| Claims of herbal cures; are they true or just a | | | | herbs should be enough to find a cure for |
| scam? According to many scientific studies, the | | | | epilepsy. |
| effect of natural health products is questionable; | | | | Josh: |
| and other scientific studies claim they work. Does | | | | Again NO! Balance in a diet and specific herbs to |
| alternative medicine really work to cure diseases? | | | | supplement specific nutrients is a great step; still |
| What about all the nutritional supplement hype? | | | | there are many more factors to consider. |
| How do you know the truth? In an interview with | | | | Damaged tissues in the brain may have a need |
| my friend Josh it is possible to learn a lot from his | | | | for certain nutrients to rebuild themselves, but |
| experience. | | | | that takes a long time and sometimes it may |
| Herb: | | | | never heal completely. The suffering that is |
| So, Josh, I understand that you learned a lot | | | | caused by epilepsy is related to the after effects |
| about herbs during your search for herbal cures | | | | of a seizure or side effects of the medications. |
| for epilepsy. I want to ask you about the | | | | Good nutrition and herbal supplements will build up |
| changing of your nutritional habits. Using herbs to | | | | the body's strength and help the body to heal |
| supplement your nutrition you say is an important | | | | from the damage that is caused by a seizure or |
| thing to do because of the lack of nutrition in plain | | | | its side effects. Good nutrition can often lessen |
| food. So tell us Josh, why should people with | | | | the number of seizures and even get rid of them |
| epilepsy change their eating habits? if the food is | | | | completely if you are consistent with the nutrition, |
| insufficient can't they just take a bunch of vitamin | | | | but it is the side effects that most cures are |
| pills to make up the difference? | | | | aimed at. |
| Josh: | | | | A seizure uses up a TON of energy and vitamins, |
| Herb, that unfortunately is a question that many, | | | | Omega oils and many other nutrients. When I |
| many, many people ask themselves regularly. The | | | | have a seizure it can take weeks to get back to |
| reality is that even though many of the nutrients | | | | a normal energy level and be able to think clearly. |
| we need are missing from the food, there are still | | | | The problem is when I have a grand-mal seizure |
| some nutrients that we need that are still in the | | | | every week or even several times a day. I am |
| food. And remember, man has still not discovered | | | | not given the privilege of a 2-week vacation to |
| all of the nutrients put in our food items by God | | | | gain my energy back so I can be healthy enough |
| for our benefit. The difficulty of course lies in the | | | | to have another seizure. Fortunately I can use |
| fact that if we eliminate the basic food items | | | | herbal supplements to quickly replace most of the |
| themselves, we find ourselves malnourished in | | | | nutrients that are constantly being stripped from |
| short order. It is important to eat a balanced diet | | | | my body during the seizures. If you are subject |
| as best as you can. Be warned that you can't | | | | to seizures, you MUST supplement your diet in |
| just take herbs to be healthy but you need to | | | | order to maintain good health. It is noteworthy to |
| eat healthy to. Then you should add the known | | | | be aware that even one seizure or migraine |
| missing nutrients that we have been able to | | | | headache can leave a person so nauseous that |
| identify to the best of our ability; such as the | | | | they can't eat or even look at food for days at a |
| Omega oils and B vitamins which can be found in | | | | time. A balanced diet is not enough to make you |
| herbal cures. I can never overestimate their | | | | healthy when you can't eat any of it, so it is |
| importance for those of us with epilepsy or other | | | | important to also supplement those nutrients with |
| brain and nerve disorders. | | | | herbal cures. They are not just a scam but they |
| Herb: | | | | really do help. |
| So a balanced diet and supplementing with specific | | | | |