by Becky | Aug 16, 2018 | 2018, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, CBD
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A fourteen-week treatment of 20 mg/kg daily of a pharmaceutical formulation of purified cannabidiol significantly diminished drop seizures in the participating patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome compared to the control group. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 18, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Botanicals, CBD
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Cannabidiol, an extract from Cannabis stevia, significantly reduced the frequency of convulsive seizures in the 52 participating children and young adults with Dravet syndrome.
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by nhri | Dec 26, 2013 | 2013, Brain Health, Calcium, Pharmaceutical Hazards, Vitamin D - Bone Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study shows the significant improvement in bone mineral density after a year of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in patients using drugs to treat epilepsy. (more…)
by nhri | Sep 15, 2009 | 2009, Brain Health, Kidney Health, Potassium, Stones
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 303 epileptic children, only 2 % of those who received 78 mg of potassium citrate per day for 2 years developed kidney stones compared to 10.5% in the control group. (more…)