6 Reasons to Use Diet in the Treatment of Seizures and Epilepsy

Epilepsy and seizure disorders are an extremely debilitating condition and can ruin the quality of lifetime. While medications are always used as the first border approach, diet can play a powerful role. At the center of epilepsy is a difficulty with the path our brain cells generate energy. For those of you who stayed awake in high college biology, this refers to the mitochondria. The “powerhouse of the cell” that generates ATP. I have heard it said that our bodies have over a billion (yes–with a “b”) reactions occurring every second of every day. Each one of these reactions requires energy in the form of ATP. That’s an dreadful abundance of ATP. More information: some tips