to 100 mg., taurine 100 to 200 or if you can't find it sardines and maybe B50 b complex once a day, or preferrably B6, as it is synergistic with magnesium.
The candida maybe be helped with tannic acid, 1/4 teaspoon per liter of drinking water and sodium molybdate 1000 mcg.
Ted"
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WHAT COULD HELP STOP GRAND MAL NOCTURNAL SEIZURES?
08/02/2011: Chris from Crest Hill, Illinois, Usa writes: "Hello Ted, My name is Chris I am new to this site I think it is great. What would be a good recipe for a 45 yr. Old male 170 lbs. I started having grand mal nocternol seizures at 39 yrs. old and partial complex in the day, and no one can find a reason or a medicine that helps stop them I have been on about 6 different ones, phenobarbital seemes to slow the frequency to about 2 a month but it makes me feel to drowsy in the day and it is very addictive.
Thanks for your help."
08/04/2011: Janet from Kendal, U.k replies: "Chris because brand names can not be posted would you contact me.!! At janetwhiteside[at]live[dot]co.uk."
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ANY CORRELATION BETWEEN SEIZURES AND EXCESSIVE YEAST?
05/01/2011: Anon writes: "Hi Ted, my boyfriend has recently been having seizures and had 3 within a two week peeriod which he had only had one every ten months or so prior to that. I read about soy and he had been drinking coffee, another trigger with soy in it. I took him to get a colonics and she said he was filled with yeast and lucky me, I have now been getting yeasts infections which I have never gotten. Do you think there is any correlation to the yeast & the seizures? He has started acupuncuture & has started dietary changes because he really doesn't want to take anti seizure medicines at all.
Any suggestions you have would be much appreciated as far as appropriate supplements, diet or anything else. Also, do you think the colonics would be beneficial to him? I am also a nurse, so trying to pull the pieces together to heal him in a holistic manner is fasinating to me. Thanks for your help."
Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Colonics may help with the yeast infection but it will only be temporary. You must get your pH of your body to a 6.5 to 7.3. The pH is measured by pH paper strips you urinate on and then measure.Easiest way to get to optimal pH is 1/4 teaspoon baking soda in an 8 oz glass of water 30 minutes after meals, three times a day. This will help stabilize the pH so it will be favorable pH for microflora to grow and so you won't be doing colonics forever. Yeast infections are relatively common and my method is to use 1/8 teaspoon tannic acid, plus 1/4 glass of water in areas they are yeast. You might need several applications. The alkalization is essential to stop seizures. Another remedy is B3 niacinamide 500 mg taken before sleep.
Ted"
06/15/2011: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "To clarify, the yeast remedy is applied inside the vaginal area. It is 1/4 teaspoon of tannic acid in 1/4 glass of water. That is my remedy that is effective against this. It takes between 3-4 applications. It works on men too. Apparently they get infected after intercourse. The yeast infection seems to last forever, and it affects childbirth and ability to get pregnant. You have to destroy these buggers first before having a baby or the baby gets infected, among other things.The application must be where the yeast is located. Vaginal area is often the inside and outside is the area of application. For men it if he has foreskin, then that area inside of foreskin and general area outside it. It must applied at least 3-4 times to work. Other remedies do not work as well as tannic acid. Expect more skin scales as the die off occurs during that 3-4 times. It only takes 3-4 days to heal. I don't know what other people are using but this one works the best. H2O2 doesn't work as well and neither does vinegar (it stings!). I have been telling people in Bangkok for years."
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22 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH RECENT EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
06/02/2010: Silvia from Toronto, Ontario, Canada writes: "Hi Ted,
I have a 22 years daughter with epilepsy, it started last year in August with right arm seizures, then in Nov. a sleep walking episode and then another one after a month, she seemed then to be somehow consious and didn't have the usual seizures and she won't remember any thing in the morning. Seizures always occure at night, first once a month now for the last month every 2 weeks. She did not have head injury, just a lot of stress and dissapointment with school. She used to be vegetarian for 3.5 years until now, we are thinking of implementing some Ketogenic diet which seems to work best based on our researches. The dietary changes seems to work as to the arm seizure, she only have them once at night and not many times during the day as before. Also, I forghet to mention that the grand mal starts with the seizures in the right arm but with a great pain, like someone was twisting her arm. Now she wakes up with this feeling and she knows she's going to have a seizure. I read your remedies on Epilepsy, now she is not a child nor she had head injuries; used to be very healthy and didn't take any medication or vaccine for 15 years. Does the same treatment apply? Do you have other recomendations? Best regards. Silvia"
06/02/2010: Merryanne from Orange City, Florida, Usa replies: "I am sorry about you daughter,,now you said she was a vegetarian for many years,,,did she eat a lot of SOY products?? do some reasearch on your computer on 'toxic soy research reports' you well be schocked,,,read all your food product and animal feeds,,anything with soy in it do not use,,,I even found soy oil in some bottled salsa!!! My family has had 5 dogs that developed large balls of growths on their bodies that killed them,,and many people are having thyroid problems, the soy is toxic and killing people with many different desases,,do not give babys formula with soy!!! Eat fresh cooked food that you make,,Merryane"
06/05/2010: Jesse from Honolulu, Hi replies: "Check for heavy metal poisoning. Have the complete blood test done as it sounds like she's having reactions to heavy metal build up. The test is expensive and your doc. will have to order it. make sure you ask for a complete panel, not just the main culprits.You would be surprised to find that mercury is an ingredient used in the new energy saving light bulbs. If one breaks, powdered mercury is released and almost impossible to clean up. It even says on the packaging that a HAZMAT team is needed to clean up the broken bulb. Also contacts and contact solution contains thimerosal. Also many hair dyes... the list is long. I hope that your daughter returns to health quickly."
