A family friend's 1 yr old baby has had several seizures over the last 3-4 months. They have been to the ER, the children's hospital, and to local dr. There is nothing for them to do except administer medicine when they occur. I found the following while searching to see if Ray Peat had written anything about babies and seizures.
"A one-month-old infant presented with 100 seizures per day. His birth was traumatic. Born breech, he was delivered rapidly. His parents chose to try low-dose ultrasound on the back of his neck. There was no improvement after one month of treatment. A San Francisco physician administered homeopathics to no avail. Then small doses of Peat’s 10 percent natural progesterone in a base of natural vitamin E was administered topically on the infant’s belly daily.
Cranial-sacral therapy treatments were performed weekly. Arnica cream was rubbed on the back of the baby’s neck and a homeopathic formula called Rescue Remedy was given orally and added to the baby's bath water. After one week, seizures decreased from 100 to 12 daily. After the second week, the child had three to four seizures daily. After the third week, there were no more seizures. The baby was observed to be increasingly alert and conscious of his surroundings."
http://www.litalee.com/shopexd.asp?id=208
“Seizures can be caused by lack of glucose, lack of oxygen, vitamin B6 deficiency and magnesium deficiency. They are more likely to occur during the night, during puberty, premenstrually, during pregnancy, during the first year of life, and can be triggered by hyperventilation, running, strong emotions, or unusual sensory stimulation. Water retention and low sodium increase susceptibility to seizures. All recognized anti-seizure drugs are teratogenic, and women who are taking such drugs are told that pregnancy might kill them if they stop the drug, but that their babies will have a greatly increased risk of birth defects if they take the drugs during pregnancy. This is why a better understanding of epilepsy is very important.” (Peat, Ray, Ph.D., Ray Peat’s Newsletter, July 1997)
Any thoughts?
"A one-month-old infant presented with 100 seizures per day. His birth was traumatic. Born breech, he was delivered rapidly. His parents chose to try low-dose ultrasound on the back of his neck. There was no improvement after one month of treatment. A San Francisco physician administered homeopathics to no avail. Then small doses of Peat’s 10 percent natural progesterone in a base of natural vitamin E was administered topically on the infant’s belly daily.
Cranial-sacral therapy treatments were performed weekly. Arnica cream was rubbed on the back of the baby’s neck and a homeopathic formula called Rescue Remedy was given orally and added to the baby's bath water. After one week, seizures decreased from 100 to 12 daily. After the second week, the child had three to four seizures daily. After the third week, there were no more seizures. The baby was observed to be increasingly alert and conscious of his surroundings."
http://www.litalee.com/shopexd.asp?id=208
“Seizures can be caused by lack of glucose, lack of oxygen, vitamin B6 deficiency and magnesium deficiency. They are more likely to occur during the night, during puberty, premenstrually, during pregnancy, during the first year of life, and can be triggered by hyperventilation, running, strong emotions, or unusual sensory stimulation. Water retention and low sodium increase susceptibility to seizures. All recognized anti-seizure drugs are teratogenic, and women who are taking such drugs are told that pregnancy might kill them if they stop the drug, but that their babies will have a greatly increased risk of birth defects if they take the drugs during pregnancy. This is why a better understanding of epilepsy is very important.” (Peat, Ray, Ph.D., Ray Peat’s Newsletter, July 1997)
Any thoughts?