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Living with epilepsy - Introduce yourself & meet others
Epilepsy & Seizures | Last Active: Jun 29, 2023 | Replies (462)Comment receiving replies
Hi @santosha @heal33
I’ve recently started a vegan diet. It really helped clear my skin and acne. But as with my meds making me nauseated all the time I quit that a year ago and picked it up again now that I’m reducing. I tried Keto but that’s even harder with reading so many labels. Also I read through comments and noticed you were on a birth control pill which caused your seizures, not saying mine did but it had bad effects it was accutane.
I recommend a book about healing from Queen Aufua. She talks a lot about healing the woman’s body. The man’s as well. And if you want to go vegan she writes up a better plan in her book so you don’t have to just guess.
Have a good day/night
Kelly
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@kel1, just to avoid any misunderstanding, my birth control pill does not cause seizures. they are caused by menstruation and hormonal variation. Therefore, I take a birth-control pill without any pause, so as not to get my period every month.
Santosha
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Hi Kelly ((@kel1)
I did a vegetarian diet many many years ago (in the early nineties) for detox, well before knowing I had epilepsy (I was diagnosed with it in 2019). But I understand that in such a diet (as well as in the vegan one) it is important to be followed by a nutritionist, so as not to become deficient in vitamins and important minerals.
I can imagine how difficult it must be to follow the Keto diet. A gluten-free diet is a far easier diet to follow and does not need to be accompanied by a nutritionist, as it does not have risks. As mentioned to @heal33 my mother also does a gluten-free diet as part of her Alzheimer's treatment as recommended by her doctor of Chinese Medicine. Interesting to observe that this diet is also beneficial to this neurological disease/condition.
Thank you for your book recommendation!
Santosha