Re: Taurine/Seizures

[Guest guest]

I can not comment on the taurine - but my guy was a light, took forever to get

to sleep guy. His mind doesn't shut off at night and he would here a storm

coming I swear! Enzymes, was amazing. Slept through storms for the first time.

We were amazed. I think the parasite protocol helped, got to do another. Never

seen anything, he told me he felt better. Also, melatonin on school nights

helps him get to sleep right away and seems better rested in the a.m.

Tammy

[ ] Taurine/Seizures

why does taurine help calm seizures down and help a child get to sleep, if it

is not an anti-convulsant? Is the child REALLY getting a good nights sleep if

this is the case? My child looks like she is sleeping but still has no focus AT

ALL in the morning... so I am wondering if her brain is really calming down??

Any advice?

[Guest guest]

Taurine is a neuroinhibitory amino acid which, like GABA, helps to supress the

release of excitatory neurotransmitters. B6 is necessary to form taurine from

cysteine and since B6 is typically deficient in our diet, I see a lot of taurine

deficiencies especially in children.

Another area where taurine benefits seizures is that it helps stabilize nerve

cell membranes. It also helps increase the rate of action of glutamate

decarboxylase which helps break down glutamic acid which is a known

neuroexcitatory amino acid that can increase seizure activity.

Hope this helps.

Mark Schauss

www.toxicworldbook.com

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> why does taurine help calm seizures down and help a child get to sleep, if it

is not an anti-convulsant? Is the child REALLY getting a good nights sleep if

this is the case? My child looks like she is sleeping but still has no focus AT

ALL in the morning... so I am wondering if her brain is really calming down??

Any advice?

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[Guest guest]

I give taurine but not so much for " calming down " as for liver support and fat

metabolism.

For sleep we used a multipronged approach and it took awhile. We used melatonin

for falling asleep, 5HTP for staying asleep and " calm " during the day, we had to

treat parasites, we used NAET for allergies, psychological therapy for emotional

stuff along with energy work and Bach flower remedies (my son also had PTSD and

sleep terrors), and homeopathy was the final piece. For us coffea crudea was the

rememdy that shut the mind down for sleep.

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> why does taurine help calm seizures down and help a child get to sleep, if it

is not an anti-convulsant? Is the child REALLY getting a good nights sleep if

this is the case? My child looks like she is sleeping but still has no focus AT

ALL in the morning... so I am wondering if her brain is really calming down??

Any advice?

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