Natural Treatment for Tics and Tourette's: A Patient and Family Guide - Softcover

DeMare, Sheila Rogers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556437471 ISBN 13: 9781556437472

Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S., 2008

Synopsis

This welcome guide explains how to treat tics and Tourette syndrome using natural and alternative therapies, with a focus on environmental medicine and nutritional and dietary therapy. The status of behavioral and counseling therapies, EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese medicine as approaches are explored.

Author Sheila Rogers DeMare discusses a range of categories of tics including spasmodic facial movements, eye blinking, mild sounds and vocalizations. She persuasively counters the medical establishment's standard claim that such disorders are "mysterious" and based only in genetics. The dramatic spike in cases, she argues, belies this explanation. Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's takes a closer look at the environmental factors and underlying physical imbalances that trigger these conditions' symptoms.

In this second edition to Tics and Tourette's: Breakthrough Discoveries in Natural Treatments, DeMare offers a detailed natural treatment plan. No more will patients have to rely on traditional, drug-based treatments that often carry multiple side effects.

In eight sections, the book offers advice from medical experts, the latest reports in medical research, a checklist of common tic triggers, inspirational stories from families who have successfully conquered tics and Tourette's, and practical worksheets for readers to use in their treatment and research. Each of the 23 chapters includes a place for notes and "Takeaway Tips" summarizing key points.

About this title

Review:

“With this book we are competently and comprehensively ushered into a new era of treatment for children. It is a triumph and an indispensable guide for any parent of a child with a neurological disorder—ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, and mood disorders.... Nowhere else can parents find such a well-organized and scientifically documented presentation of promising alternative medical treatments. Countless families will find this book a comfort, an intelligent, easy-to-read reference, and a lifeline for bringing their child back to health.”
—Tamar Chansky, PhD, author of Freeing Your Child from OCD; Freeing Your Child from Anxiety
 
“Whether you’re concerned with minor tics or a more serious case of Tourette syndrome, you’ll find yourself turning to this book again and again for its enlightening exploration of treatment choices and practical steps toward healing.”
—Chris Phelps-Thiry, EdD, former state chapter chair of the Connecticut Tourette Syndrome Association
 
“Natural Treatments for Tics & Tourette’s is an alternative treatment guide for sufferers of Tourette’s who don’t want to turn to traditional drugs and their high saturation of side effects. With insights from various medical experts, author Sheila Rogers offers many routes to minimizing the effects of Tourette’s.”
—Midwest Book Review

Synopsis:

"Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's" explains how to treat tics and Tourette's syndrome using a variety of natural and alternative therapies. Author Sheila J. Rogers discusses categories of tics that include spasmodic facial movements, eye blinking, mild sounds, and humming. She describes Tourette's syndrome as 'the most debilitating of all tic disorders' with a diagnosis based on certain criteria that indicate severe symptoms and occurrences. Rogers presents the idea that tic disorders are rapidly increasing in incidence, but there has been little discussion among the medical community as to why this is occurring.According to the book, families are typically told that Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders are 'mysterious', and genetics is to blame. Yet the spike in cases is too dramatic for genes to be the cause. This book takes a closer look at the environmental factors and underlying physical imbalances to find the true causes of these neurological symptoms. In this second edition, Sheila J. Rogers offers reassurance to families struggling with tics and Tourette's syndrome that there is a natural treatment plan for these disorders.

No more will patients have to rely on traditional, drug-based treatments that often come hand in hand with multiple side effects.

About this edition

• Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1556437471
• ISBN 13: 9781556437472
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360