I believe your on the right track....It's
too bad most people put all their faith in
doctors, who have only been trained in
giving medicine and know very little about
other more healthier methods. Have you
also heard of dmg?It's used quite
successful with patients that have a combo
of autism and seizures....And since it's
all natural it's quite safe to take. :)
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CWE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Friendswood, TX
Posted: 04-09-06 09:13am
Thanks spirit. For some, meds just don't
work. Those are the folks that really
need this info.
I have not heard about dmg. Is that an
acronym? What does it stand for? I'd
like to do some digging on it.
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Spirit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-09-06 09:43am
Dmg -dimethylglycine
i use it for my boy as an immune booster,
but has been reported to help reduce
seizures; increase speech in autistic
individuals; and even help performance
levels of athletes. Although you can take
it on it's own, I combine it with b-12 and
folinic acid to increase it's power.
It's been around quite awhile, but little
known outside the autism and athlete
world.
Good luck on your search....Don't want to
say too much, otherwise i'll sound like
i'm trying to sell it......I prefer people
research it themselves and make up their
own minds. :)
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Spirit
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 387 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-12-06 08:15am
There's alot of contradictory evidence out
there....And if all the great thinkers of
our time stopped when one person or one
body/organization(esp. Drug companies)
said it's not possible or that will never
work..Than all the inventions, medicines
and not to mention alternative practices
would not exist.
I'm not trying to convince you...However
my son is autistic(no seizures) and
through my research for methods that would
help him, i've come across many
testimonials stating the benefits of dmg.
It probably came about like many great
finds......Accidentally. Bernard rimland
is the founder of the autism society in
the states....Initially he scoffed at the
idea of high doses of vitamins helping
autistic children. Being trained in
medicine, often m.D.S see other methods as
usually harmless and useless. But
continually parents of autistic children
would report that it helped their children
immensely. Finally he conceded and did
many studies on the benefits of higher
dose vitamins with his autistic
patients....In particular, he found that
b6 and magnesium, and later on dmg were
very helpful. He noted that dmg brought
about increased eye contact(a big prob
with autistics), increase awareness and
the added benefit of increased speech. I
believe it was the parents of autistic
children that reported to him and his org
that they noted that their children's
seizures were lessening or stopping
altogether.
The problem with proof, is that, you have
to prove it 110% before the medical
communitee believes it.
Dmg is perfectly harmless, and can be
found in very trace amounts in some foods
like brown rice and lentils. I've been
giving it to my boy for over 11 years, and
yes there have been notably
improvements.
Check out the autism society in the states
website. Delve into their archives and
look up the medical literature. And for
goodness sake, don't stop cause of one
negative setback.....If you look hard
enough, you can find something negative
about anything.
I realize i'm talking autism and your
issues are epilepsy.....But I believe
there's many crossovers of conditions and
we can all learn from/help each other. :)
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CWE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Friendswood, TX
Posted: 04-13-06 08:38am
Ok. Thanks for the feedback. I may
have to make another chart for treatment
options that have less scientific backing
and more anecdotal reports.
