Having epilepsy for 18 years now, not only did I believe it had
something to do with my digestive system only a few years after the
seizures started, I now know it did. For myself, mainly in the
location of where the small intestine connects to the large
intestine, at the lower right quadrant of my abdomen. Digested food
moving and triggering my seizures.

I have seen numerous doctor, have tried many combinations of
medications, gone through nearly all testing pertaining to seizures
and epilepsy, up until the final possibility of pre-surgical EEG
with the result and risks of permanently loosing my speaking
abilities if further brain surgery were continued. The only other
possibilities the doctors explained to me were the VNS and future
new medications. With what I felt about the VNS beforehand along all
the feedback I've seen and heard thereafter, there is no way that
I'm going to do the VNS. Plus, belief that the Ketogenic diet would
greatly increase my bad cholesterol. The current medication I'm
taking of lamictal and keppra are controlling the grand mal and
complex partial seizure, but still nothing to control the simple
partials/auras. Because of all this I started to wander if there are
any other possibilities available but just not greatly known about.
I searched the Internet and found a possible connection to Abdominal
Epilepsy. All of which I have been working on since January 2005, by
following with the information through The Association for Research
& Enlightenment, A.R.E. with their Epilepsy Treatment Plan.

Think for a moment. The Ketogenic diet is a special high-fat, low-
carbohydrate diet that helps to control seizures in some people with
epilepsy. Are there any possibilities that there could be other
diets that may work better and/or just as well, to control seizures
in some other people with epilepsy? Then you have the VNS [Vagus
Nerve Stimulator], which is designed to prevent seizures by sending
regular, mild impulses of electrical energy to the brain. Could
there be anything else that could also send impulses to the brain to
prevent seizures and/or shorten the length of time of how long the
seizure lasts? Yes everyone, there is. And not only are these
helpful for epilepsy, but also for many other medical disorders just
as well. Again, because of The Association for Research &
Enlightenment, A.R.E. with their multiple Treatment Plans. All based
on the Edgar Cayce remedies and research preformed through the
Meridian Institute.

One lady, Linda Caputi, RN, has a daughter who went through a seven-
year struggle and final victory over epilepsy. Her daughter was
diagnosed with epilepsy when she was a teenager and she went through
the conventional approach of trying various medications to control
her seizures, which didn't work. A tumor was found and removed from
her head, the seizures stopped for a short amount of time then
restarted. But this time they were coming from a different location
in her brain so she eventual turned to an alternative approach and
had her last seizure in February 2001. Sometimes, Linda placed an
ice cube at the base of her daughter's neck which helped to prevent
the seizures and/or shorten the length of time of how long the
seizure would last. With Linda now working full-time at the A.R.E.
Library, I spoke with her directly and she provided me one of the
two books she wrote herself, title `Epilepsy: Jody's Journey' and
mentioned that another book is soon to come out around mid-summer
with both of her two books combined and additional recorded
information of Edgar Cayce's patients with epilepsy. I'll keep
everyone posted for when the book is available.

I began the treatment plan in January with the BASIC CAYCE DIET
which gave me the results of lowering the frequency and lowered the
strength when the simple partial seizures took place. This also
helped to lower my bad cholesterol level. With these results I
contacted the A.R.E. Health & Rejuvenation Center and scheduled to
receive the three days in a row abdominal castor oil packs and the
Spa Package #4 - Internal Cleanse on the following forth day. "Cayce
insisted that most cases of epilepsy were caused by adhesions in the
lacteal ducts of the abdomen. Treatment is directed at breaking up
adhesions in the lacteal duct area which is located along the right
side of the abdomen." The Internal Cleanse focuses on improving the
functioning of the lungs and large intestine (the colon). [before
posting this on here]I re-contacted the A.R.E. and received
information that the minimum age limit for the colon hydrotherapy is
18 years old, but EVERYTHING else is allowed with parent's concent.

Compared to the foods available 100 years ago with a lot of what's
around today, it "…can interfere with absorption of nutrients
(particularly fats and proteins). Also, adhesions interfere with
the circulation of blood and lymph and cause the nervous system to
be thrown out of balance or `coordination.' Nervous system
incoordination is a primary factor cited in the Cayce readings on
epilepsy."

So maybe you can give all this a try to see if it can be more
beneficial, to possibly eliminate the need of the VNS and/or various
types of brain surgery. These spa packages and treatment plans can
also be helpful and beneficial even if you or someone you know does
not have epilepsy. Try it out. But if you do and would like to stay
in any of the many hotels and resorts located nearby, mostly within
two block from the Atlantic Oceanfront, try to schedule it sometime
between November and March because this is when the lowest and best
rate prices are available.

I've listed the websites below and if you have any questions and or
comments please let me know either by replies on here or message to
my email, just include the words of epilepsy or seizures in the
subject if you email me so I know that it won't be junk mail.

Bruce [bruce903@...]

Websites:
The Association for Research & Enlightenment, A.R.E.

Overview of Treatment Plans
www.edgarcayce.org/health/overview_treatmentplan.html

Epilepsy Treatment Plan
www.edgarcayce.org/health/database/chdata/data/prepil3a.html

BASIC CAYCE DIET
www.cayce.com/caycebasicdiet.htm

Massage and Holistic Spa Services
www.edgarcayce.org/hrc/

Spa Packages
www.edgarcayce.org/products/massage_therapies/spa_packages.asp
[For Epilepsy I went through the Spa Package #4 - Internal Cleanse]

A.R.E. Health & Rejuvenation Center
215 67TH Street Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone at: 757-437-7202
E-mail: Massage@...

Meridian Institute
www.meridianinstitute.com/projects.htm#EPILEPSY
Meridian Institute has been engaged in numerous research projects
which explore the spirit/mind/body connection.

"Do not assume that a doctor's logic or legal standards of practice
is best. Question, question, question!" –Linda Caputi, RN