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Has anyone tried Magnesium to stop seizures
Tue, 08/11/2009 - 12:22Our daughter has complex partial seizures that we believe to be caused by previous vaccines and the remaining toxins in her body and are originating in her pituitary gland. We've recently started giving her liquid magnesium after reading that it could help with seizures. We're not sure yet if it's helping, but wanted to see if others had tried this.
Lori@seizurestraighttalk.com
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Re: Has anyone tried Magnesium to stop seizures
Submitted by croyston on Tue, 2010-01-05 - 07:57
I was put on a special diet - basically meat & vegetables - in combination with magnesium ("CALM" - dissolved in hot water, goes more quickly through the lining of the stomach into blood stream) and 1 week later had a completely seizure-free e.e.g.
I wasn't able to stick to the diet, but I would recommend doing it for one week and then limiting wheat and sugar.
Magnesium is known to be related to controling the electronics in your body (including abnormal heart beats, etc. - atrial fribulation) - google magnesium.
It worked for me as long as I was on the diet.
I was put on a special diet - basically meat & vegetables - in combination with magnesium ("CALM" - dissolved in hot water, goes more quickly through the lining of the stomach into blood stream) and 1 week later had a completely seizure-free e.e.g.
I wasn't able to stick to the diet, but I would recommend doing it for one week and then limiting wheat and sugar.
Magnesium is known to be related to controling the electronics in your body (including abnormal heart beats, etc. - atrial fribulation) - google magnesium.
It worked for me as long as I was on the diet.
Re: Has anyone tried Magnesium to stop seizures
Submitted by Tiza on Sun, 2010-09-26 - 16:38
I don't have epilepsy, but I have family members that do have it. Many forms of magnesium in vitamins are cheap forms and not helpful. There are actually a few forms of mg that are not good for us, or simply will not be absorbed by our intestines. These are magnesium glutamate, aspartate, oxide, carbonate, hydroxide. One good book for anyone to read is called "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills," by Dr. Russell Blaylock. He's a neurologist.
Also keep this in mind, many of us have calcium excess and not enough magnesium. Magnesium is needed because it controls calcium. Mg causes our muscles to relax; Calcium causes our muscles to contract, which at times we need. However, not enough magnesium and too much calcium will cause you to have muscle twitches and spasms. Magnesium actually controls 325+ enzyme reactions in our bodies. Without magnesium, potassium will not work, calcium will not work properly.
The form of magnesium that helps my husband and I is Jigsaw Health Magnesium w/SRT. Check this out http://jigsawhealthfan.blogspot.com/
And also read my disclaimer. The SRT means sustained release technology. It will stay in your system and not pass through too quickly so you will get the benefits. I think it's about 8 hours. This is one problem with magnesium is it will cause you to have a diarrhea effect. Not so with this. And it also has a little B6 and Folic Acid that is in it, along with Malic Acid that binds to it.
I don't have epilepsy, but I have family members that do have it. Many forms of magnesium in vitamins are cheap forms and not helpful. There are actually a few forms of mg that are not good for us, or simply will not be absorbed by our intestines. These are magnesium glutamate, aspartate, oxide, carbonate, hydroxide. One good book for anyone to read is called "Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills," by Dr. Russell Blaylock. He's a neurologist.
Also keep this in mind, many of us have calcium excess and not enough magnesium. Magnesium is needed because it controls calcium. Mg causes our muscles to relax; Calcium causes our muscles to contract, which at times we need. However, not enough magnesium and too much calcium will cause you to have muscle twitches and spasms. Magnesium actually controls 325+ enzyme reactions in our bodies. Without magnesium, potassium will not work, calcium will not work properly.
The form of magnesium that helps my husband and I is Jigsaw Health Magnesium w/SRT. Check this out http://jigsawhealthfan.blogspot.com/
And also read my disclaimer. The SRT means sustained release technology. It will stay in your system and not pass through too quickly so you will get the benefits. I think it's about 8 hours. This is one problem with magnesium is it will cause you to have a diarrhea effect. Not so with this. And it also has a little B6 and Folic Acid that is in it, along with Malic Acid that binds to it.