Phillip Day writes:
Vaccine damage and aspartame poisoning (artificial sweetener) are known to cause neural convulsions and epileptic-like seizures. Ditto with mobile phone transmitter towers, pylons, etc. Elements frequently common to those suffering from convulsions and epilepsy are deficiencies in vitamin D-3, vitamin E, magnesium and manganese, toxic reactions to gluten in modern wheat, and a disrupted bowel flora.
To date, four studies have shown a correlation between low levels of manganese and epilepsy.1 Once supplementation starts, the subject appears to suffer less. Manganese supplementation is ideally carried out within the framework of the basic supplement programme (see A Guide to Nutritional Supplements) and a change to THE FOOD FOR THOUGHT LIFESTYLE REGIMEN. Manganese is available in many foods normal to a healthy diet, such as mustard greens, kale, chard, raspberries, pineapple, romaine lettuce, collard greens and maple syrup, but junk foods are noticeably deficient in this vital mental mineral.
Magnesium injections have been known instantly to suppress convulsions. Vitamin B-6 and zinc are also key nutrients that can be employed to treat fits and convulsions. Those suffering from these problems are advised to have an intradermal allergy test to see if foods are playing a role. Stress and emotional, one-off traumas are also suspected. A hair mineral analysis should be carried out to discover if there are any deficiencies or excess metals. Once these are corrected, the fits usually cease.
Vitamin D deficiency
Medscape reports:
“Almost half of all patients with epilepsy are vitamin-D-deficient. These patients are therefore also at an increased risk of osteoporosis, autoimmune disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and infectious disease. Anti-epileptic medications can affect vitamin D metabolism and lead to deficiency. In addition, patients with epilepsy often have other risk factors that predispose them to vitamin D deficiency, such as limited sun exposure. Somewhat surprisingly, vitamin D deficiency is slightly more prevalent among male epileptics.”
“Children using anti-epileptic medication have reduced plasma levels of vitamin E, a sign of vitamin E deficiency. So, doctors at the University of Toronto gave epileptic children 400 IU of vitamin E per day for several months, along with their medication. This combined treatment reduced the frequency of seizures in most of the children by over 60 percent. Half of them “had a 90 to 100 percent reduction in seizures”. This extraordinary result is also proof of the safety of 400 IU of vitamin E per day in children (equivalent to at least 800 to 1,200 IU/day for an adult). “There were no adverse side-effects,” said the researchers. It also provides a clear example of pharmaceutical use creating a vitamin deficiency, and an unassailable justification for supplementation.” Ogunmekan AO, Hwang PA “A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), as add-on therapy, for epilepsy in children”, Epilepsia, 1989 Jan-Feb; 30(1):84-9
Most in the Western world are magnesium-deficient. Those adults with epilepsy will benefit from 800 mg of magnesium citrate or magnesium gluconate and increase as required. Child intake can be scaled according to bodyweight. Too much magnesium gives you loose bowels (as in milk of magnesia). A number of studies show that normalising magnesium levels can produce tremendous results in epileptics. When combined with vitamin D, E and C and dietary changes, the outcome is even better.