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Epilepsy

10/22/2018 / By Ellaine Castillo

Study finds that common verbena treats convulsions better than conventional drugs

The sudden, unprovoked seizures experienced by epileptic patients can put them in situations that endanger their well-being. To prevent seizures, epileptic patients are prescribed with anticonvulsant drugs. Unfortunately, these drugs are associated with adverse side effects like toxicity and congenital mutations. Natural products are now being studied for their potential in treating convulsions. A group […]

09/23/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Mindfulness, meditation and other stress-relieving exercises may reduce risk of seizures

Prevention, as they say, is still the best cure. Brain disorders like epilepsy can strike anytime, anywhere. Its consequences, like loss of consciousness, hamper our relationships, our work and normal activities. Most of all, epilepsy threatens patients’ safety. That’s why it pays to be prepared. One of the best ways to do this is through […]

08/13/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

What’s causing all the epilepsy? Huge surge across USA now means 3.4 million Americans suffer… NEUROCHEMICAL pollution?

Epilepsy rates in the U.S. have skyrocketed in recent years, with more than 3.4 million Americans now suffering from the neurological disorder. The figure stood at less than 2.5 million people as recently as 2010. While most epilepsy cases are unexplained, environmental factors like neuro-chemical pollution could be playing a role in the recent rise. […]

06/08/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Cannabis oil (CBD) CURES 12-year-old girl of life-threatening seizures

Cannabis oil (CBD) has saved a 12-year-old girl from having life-threatening seizures caused by a rare form of epilepsy. Earlier this year, Annalise Lujan was competing in a Tucson gymnastics competition when she started vomiting and lost all feeling in her legs. “By her fourth event, she just couldn’t move. She couldn’t walk. She just […]

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