06/14/2010: Silvia from Toronto, Ontario, Canada replies: "Hello, thank you for your suggestions. Yes, she eat soy products, mostly organic though. Also, about the heavy metal poisoning, I don't know, she does not have any amalgam fillings on her teeth. She was very healthy, the only problems were exema in her hands in winter only, the dry cracking skin with bleeding, and excruciating pain during periods. Somehow, these seem to went away. As I mentioned we changed the diet completely and she also takes: sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and potassiom citrate in the dosage mentioned by Ted. Also, 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda with jus from a lemon in water. Her blood work showed deficience in iron, actualy her iron is at 9, extremely low and now she's taking iron beside magnesium, taurine and multivitamin supplement including B comples and sodium ascorbate. I'm still waiting from Ted's input on this but I will keep your informed. Silvia"
07/02/2010: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Dear Silvia:Most vegetarians immune system are generally low, that's why they have the eczema. It's even worse if chocolates were put into the equation. The arm numbness at the very least is helped with some vitamin B1, usually 50-100 mg a day.
As for the seizures, what prevents a seizures is the myelin sheath.The component can be taken through supplements such as granulated lecithin, being the most commonly used, and then is followed closely by salmon fish oil. Heavy metal is possible, but there is no evidence of that. The third is metabolic acidosis, and alkalization is needed. Acidic blood, especially acidic brain makes them more conductive to electricity, which may initiate a seizures. Certain excessive calcium such as cysts, or sharp calcium deposits may cause damages to myelin sheat and that's possible too. Take plenty of magnesium is therefore helpful, but calcium is generally avoided. The preferred magnesium is magnesium citrate (preferably in the form of trimagnesium citrate - but commercially they are lagging in selling this), and the more common magnesium chloride, but are generally not easy to acquire. Certain chewing gums tend to initiate seizures, whether they are xylitol chewing gums, where they tend to add aspartame, being the major artificial sweeteners that's most dangerous. Taking other sugars may not be that bad, but excessive use can result in serious electrolyte imbalances, such as sorbitol, maltitol, etc. When there is an electrolyte imbalance, a seizure is possible. Supplementing with omega 3 fish oils and lecithin are two I am likely to use. Finally, I also use sodium thiosulfate crystals (photo shops call them hypo), and is commonly used as a dechlorinator, but this also has an effect of detoxing highly oxidative chemicals by neutralizing them. The thiosulfate, however is more well known in treatment of cyanide poisoning, such as what occurred during the Bhopal disaster. Less death would have occurred if more doctors would administer more doses of that. However, the thiosulfate also neutralizes other chemical poisons and I used this to help sleep, as do B3, and N Acetyl Cysteine, since melatonin only works temporary.
The dose of sodium thiosulfate might be 1 crystals (which is about 1/16 teaspoon) in a liter of drinking water. If the child is unstable or seizures, larger dose may be necessary such as 1/16 teaspoon of thiosulfate (or one rice crystal size) in a 1/2 cup of water, usually in evening hours to prevent them from occurring in nights.
Ted"
07/23/2010: Silvia from Toronto, On replies: "Hi Ted,Thank you so much for everything. Finally, I got my sodium thiosulfate, ending up paying more for the charges that for the product. I can't understand how photo shops and pharmacies don't have it. Anyway, going back to the treatment I need some imput from you:
1. Can sodium thiosulfate solution be combined with something else? I was thinking of adding the lemon just since she is working and if she does not have a chance to drink lemon & baking soda during the day. It's too much at night with all the supplements. She also takes sodium carbonate & sodium bicarbonate & potasium citrate combination before sleep.
2. Is it OK to put baking soda in capsules and drink lemon just in water? She does not like the taste of baking soda.
3. As I mentioned she is a vegetarian, you mentioned vegetarians have low immune system but precisely for her condition, should she eat meat or no?
4. She is taking a whole bunch of vitamins and supplements including B complex, Taurine, phosphatidil choline, multivitamin complex, chromium piclolinate, omega-3, and fish oil and now she is complaining about having to take too many. My question here is she has mood swings and gets upset easily, what should I do?
5. Lecithin granules is better than liquid, or phosphatidil choline?
Thanks and regards,
Silvia"
08/15/2010: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "In answer to your questions:
1. Can sodium thiosulfate solution be combined with something else?
Yes, it can be combined with other drinks.2. Is it OK to put baking soda in capsules and drink lemon just in water? She does not like the taste of baking soda.
A baking soda in capsule won't cause heart burn, but if you put it in with sodium carbonate or potrassium citrate you may have problems. Generally it works best with lemon and water.3. As I mentioned she is a vegetarian, you mentioned vegetarians have low immune system but precisely for her condition, should she eat meat or no?
A vegetarian will be low in certain amino acids. However, for general immune system, the supplements to use is glutamine, lysine, and threonine. Vegetarians maybe low on proline and cysteine. A supplements with these should help the immune system, if you are a strict vegetarian. Protein rich foods can be found in beans and soybeans for vegetarians.Ted"
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