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Hard-to-find information on epilepsy, presented by an author living successfully with the condition
Drugs commonly used to treat epilepsy have some extremely harmful side effects. Treating Epilepsy Naturally is an empathetic, practical, empowering look at treatment options, lifestyle choices, and ways of living well. Written by an author who has been successfully living with it herself for most of her adult life, this comprehensive guide offers alternative treatments to replace and to complement traditional therapies and sound advice to find the right health practitioner for you.
About the Author
Patricia A. Murphy, former vice president of the Epilepsy Advocacy Council of Long Island, currently edits the Epilepsy Wellness Newsletter, a publication providing alternative health information for people with seizure disorders.
A few days before my twenty-first birthday, I had a tonic-clonic seizure (also called grand mal). Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Book I've Read on Alternative Treatments for Seizures,
By A Customer
This review is from: Treating Epilepsy Naturally: A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies (Paperback)
I got really excited reading this book! It usually takes me about a month to read a book, but I read Treating Epilepsy Naturally in 4 days. Then I re-read it and underlined parts I found especially interesting.This is a very compassionate and personal book, and also gives a lot of medical information, things I never heard from my neurologist, particularly regarding nutrition. It's an eye-opener to realize how big a part nutrition and stress play in having seizures. At the same time, this book somehow helps me appreciate my body and makes me want to do more to be as healthy as I can possibly be. I want to check out the resources listed, and read more of the books mentioned. This book should be MUST reading for every person with epilepsy, and health professionals...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Treating Epilepsy Naturally: A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies (Paperback)
I found this to be the best book so far that I've read regarding epilepsy. I'm especially interested in alternative treatments because I've had so many unwanted side effects with anticonvulsants, particularly memory loss. This book really speaks to the needs of those of us who don't like being drugged up and are sick of just doing what the doctor tells us to. Because most of the neurologists I've been to don't listen to what I need, what I experience, and that's been very frustrating.Treating Epilepsy Naturally has a really good section on working with your physician, and talks about having your doctor work with an alternative health care practitioner, like a naturopath, nutritionist or herbalist. Another aspect of this book that was a real eye-opener was the section on nutrition and how big a role food plays in our overall health. I strongly recommend this book to anyone with epilepsy, their
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
sorry facts are too hastily put together,
By A Customer
This review is from: Treating Epilepsy Naturally: A Guide to Alternative and Adjunct Therapies (Paperback)
For 14 years I have been working with neurlogists. They are concerned, compassionate ,brillant individuals. This book draws conclusions about them based on superficial evidence. For example one claim is made that medicines did not work over a four week period. Anticonvulsants take many weeks to adjust in the system. Doctors guide patients carefully through that adjustment. To summarily dismiss doctors because of the erroneous or misguided testimony of a few patients is morally wrong.There is no easy cure for the many causes of epilepsy . I can relate to the author's frustrations but to dismiss the care of the best minds devoted to the health of their patients is irresponsible.I wish I could get my money back. There is no value to the remedies discussed in this book. In fact the risks seem downright dangerous.
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