Daniel Lowenstein, MD: Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection in Epilepsy

The professor of neurology and executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, San Francisco detailed the connection between the gut microbiome and epilepsy.

[aniavillanueva]

I hope there s a follow up on these studies, because my son is one of those kids who has epilepsy which I really think the gut is somehow the cause or vice versa.

[ShannonMcCarthy]

Thanks so much for sharing this. What an exciting frontier for research. I remember reading in the ketogenic survey that any dietary caloric reduction was neuroprotective. I’m hopeful that we will have more information on how to holistically sidestep seizures. Great that we have the AED’s, but then again we also know that they’re kind of awful too. Will be good to outgrow them in medicine.

[yuridios]

I went from having multiple focal seizures with secondary generalization for 2 years straight to being seizure free for 2 years now by switching to an all meat diet.

[Jeffs]

3:50 —I really want to know what two strains of probiotics produce ketogenic effects (even without the diet).

[anamariafernandezpabon]

Great video, thanks for the information!
Can I take Lamotrigine and NAC at the same time?? I am epileptic.
Thanks!

[davidgallegos]

High humidity and low atmospheric pressure is the reason why people get seizures! I found out because my previous seizure was during when the hurricane and I googled it and found out. And you are in jolly old England or Pakistan with high humidity and low atmospheric pressure. Gotta move to Las Vegas, NV or Palm Springs, CA