Alternative treatments for Epilepsy

Having a family member with an illness or condition like epilepsy is physically, emotionally, and financially draining. Besides regular visits to neurologists, there are expensive tests (EEG, MRI), and expensive medicines. A monthly Lamictal dose alone can be over $800. Even for a family with two incomes it can be hard at times to make ends meet.

But, lately, through lots of joined forces and efforts, there is hope in treating absence epilepsy seizures withought medication, therefore less expensive. Yes, treatment without any medication! Based only on meals, The Atkins Diet for Seizures has had a great impact in the lives of many and improved the lifestyle of countless more.

Of course, it involves plenty of work, for both families and doctors, and lots of education to work this diet into their daily lifestyle. But it’s proved to be worth it! In hope that the learning curve for families that are using this dietary approach to managing epilepsy will shorten, there are more and more websites on the Internet. Websites owned by epilepsy patients’ families or even by specialized doctors, are sharing these revolutionary diets. Most of these recipes have been invented from scratch in a need-driven environment. Many of them come from the Keto community. As you can probably guess, one of the challenges with this kind of therapy is the daily battle of keeping the children happy with their food.

You can find answers to all questions that might concern you: How much time is required to implement the Atkins for seizures diet? What are some of the emotional hurdles that may be faced? How can we get our child to eat differently than the family and her classmates? What kind of complications and side effects may arise? Can we still go out to eat? What about school lunch? Where can I find financial assistance for this project? I thought the Atkins diet is for weight loss - how can I keep my growing child from losing weight on the diet? Why does this work? There are eBooks with recipes or clinical experiments and the authors are offering them at a very low price, so that everybody can afford to download them.

Resembling to Dr. Atkins’ low carb diet, designed for both weight loss and healthy living, the Ketogenic diet has saved the lives of many and improved the lifestyle of countless more. It’s an intensive diet that is very high in fat, and low in Carbohydrates.

The VNS therapy (Vagus Nerve Stimulation) involves the surgical placement of an implant to stimulate the Vagus nerve. For some patients, this approach allows seizure control without any medication.

RNS (The Responsive Neurostimulator), another implant, has been used successfully to treat some cases of epilepsy. It is designed to detect abnormal electrical activity in the brain and respond by delivering electrical stimulation to normalize brain activity before the patient experiences seizure symptoms.

Working on the premise that healthy brain waves emit a frequency, or vibration that can be imitated or 'suggested' to the brain via music, some interesting work has been done with music and frequencies.

Remember that this is not intended as medical advice or recommendation. This is simply for your information. Everybody interested should know that there are other non-drug therapies that patiences have found effective in their particular situation. Since each case of Epilepsy is different, a variety of therapies or drugs that are effective for one person might not work for another. Nobody should try any therapy without the direction of their doctors.

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