Treating facial tics and Tourette syndrome with alternative medicine

Treating facial tics and Tourette syndrome with alternative medicine

Tics can be due to malnutrition, genetic conditions, Tourette syndrome, immune system dysfunction, allergies, or stress. Stress and anxiety can increase the frequency of facial tics. Emotional trauma can cause tics, which may disappear if the emotional disorder is treated. Tics due to emotional trauma or stress can improve or disappear with hypnotherapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), energy therapy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) yoga, Tai Chi, music therapy, homeopathy, interactive metronome, cognitive behavioral therapy, HEMI Sync, acupuncture, massage, and scalp acupuncture. Secondary mood disorders can worsen the severity of tics.

Treating and curing facial tics or Tourette syndrome with common amino acids is the basis for orthomolecular medicine. Large doses of naturally occurring proteins called amino acids can repair the imbalance in the brain and repair its dysfunction. These amino acids are affordable and are used in therapeutic doses that are much higher than the amounts normally found in foods. The concept of orthomolecular medicine is based on the use of very large doses of vitamins, minerals, amino acids or plant extracts for cellular repair and improvement of normal brain and motor activities.

Lithium mineral salt may help this patient if there is Tourette's syndrome, but it would not help with most other types of facial tics. Herbal compounds that can treat tics and reduce tics and spasms include kava, skullcap, valerian, St. John's wort, peppermint, black cohosh, dragon bone, prunella, rose hips, go teng, tian men dong, bai shao, and yin chen hao. Orthomolecular medicine uses magnesium, zinc, calcium, B vitamins and chromium along with the botanicals to support regeneration.

Orthomolecular medicine uses large therapeutic doses of carnitine, tryptophan, taurine, GABA and 5-HTP. Theanine, GABA, and 5-HTP may work well for stress-induced tics. These amino acids must be used long-term for Tourette syndrome, and you should consider IV therapy for at least nine months in the worst-case scenario.

This patient may have severe allergies and benefit from eliminating genetically modified foods. The diet should be changed to exclude unsaturated fats, caffeine, nicotine, artificial sweeteners, food additives, food dyes, alcohol and fatty meats. Try to eat free-range chicken, organic meat, organic or locally produced eggs, and limit red meat to twice a week. You should always have a breakfast that is relatively high in protein. This may include whey protein, almond milk, or soy protein. Walnuts, yogurt, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and pecans are great snack ideas. Remember that corn is often a genetically modified food. Popcorn can be a good snack if you are sure it is not genetically modified. Organic or locally grown vegetables and fruits are the best health options. Avoid foods that are commonly contaminated with pesticides or heavy metals. Plant fruit trees in your garden to get more fresh fruit.

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