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@santosha
Hello Chris,
Yes Chris, I agree there may be natural alternative methods to controlling seizures. Even if they only partially control seizures, maybe a combination of seizure medication at a lower dose which hopefully would reduce side effects plus the alternative method would be beneficial.
A man in Canada I’ve mentioned controls his seizures using only B vitamins. A boy who had 100+ seizures went to a
Neurochiropractor whose seizures we’re brought under control. Another achieved control with biofeedback. Some treatments although effective in some people may not be practical for a variety of reasons so I think seizure meds may always be needed. Because of how limited the ketogenic diet is it may be difficult to follow over an extended period of time. Especially for people like me who would rather be boiled in oil than to cook or do without sugar.
Thank you Chris for bringing this to our attention.
Take care,
Jake
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@jakedduck1
A very good morning to you Jake!
Amazing what you have shared here with us that some people have controlled their seizures through alternative treatments. For sure, many of those alternative treatments demand discipline and determination. It is many times much easier just to take a pill.
Nowadays there are more flexible keto diets. For example, the diet the integrative medicine neurologist has given to my mother for her Alzheimer's needs to be followed 80% of the time and is based on low-carb and anti-inflammatory food. I have tried to follow this diet myself to see if she would be able to follow it and I have seen that it is easier than I thought. But it requires for sure some discipline: organic vegetables, no microwave food, fasting of 12 hours, low sugar, etc. There is for sure a life change and the determination to accept and follow it. Perhaps it has been easier for us to follow this diet because we already have healthy diets. The integrative medicine doctor has not taken out the traditional medication for Alzheimer's. I agree that a combination of conventional medicine and alternative treatments can be very helpful. Just the Alzheimer's medication that my mother is taking has not been enough, the disease is progressing quite fast!
What I like very much in integrative medicine is that the doctor sees you as a whole and does not treat just some part of your body as many doctors do in traditional medicine. It is not against traditional medicine, it makes a combination of traditional medicine and more ancient medicines such as Ayurveda, Chinese, homeopathy, etc.
Have a nice day!
Chris (Santosha)