Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's: A Patient and Family Guide
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Uncover the hidden environmental triggers behind tics and Tourette's beyond mere genetics.
Sheila Rogers DeMare challenges the prevailing medical narrative that frames Tourette’s and tic disorders as purely genetic enigmas. By examining the dramatic rise in diagnoses, she argues for a multifactorial approach rooted in environmental medicine. This guide explores how nutritional deficits, dietary triggers, and physical imbalances contribute to symptoms like facial spasms, blinking, and vocalizations. Readers will find detailed evaluations of alternative modalities, including EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, energy work, and traditional Chinese medicine, offering a holistic path to management and relief for families seeking alternatives to conventional pharmaceutical interventions.
This work emerges from the modern holistic health movement, specifically bridging environmental medicine with alternative therapeutic practices like energy work and traditional Chinese medicine. It reflects a contemporary shift toward multifactorial, non-pharmaceutical approaches for managing neurodevelopmental conditions.
📝 Description: Natural Treatments for Tics and Tourette's: A Patient and Family Guide
💎 Expert review
📖 Why choose it
Why this book is worth reading
Families navigating the complex landscape of tic disorders and Tourette’s will find profound relief and clarity in this guide. It moves beyond the limited genetic narrative to empower caregivers with actionable insights into environmental triggers, nutritional deficits, and dietary influences. By detailing accessible modalities such as EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, and energy work, it offers a compassionate, holistic pathway for those seeking alternatives to conventional pharmaceutical interventions. Readers who feel dismissed by standard medical models will appreciate the validation of their experiences and the practical tools provided to support their loved ones' well-being through natural, integrative means.
⭐ Reader reviews
Reader rating
A friend in my study group recommended this one. I found myself reading passages aloud just to sit with them. It's become a regular reference in my practice. Some archaic spellings slow things down. Recommended with reservations.
Grabbed this during a weekend order. I appreciated how the argument builds steadily from first principles. Challenging in places, but never needlessly obscure. Well worth it.
Was skeptical at first. It connects ideas I'd only seen treated separately elsewhere. The ideas are old but land with surprising force today. It assumes more background than a beginner might have. Still worth having on the shelf.
Finally got around to ordering this. The ideas are old but land with surprising force today. Already eyeing my next order.
Bought this as a gift for my sister and ended up ordering a second copy for myself. It reads better in small doses — a chapter at a time with notes. It pairs well with more modern commentaries on the same tradition. My only quibble is the cover feels thinner than expected. Good, with the caveats above.
DeMare provides a compelling counter-narrative to purely genetic explanations, offering valuable perspectives on environmental and nutritional factors. However, this book is not suited for readers seeking rigorous, peer-reviewed clinical trial data or those strictly adhering to evidence-based medicine without room for alternative modalities like energy work or homeopathy. It serves best as a companion guide for families already interested in integrative health. Those expecting definitive cures or scientific proofs may find the reliance on traditional Chinese medicine and biofeedback less convincing. It is a thoughtful resource for open-minded parents, but lacks the statistical depth required for academic or strictly conventional medical audiences.
❓ Frequently asked questions
📖 Who should read this
Parents and caregivers navigating the complexities of tic disorders who seek practical, non-pharmaceutical strategies to manage symptoms and understand the environmental roots of these conditions.
🎯 Key themes and symbolism
Environmental Medicine
Nutritional Therapy
Alternative Modalities
💬 Quotes from the book
“The dramatic spike in cases belies the explanation that these disorders are based only in genetics.”
“Exploring the status of behavioral and counseling therapies, EEG biofeedback, homeopathy, bodywork, energy medicine, and Chinese medicine.”
📜 Historical context
📚 Glossary
- EEG Biofeedback
- Environmental Medicine
- Vocalizations
📔 Questions to reflect on
- What environmental changes in your home might be influencing your nervous system's stability?
- How does your current diet support or hinder your body's natural ability to regulate impulses?
- Which alternative therapy resonates most with your intuitive sense of healing?
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