If the word epilepsy fills you with fear, we don’t blame you. When you or someone you know has a seizure, it can look scary for sure. And what people don’t understand, they want to avoid. Most people do not understand this disease and like to stay blissfully ignorant of its causes and lifelong effects. Many myths surround epileptic people, the foremost being that they are mentally retarded or mentally challenged. This is entirely untrue! People with epilepsy or seizures suffer from a medical condition in which the neurons of the brain sometimes behave erratically, sending out incorrect signals at higher than normal speed, resulting in sudden jerking movements we normally call a seizure. This person has an otherwise normally functioning brain.
Many factors can make one an epileptic, most of them are neurological. However, some reasons are psychological and physical too:
The list seems very foreboding and invokes fear of this medical condition. However, researchers are breaking new ground every day in the treatment and control of epilepsy, which is a source of courage to epilepsy sufferers. Modern medicine and treatments can help control many types of epilepsy and aid the patient in leading as normal a life as possible.
Different types of epilepsy affect different people in different manners. The symptoms vary from being very mild and barely noticeable to the very violent and sudden. All kinds of epilepsy, however, need medical attention and constant care.
These symptoms occur during an epileptic attack and vanish when the attack is over. The person may or may not have another attack in the near future as epilepsy sometime stays dormant for years before striking a person again.
Though epilepsy is a medical condition and requires careful monitoring and medication under a doctor, there are some things that you can do at home to help yourself or someone dear to you who is suffering from epilepsy. These epilepsy home remedies are NOT substitutes to proper medication, but are like a supplementary support. Most of them work by preventing a seizure and other symptoms of epilepsy.
Research has revealed that a deficiency of magnesium in the body can trigger seizures in an epileptic person. Therefore, ensuring a diet rich in magnesium keeps you a step ahead of your next seizure. Foods rich in magnesium include cashew nuts, almonds and spinach. Make sure you make all or most of these magnesium rich foods a regular part of your diet. Chances are that your doctor, too, will have prescribed a magnesium supplement in your medication.
If you don’t recognize it by this name, perhaps you will recognize it by the name of petha. That’s right, the world renowned sweet delicacy made in India, since forever! The actual fruit is called ash gourd or winter-melon. Its benefits in treating epilepsy are well known in India. To use it, peel and grate an ash gourd. Squeeze properly to extract the juice from the fruit and to this, add some licorice powder. Make it a habit to drink a glass of this mixture everyday to get relief from epilepsy and keep the seizures at bay.
Most easily found in every home, garlic is full of medicinal benefits. To use it as a home remedy for epilepsy, take equal quantities of water and milk. To this, add 3-4 crushed cloves of garlic. Boil the mixture well and drink a glass of this mixture everyday. The water and milk keep your body hydrated and replenished with minerals, while the garlic has many properties for improving neurological health.
Ever experienced that totally refreshed and cool feeling after drinking coconut water on a sweltering day? That’s because coconut water is a magic potion loaded with vital minerals, electrolytes, and water. These three things promote better neuron health and keeps the neurological system cranked up, ensuring proper functioning of the brain.
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